Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSE:GWO - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the ten research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$93.18.
GWO has been the subject of a number of research reports. Desjardins upped their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$93.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Great-West Lifeco from C$77.00 to C$91.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays raised their price objective on Great-West Lifeco from C$86.00 to C$87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Great-West Lifeco from C$84.00 to C$107.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Great-West Lifeco from C$90.00 to C$92.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th.
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Great-West Lifeco Trading Up 0.1%
Shares of Great-West Lifeco stock traded up C$0.08 during trading hours on Friday, reaching C$93.99. 1,166,228 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,437,138. Great-West Lifeco has a 52-week low of C$59.54 and a 52-week high of C$96.15. The company has a fifty day moving average of C$91.56 and a 200-day moving average of C$80.98. The company has a current ratio of 4.79, a quick ratio of 22.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.33. The firm has a market capitalization of C$84.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.60.
Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported C$1.48 earnings per share for the quarter. Great-West Lifeco had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 15.08%. The company had revenue of C$8.70 billion for the quarter. Sell-side analysts forecast that Great-West Lifeco will post 4.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Great-West Lifeco Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th were paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Great-West Lifeco's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 53.80%.
About Great-West Lifeco
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Great West is a financial services holding company focused on building stronger, more financially secure futures. We operate in the United States, Canada and Europe under the brands Empower, Canada Life and Irish Life. Together we provide wealth, retirement, group benefits and insurance and risk solutions to our approximately 40 million customer relationships. As of June 30, 2026, Great West's total client assets were $3.7 trillion. Great West trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.
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