Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:SLF Q4 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at Desjardins have increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimate for Sun Life Financial to $1.89 from $1.87, maintaining a "Buy" rating and a price target of $94.00.
• Sun Life Financial recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.88 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 4.1%.
• The company's current stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target price of C$89.33 among analysts.

Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSE:SLF - Free Report) NYSE: SLF - Investment analysts at Desjardins boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Sun Life Financial in a report released on Tuesday, October 21st. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.89 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.87. Desjardins currently has a "Buy" rating and a $94.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sun Life Financial's current full-year earnings is $6.92 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Scotiabank decreased their price target on Sun Life Financial from C$88.00 to C$83.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 11th. UBS Group raised Sun Life Financial to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. National Bank Financial lowered shares of Sun Life Financial from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$82.00 to C$84.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Sun Life Financial from C$88.00 to C$84.00 in a report on Monday, August 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$89.33.

Sun Life Financial Price Performance

Shares of TSE:SLF opened at C$86.04 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.00, a quick ratio of 84,866.00 and a current ratio of 92.19. The firm has a market cap of C$48.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.84. Sun Life Financial has a fifty-two week low of C$74.56 and a fifty-two week high of C$91.11. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$82.65 and a 200 day moving average price of C$84.01.

Sun Life Financial Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 29th were issued a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 27th. Sun Life Financial's dividend payout ratio is 59.75%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Thomas Murphy bought 3,389 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$79.37 per share, for a total transaction of C$268,973.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 3,389 shares in the company, valued at C$268,973.75. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 4,262 shares of company stock worth $338,105. 0.03% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Sun Life Financial Company Profile

Sun Life Financial is one of Canada's Big Three life insurance companies along with Great-West Lifeco and Manulife. Sun Life provides insurance, retirement, and wealth-management services to individual and corporate customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. It also owns MFS Investment Management, a Boston-based asset-management firm.

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