Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) Share Price Breaks Above 50-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Great-West Lifeco shares moved above their C$91.20 50-day moving average, reaching C$92.93 before last trading at C$91.93.
• Analysts have a Moderate Buy consensus, with five Buy and five Hold ratings and an average price target of C$93.18.
• The company reported quarterly EPS of C$1.48 on C$8.70 billion in revenue and pays a C$0.67 quarterly dividend, equivalent to a 2.9% yield.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSE:GWO - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$91.20 and traded as high as C$92.93. Great-West Lifeco shares last traded at C$91.93, with a volume of 2,232,277 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays raised their price target on Great-West Lifeco from C$86.00 to C$87.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$100.00 and gave the company a "sector outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted 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. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price 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 raised their target price on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$90.00 to C$92.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of C$93.18.

Great-West Lifeco Stock Up 2.0%

The firm has a market capitalization of C$82.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.88, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.33, a quick ratio of 22.18 and a current ratio of 4.79. The firm's 50-day moving average is C$91.20 and its 200 day moving average is C$80.38.

Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported C$1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Great-West Lifeco had a return on equity of 15.08% and a net margin of 15.09%. The firm had revenue of C$8.70 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Great-West Lifeco Inc. will post 4.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great-West Lifeco Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. Great-West Lifeco's dividend payout ratio is currently 53.80%.

Great-West Lifeco Company Profile

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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