Q2 Earnings Estimate for TSE:SLF Issued By Cormark

Key Points

• Cormark has issued a Q2 2025 earnings estimate for **Sun Life Financial** (TSE:SLF), forecasting **$1.77 per share** for the quarter, with a consensus full-year estimate of **$6.92 per share**.
• Sun Life Financial has announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to **$0.88 per share**, representing an annual yield of **4.2%** and a payout ratio of **48.87%**.
• The stock currently holds an average rating of **"Moderate Buy"** with an average target price of **C$88.38**, despite varying recommendations from multiple analysts.

Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSE:SLF - Free Report) NYSE: SLF - Research analysts at Cormark issued their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Sun Life Financial in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 30th. Cormark analyst L. Persaud anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $1.77 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Sun Life Financial's current full-year earnings is $6.92 per share.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays cut shares of Sun Life Financial from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Monday, July 7th. National Bankshares lowered their target price on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$94.00 to C$93.00 in a research note on Friday, July 11th. TD Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$83.00 to C$86.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 9th. CIBC dropped their target price on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$94.00 to C$89.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$96.00 to C$90.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Sun Life Financial has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$88.38.

Sun Life Financial Stock Performance

Shares of Sun Life Financial stock traded down C$1.15 during trading hours on Friday, reaching C$83.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,505,234 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,070,130. The company's 50 day simple moving average is C$87.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$83.62. 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. Sun Life Financial has a one year low of C$64.38 and a one year high of C$91.11. The stock has a market cap of C$47.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.94.

Insider Activity at Sun Life Financial

In related news, Senior Officer Stephen Peacher sold 80,048 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of C$87.70, for a total transaction of C$7,020,209.60. Also, Senior Officer Daniel Fishbein sold 37,662 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$87.60, for a total transaction of C$3,299,191.20. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 188,721 shares of company stock worth $16,554,701. 0.03% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Sun Life Financial Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.2%. This is an increase from Sun Life Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.84. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 28th. Sun Life Financial's payout ratio is presently 48.87%.

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.