
Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSE:GWO - Free Report) - Desjardins boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Great-West Lifeco in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 6th. Desjardins analyst D. Young now expects that the company will earn $1.21 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.19. Desjardins has a "Hold" rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Great-West Lifeco's current full-year earnings is $4.45 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Great-West Lifeco's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $4.80 EPS.
Several other research firms have also commented on GWO. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Great-West Lifeco from C$58.00 to C$57.00 in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Barclays raised their price target on Great-West Lifeco from C$56.00 to C$57.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Scotiabank raised their price target on Great-West Lifeco from C$59.00 to C$61.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Great-West Lifeco from C$55.00 to C$56.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a C$53.00 price target on Great-West Lifeco and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$56.67.
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Great-West Lifeco Stock Performance
Shares of GWO traded up C$0.28 during midday trading on Friday, hitting C$53.28. 2,593,848 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,942,318. Great-West Lifeco has a 52-week low of C$40.16 and a 52-week high of C$57.61. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$51.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$51.86. The firm has a market cap of C$49.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.84.
Great-West Lifeco announced that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, August 5th that allows the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
Great-West Lifeco Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 29th will be paid a $0.61 dividend. This represents a $2.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. Great-West Lifeco's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 50.79%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Great-West Lifeco
In other Great-West Lifeco news, Senior Officer David Martin Harney sold 20,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$51.85, for a total value of C$1,073,263.95. Also, Senior Officer Dervla Mary Tomlin sold 36,700 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$51.05, for a total value of C$1,873,520.32. 70.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Great-West Lifeco Company Profile
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Great-West Lifeco is one of the three big Canadian life insurance firms. With just under half of the firm's profit and revenue in Canada, Great-West also operates in the U.S. and Europe. In Canada, Great-West provides both individual and group insurance. In the United States, Great-West operates Putnam Investments and defined-contribution recordkeeping firm Empower Retirement.
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