Sun Life Financial (SLF) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Key Points

• Sun Life Financial is expected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 7th, with analysts predicting earnings of $1.25 per share.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.6332 per share, reflecting a yield of 4.14% and a payout ratio of 64.89%.
• Wall Street analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Sun Life Financial, with a price target of $88.00.

Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF - Get Free Report) TSE: SLF is anticipated to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, August 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.25 per share for the quarter.

Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF - Get Free Report) TSE: SLF last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.05. Sun Life Financial had a net margin of 7.47% and a return on equity of 17.33%. The company had revenue of $7.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.44 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.40 EPS. On average, analysts expect Sun Life Financial to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Sun Life Financial Price Performance

SLF traded down $0.62 during trading on Friday, reaching $60.38. 611,942 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 738,832. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.91. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $63.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.76. Sun Life Financial has a 1 year low of $46.41 and a 1 year high of $66.81.

Sun Life Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th were paid a dividend of $0.6332 per share. This is a boost from Sun Life Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a $2.53 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. Sun Life Financial's dividend payout ratio is presently 64.89%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Sun Life Financial from $82.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, May 12th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Sun Life Financial in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Scotiabank raised shares of Sun Life Financial to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays cut shares of Sun Life Financial from an "equal weight" rating to an "underweight" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $88.00.

Institutional Trading of Sun Life Financial

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Sun Life Financial stock. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF - Free Report) TSE: SLF in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 4,107 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $244,000. 52.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Sun Life Financial Company Profile

Sun Life Financial Inc, a financial services company, provides savings, retirement, and pension products worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Asset Management, Canada, U.S., Asia, and Corporate. It offers various insurance products, such as term and permanent life; personal health, which includes prescription drugs, dental, and vision care; critical illness; long-term care; and disability, as well as reinsurance.