Sagicor Financial (SFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sagicor Financial Company Ltd. (TSX: SFC) is a leading financial services provider with over 185 years of history in the Caribbean, over 90 years of history in Canada, and over 70 years of history in the United States. Sagicor offers a wide range of products and services, including life, health, and general insurance, banking, pensions, annuities, investment management, and real estate. Sagicor's registered office is located at Clarendon House, 2 Church Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda, with its principal office located at Cecil F De Caires Building, Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados. Additional information about Sagicor can be obtained by visiting www.sagicor.com.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$8.15 to C$8.27
• 50-Day Range: C$8.01 to C$9.37
• 52-Week Range: C$7.80 to C$10.53
• Volume: 10,050 shs
• Average Volume: 68,323 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.63
• Dividend Yield: 3.49%
• Price Target: C$11.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Sagicor Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sagicor Financial scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Sagicor Financial has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Sagicor Financial has a consensus price target of C$11.50, representing about 40.8% upside from its current price of C$8.17.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sagicor Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sagicor Financial is 9.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sagicor Financial is 9.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sagicor Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.77. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SFC.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Sagicor Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Sagicor Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sagicor Financial is 33.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Sagicor Financial this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Sagicor Financial in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net C$69,455.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0063% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sagicor Financial insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$69,455.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

34.21% of the stock of Sagicor Financial is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

2.09% of the stock of Sagicor Financial is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: TSE:SFC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.sagicor.com
• Phone: 246-467-7500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,600
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Sagicor Financial: C$11.50
• High Price Target: C$13.00
• Low Price Target: C$10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.53
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$352.72 million
• Net Margins: 3.64%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.42%
• Return on Assets: 1.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 104.48
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$2.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.41
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: C$10.62 per share
• Price / Book: 0.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 135,867,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.11 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.27