NYSE:LFC China Life Insurance Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding China Life Insurance Company Limited Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $8.45 -0.25 (-2.87%) (As of 07/5/2022 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$8.35▼$8.5650-Day Range$6.96▼$8.7052-Week Range$6.93▼$9.69Volume996,801 shsAverage Volume677,910 shsMarket CapitalizationN/AP/E Ratio6.17Dividend Yield4.87%Price TargetN/A ProfileChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media China Life Insurance MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingN/AUpside/DownsideN/AShort InterestBearishDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.61Based on 9 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth37.90%From $1.24 to $1.71 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as 30% analysis score, 20% valuation score, 10% short interest score, 10% dividend score, 10% sustainability score, 10% news and social score, and 10% insider trading score.1.87 out of 5 starsFinance Sector725th out of 1,389 stocksLife Insurance Industry16th out of 29 stocks 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for China Life Insurance. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares ShortedShort Interest Ratio / Days to CoverChina Life Insurance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in China Life Insurance has recently increased by 27.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipChina Life Insurance is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.87%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthChina Life Insurance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, China Life Insurance will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.56% next year. This indicates that China Life Insurance will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 0.0 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for LFC. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentChina Life Insurance has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for China Life Insurance this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest4 people have searched for LFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows2 people have added China Life Insurance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, China Life Insurance insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 8.09% of the stock of China Life Insurance is held by institutions. Previous Next 5.0 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for China Life Insurance are expected to grow by 37.90% in the coming year, from $1.24 to $1.71 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of China Life Insurance is 6.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 79.17.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of China Life Insurance is 6.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 92.17.Price to Earnings Growth RatioChina Life Insurance has a PEG Ratio of 0.80. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioChina Life Insurance has a P/B Ratio of 0.63. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive LFC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for China Life Insurance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address About China Life Insurance (NYSE:LFC) StockChina Life Insurance Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a life insurance company in the People's Republic of China. The company operates in four segments: Life Insurance Business, Health Insurance Business, Accident Insurance Business, and Other Businesses. It offers critical illness protection, annuity, children/women/pension, security, life, medical, and accident protection insurance products. The company was founded in 1949 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. China Life Insurance Company Limited is a subsidiary of China Life Insurance (Group) Company Limited.Read More LFC Stock News HeadlinesJuly 6, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comChina Life Insurance Company Limited (NYSE:LFC) Short Interest Up 27.7% in JuneJuly 4, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comChina Life Insurance (NYSE:LFC) Stock Rating Upgraded by StockNews.comJune 27, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comChina Life Insurance (NYSE:LFC) Stock Rating Lowered by StockNews.comJune 19, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comChina Life Insurance (NYSE:LFC) Cut to "Hold" at StockNews.comJune 17, 2022 | americanbankingnews.comChina Life Insurance (NYSE:LFC) Shares Gap Up to $7.65June 16, 2022 | benzinga.comHow Is The Market Feeling About China Life Insurance Co?April 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comChina Life Insurance Company Limited - Change of Chairman of The BoardApril 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com10 Best Non-Tech Chinese Stocks to Buy NowMarch 25, 2022 | seekingalpha.comChina Life Insurance reports FY resultsMarch 24, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comCHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED ANNOUNCES 2021 ANNUAL RESULTS (H SHARES)March 23, 2022 | seekingalpha.comChina Life Insurance FY 2021 Earnings PreviewFebruary 23, 2022 | bloomberg.comChina Life’s Wang Bin Resigns as Chairman Amid Anti-Graft ProbeFebruary 17, 2022 | msn.comChina releases new ‘blacklist’ for life insurance productsFebruary 16, 2022 | nasdaq.comChina Life Insurance (LFC) Shares Cross Below 200 DMAFebruary 15, 2022 | stocknews.com3 Life Insurance Stocks to Buy as Treasury Yields Hit 2-Year HighsJanuary 21, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comChina Vows ‘No Mercy’ in Xi Battle Against Corruption, Big TechJanuary 20, 2022 | nasdaq.comLFC Makes Bullish Cross Above Critical Moving AverageJanuary 10, 2022 | seekingalpha.comChairman of one China's top life insurance companies is under anti-corruption probeJanuary 9, 2022 | nasdaq.comChina's CCDI Probes China Life Insurance Chairman Wang Bin For Suspected Serious Violations Of LawJanuary 8, 2022 | bloomberg.comChina Life Insurance Chair Wang Bin Under State Anti-Graft ProbeJanuary 3, 2022 | msn.comEconomic Watch: China's services industry a new magnet for foreign investmentDecember 28, 2021 | stocknews.comDown More Than 25% in 2021, Now is a Good Time to Scoop Up These 2 Large-Cap StocksDecember 24, 2021 | finance.yahoo.comChina Mobile Boosts Share Sale to World’s Second-Biggest in 2021December 23, 2021 | msn.com3 Stocks Ready to Bounce Back in 2022November 30, 2021 | msn.comChina updates risk management rules for insurance groupsSee More Headlines Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Life insurance Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:LFC CUSIPN/A CIK1268896 Webwww.e-chinalife.com Phone86-10-6363-3333Fax86-10-6657-5112Employees1,613,000Year Founded1931Company Calendar Last Earnings4/27/2022Today7/06/2022Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend7/06/2022Next Earnings (Estimated)8/24/2022Dividend Payable9/01/2022Fiscal Year End12/31/2022Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Trailing P/E Ratio6.17 Forward P/E Ratio6.81 P/E Growth0.8Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/A Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.11 Current Ratio8.91 Quick Ratio8.91 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$127.86 billion Price / SalesN/A Cash Flow$1.50 per share Price / Cash Flow5.62 Book Value$13.34 per share Price / Book0.63Miscellaneous Outstanding SharesN/AFree FloatN/AMarket CapN/A OptionableOptionable Beta0.72 Social Links China Life Insurance Frequently Asked Questions How has China Life Insurance's stock performed in 2022? China Life Insurance's stock was trading at $8.23 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LFC stock has increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $8.45. View the best growth stocks for 2022 here. Are investors shorting China Life Insurance? China Life Insurance saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 963,500 shares, an increase of 27.7% from the May 31st total of 754,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 753,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. View China Life Insurance's Short Interest. When is China Life Insurance's next earnings date? China Life Insurance is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 24th 2022. View our earnings forecast for China Life Insurance. How were China Life Insurance's earnings last quarter? China Life Insurance Company Limited (NYSE:LFC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The financial services provider earned $55.22 billion during the quarter. View China Life Insurance's earnings history. How often does China Life Insurance pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for China Life Insurance? China Life Insurance announced an annual dividend on Thursday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 7th will be given a dividend of $0.4847 per share on Thursday, September 1st. This represents a yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 6th. View China Life Insurance's dividend history. Is China Life Insurance a good dividend stock? China Life Insurance(NYSE:LFC) pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.87%. LFC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. View China Life Insurance's dividend history. When did China Life Insurance's stock split? How did China Life Insurance's stock split work? China Life Insurance's stock split on Wednesday, May 27th 2015. The 3-1 split was announced on Monday, May 11th 2015. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, May 26th 2015. An investor that had 100 shares of China Life Insurance stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split. Who are China Life Insurance's key executives? China Life Insurance's management team includes the following people: Mr. Hengxuan Su, Pres, Principal Exec. Officer & Exec. Director (Age 59)Ms. Xiumei Huang, CFO, VP & Exec. Director (Age 55, Pay $223.72k)Ms. Hong Yang, VP, Operating Director & GM of the Operation Service Center (Age 55, Pay $223.47k)Ms. Di Zhang, Assistant to the Pres & Chief Investment Officer (Age 54)Mr. Ruan Qi, VP (Age 56, Pay $223.41k)Mr. Chongmiao Xu, Compliance Officer, GM of the Legal & Compliance Department and Legal Officer (Age 53, Pay $139.41k)Mr. Zhong Zhan, VP, Marketing Director & GM of Individual Insurance Division (Age 54, Pay $223.41k)Mr. Guodong Zhao, Assistant to the Pres (Age 55, Pay $133.1k)Mr. Mingguang Li, Chief Actuary, VP, Board Sec. & Exec. Director (Age 53, Pay $226.48k)Mr. Yuejin Liu, Assistant to the Pres (Age 55, Pay $65.98k) What is Yang Mingsheng's approval rating as China Life Insurance's CEO? 12 employees have rated China Life Insurance CEO Yang Mingsheng on Glassdoor.com. Yang Mingsheng has an approval rating of 57% among China Life Insurance's employees. This puts Yang Mingsheng in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. Who are some of China Life Insurance's key competitors? Some companies that are related to China Life Insurance include AMP (AMP), Emergent Capital (EMGCQ), Kansas City Life Insurance (KCLI), National Western Life Group (NWLI) and Vericity (VERY). View all of LFC's competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of China Life Insurance own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other China Life Insurance investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Bank of America (BAC), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AbbVie (ABBV), Alibaba Group (BABA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Pfizer (PFE), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Target (TGT). What is China Life Insurance's stock symbol? China Life Insurance trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LFC." How do I buy shares of China Life Insurance? Shares of LFC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is China Life Insurance's stock price today? One share of LFC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.45. How many employees does China Life Insurance have? China Life Insurance employs 1,613,000 workers across the globe. When was China Life Insurance founded? China Life Insurance was founded in 1931. How can I contact China Life Insurance? China Life Insurance's mailing address is 12F CHINA LIFE PLAZA A NO.16 FINANCIAL STREET XICHENG DISTRICT, BEIJING F4, 100033. The official website for China Life Insurance is www.e-chinalife.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 86-10-6363-3333, via email at ir@e-chinalife.com, or via fax at 86-10-6657-5112. 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