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Sun Life Financial (SLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$81.58 +0.33 (+0.40%)
Closing price 07/16/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$81.64 +0.06 (+0.07%)
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About Sun Life Financial Stock (NYSE:SLF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$81.07
$82.00
50-Day Range
$70.06
$81.58
52-Week Range
$56.22
$82.00
Volume
729,321 shs
Average Volume
506,827 shs
Market Capitalization
$45.47 billion
P/E Ratio
21.03
Dividend Yield
3.47%
Price Target
$84.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Sun Life Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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62nd Percentile Overall Score

SLF MarketRank™: 

Sun Life Financial scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1007th out of 1,758 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Sun Life Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Sun Life Financial is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Sun Life Financial has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Sun Life Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Sun Life Financial are expected to grow by 6.63% in the coming year, from $5.73 to $6.11 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Sun Life Financial is 21.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.89.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Sun Life Financial is 21.03, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.79.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Sun Life Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Sun Life Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.55% of the float of Sun Life Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Sun Life Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.06.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Sun Life Financial has recently increased by 33.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Sun Life Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 3.48%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Sun Life Financial has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Sun Life Financial is 72.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Sun Life Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.32% next year. This indicates that Sun Life Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Sun Life Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Sun Life Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Sun Life Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for SLF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Sun Life Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    52.26% of the stock of Sun Life Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Sun Life Financial's insider trading history.
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SLF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Sun Life Financial's stock was trading at $62.47 at the start of the year. Since then, SLF shares have increased by 30.6% and is now trading at $81.5770.

Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $6.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $925.99 million. Sun Life Financial had a net margin of 7.85% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.80%.
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Sun Life Financial subsidiaries include Maxwell Health, 0936543 BC Ltd., 10458465 Canada Inc., 10458481 Canada Inc., 3060097 Nova Scotia Company, 6324983 Canada Inc., 6425411 Canada Inc., and more.

Top institutional investors of Sun Life Financial include Cardinal Capital Management Inc. (0.21%), PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab (0.03%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. and Versant Capital Management Inc.
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Shares of SLF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sun Life Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), GE Aerospace (GE), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/06/2026
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
5/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
5/27/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Today
7/16/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - LIFE
Sub-Industry
Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:SLF
CIK
1097362
Employees
32,151
Year Founded
1865

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$89.00
Low Price Target
$81.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.88
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.03
Forward P/E Ratio
14.24
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$2.68 billion
Net Margins
7.85%
Pretax Margin
10.62%
Return on Equity
17.80%
Return on Assets
1.09%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.35
Current Ratio
N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$29.99 billion
Price / Sales
1.52
Cash Flow
$5.55 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.69
Book Value
$30.05 per share
Price / Book
2.71

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
557,340,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$45.47 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.88

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This page (NYSE:SLF) was last updated on 7/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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