NYSE:SLF Sun Life Financial (SLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis $80.81 -0.09 (-0.11%) As of 11:26 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Sun Life Financial Stock (NYSE:SLF) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Sun Life Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$80.03▼$80.9650-Day Range$77.98▼$84.0952-Week Range$57.22▼$84.38Volume55,205 shsAverage Volume720,190 shsMarket Capitalization$49.22 billionP/E Ratio18.88Dividend Yield3.39%Price Target$98.67Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Sun Life Financial Inc. is a Canada-based financial services company that provides insurance, wealth, and asset management products to individuals, businesses, and institutions. Its offerings include life, health, and dental insurance; retirement and investment solutions; group benefits; and financial planning services. Through its asset management operations, Sun Life serves institutional and individual investors with investment management and related advisory services. The company also provides workplace benefit and retirement programs designed to support employers and their employees. Founded in 1865, Sun Life serves customers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and several markets in Asia. The company is led by Kevin D. Strain, who serves as president and chief executive officer.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Sun Life Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks95th Percentile Overall ScoreSLF MarketRank™: Sun Life Financial scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 86th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.0 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingSun 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 PotentialSun Life Financial has a consensus price target of $98.67, representing about 22.4% upside from its current price of $80.62.Amount of Analyst CoverageSun Life Financial has been the subject of 8 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 and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth6.79% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Sun Life Financial are expected to grow by 6.79% in the coming year, from $5.74 to $6.13 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Sun Life Financial is 18.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Sun Life Financial is 18.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.27.Price to Earnings Growth RatioSun Life Financial has a PEG Ratio of 2.00. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSun Life Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.68. 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. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.02% of the float of Sun Life Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSun Life Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.34.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Sun Life Financial has recently decreased by 12.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldSun Life Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 3.41%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthSun Life Financial has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Sun Life Financial is 64.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Sun Life Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.70% 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 and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.85 News SentimentSun Life Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.85. 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 4 news articles for Sun Life Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for SLF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.6 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Sun Life Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Institutions52.26% 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. Receive SLF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Sun Life Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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SLF Stock News HeadlinesSun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) Stock Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average - Here's What HappenedSeptember 18 at 2:01 AM | americanbankingnews.comSun Life U.S. receives Top Workplace award from Hartford Courant for sixth consecutive yearSeptember 17 at 4:21 PM | prnewswire.com$20,000 gold before year end?President Trump reposted a warning from precious metals expert Jim Rickards, tying the November midterms and America's $40 trillion national debt to a potential surge in gold prices, with some forecasts pointing to $10,000 or even $20,000 gold. Dr. David Eifrig, a 40-year market veteran and former Goldman Sachs Vice President, says an unusual plan involving Trump and two other top officials could fuel the biggest gold bull run in decades. Eifrig has shared his top gold pick tied to this developing story.September 18 at 1:00 AM | Stansberry Research (Ad)BMO, Sun Life Pledge C$75 Billion Private Capital for Canadian Infrastructure PushSeptember 11, 2026 | wsj.comSun Life Announces Dividend Rates on Class A Non-Cumulative Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 10R and Class A Non-Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares Series 11QRAugust 31, 2026 | prnewswire.comSun Life, Wilton Re enter into reinsurance and asset management partnershipAugust 25, 2026 | msn.comSun Life and Wilton Re announce a strategic partnership, combining depth and breadth of capabilities across life and annuity reinsurance and asset managementAugust 25, 2026 | prnewswire.comSun Life puts AI to work so advisors can spend more time delivering trusted adviceAugust 19, 2026 | tmcnet.comSee More Headlines SLF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SLF shares performed this year? Sun Life Financial's stock was trading at $62.47 at the start of the year. Since then, SLF shares have increased by 29.0% and is now trading at $80.6170. How were Sun Life Financial's earnings last quarter? Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.07. The financial services provider earned $10.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $994.33 million. Sun Life Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.96% and a net margin of 7.66%. Read the conference call transcript. Does Sun Life Financial have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Sun Life Financial: Maxwell Health, 0936543 BC Ltd., 10458465 Canada Inc., 10458481 Canada Inc., 3060097 Nova Scotia Company, 6324983 Canada Inc., 6425411 Canada Inc., and others. Who are Sun Life Financial's major shareholders? Sun Life Financial's top institutional investors include Bank of Nova Scotia (1.24%), TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. (0.99%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.67%) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (0.67%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Sun Life Financial? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Sun Life Financial own? 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 Record date for 6/30 Dividend5/27/2026Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend5/27/2026Dividend Payable6/30/2026Last Earnings8/06/2026Record date for 9/29 Dividend8/26/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend8/26/2026Today9/18/2026Dividend Payable9/29/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (5m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 SLF's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. SLF has been in this zone for over 5 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Insurance Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:SLF CIK1097362 Webwww.sunlife.com Phone(416) 979-4800Fax416-979-3209Employees32,151Year Founded1865Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Sun Life Financial$98.67 High Price Target$119.00 Low Price Target$88.00 Potential Upside/Downside+22.4%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.28 Trailing P/E Ratio18.86 Forward P/E Ratio14.05 P/E Growth2Net Income$2.68 billion Net Margins7.66% Pretax Margin10.33% Return on Equity17.96% Return on Assets1.08% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.37 Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$29.99 billion Price / Sales1.64 Cash Flow$5.56 per share Price / Cash Flow14.51 Book Value$30.05 per share Price / Book2.68Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares609,070,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$49.11 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.87 Social Links The 7 Hottest IPO Stories of 2026MarketBeat just released its list of the 7 hottest IPOs expected to hit Wall Street in 2026. 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