NYSE:SLF Sun Life Financial (SLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis $78.06 +0.19 (+0.24%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.28 -0.78 (-1.00%) As of 07:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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$77.15▼$78.1150-Day Range$75.85▼$82.6252-Week Range$57.22▼$84.38Volume333,822 shsAverage Volume461,197 shsMarket Capitalization$43.40 billionP/E Ratio18.25Dividend Yield3.50%Price Target$103.50Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company Overview Sun Life Financial Inc. is a Canadian financial services company that provides insurance, wealth, and asset management products to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The company serves clients through operations in Canada, the United States, and several markets in Asia. Its insurance offerings include life, health, dental, disability, long-term care, and critical illness coverage, as well as annuities and employee benefits. Sun Life also provides retirement savings and investment products, including mutual funds and other wealth solutions for individuals and workplace plan members. Through its asset management businesses, Sun Life manages investments for institutional and retail clients across a range of asset classes. The company traces its origins to 1865 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Sun Life Financial is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol SLF.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Sun Life Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScoreSLF MarketRank™: 4.662197686645 of 5 starsSun Life Financial scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 132nd 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 Opinion4.3 / 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 $103.50, representing about 32.6% upside from its current price of $78.06.Amount of Analyst CoverageSun Life Financial has been the subject of 7 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 Growth6.76% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Sun Life Financial are expected to grow by 6.76% in the coming year, from $5.77 to $6.16 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Sun Life Financial is 13.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Sun Life Financial is 13.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.59.Price to Earnings Growth RatioSun Life Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.93. 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 2.60. 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 Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted0.78% 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 9.17.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Sun Life Financial has recently increased by 10.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend5.0 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipSun Life Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.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 44.48% 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 Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.50 News SentimentSun Life Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Sun Life Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search Interest5 people have searched for SLF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Sun Life Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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) - What Are Brokerages Saying About This Stock?October 13 at 4:15 AM | americanbankingnews.comSun Life cautions shareholders regarding Ocehan LLC's below-market bid for sharesOctober 8, 2026 | prnewswire.comElon's next millionaires start October 24?SpaceX minted 4,400 millionaires in a single day, and Tesla has turned more than 5,000 employees into millionaires. One welder's $10,000 stock package made him a millionaire on IPO day. Former Wall Street CEO Dylan Jovine says Elon Musk's next venture could outsize everything he's built before. It runs on an obscure AI firm Musk has relied on since 2012, supplying crucial technology to Tesla, Starlink and SpaceX.October 14 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Sun Life research reveals the ripple effect behind small business successOctober 6, 2026 | marketscreener.comMIs Sun Life (TSX:SLF) Quietly Redefining Its Health Ecosystem With Disability Care Navigation?October 3, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSun Life launches Disability with Health Navigator to improve health outcomes and provide ongoing health support for employeesSeptember 30, 2026 | prnewswire.comSun Life Announces Executive Appointment to Lead Investor RelationsSeptember 29, 2026 | prnewswire.comSun Life to Redeem $500 Million in Subordinated DebenturesSeptember 21, 2026 | tipranks.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 24.9% and is now trading at $78.0550. How were Sun Life Financial's earnings last quarter? Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 more. Who are Sun Life Financial's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Sun Life Financial include Montrusco Bolton Investments Inc. (0.03%), NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC, Plan A Wealth LLC and Fortress Financial Solutions LLC. 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 Bank of America (BAC), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Manulife Financial (MFC), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) and NVIDIA (NVDA). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/06/2026Record date for 9/29 Dividend8/26/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend8/26/2026Dividend Payable9/29/2026Today10/14/2026Next 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 (5d) 1-Year History Oct 25 Jan 26 Apr 26 Jul 26 Oct 26 As of 5 days ago, SLF's financial health entered the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. 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$103.50 High Price Target$119.00 Low Price Target$88.00 Potential Upside/Downside+32.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.50 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.28 Trailing P/E Ratio18.25 Forward P/E Ratio13.53 P/E Growth1.93Net 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$40.60 billion Price / Sales1.07 Cash Flow$5.54 per share Price / Cash Flow14.08 Book Value$30.05 per share Price / Book2.60Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares556,026,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$43.40 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.89 Social Links 7 Best Space Stocks to Own in 2026The space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to have gotten in early on SpaceX to profit. 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