Great-West Lifeco (GWLIF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a Canadian financial services holding company and a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada. Through its operating companies and subsidiaries, the company provides insurance, retirement and investment products to individuals, employers and institutions.

Its businesses offer life and health insurance, annuities, workplace benefits, retirement plans, wealth management and investment management services. Great-West Lifeco’s principal operating businesses include Canada Life in Canada and Europe, Empower in the United States, Irish Life in Ireland and Putnam Investments, which provides investment management services.

Great-West Lifeco serves customers primarily in Canada, the United States and Europe. The company traces its history to the founding of The Great-West Life Assurance Company in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1891. Its Canadian insurance businesses operate under the Canada Life brand, following the integration of Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life operations in Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $65.88 to $66.23
• 50-Day Range: $61.64 to $67.29
• 52-Week Range: $43.56 to $67.52
• Volume: 15,499 shs
• Average Volume: 59,318 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 25.29
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Great-West Lifeco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Great-West Lifeco scored higher than 10% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Great-West Lifeco has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Great-West Lifeco has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Great-West Lifeco is 25.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Great-West Lifeco is 25.29, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.54.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Great-West Lifeco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 85.65, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Great-West Lifeco has recently decreased by 10.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Great-West Lifeco does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Great-West Lifeco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Great-West Lifeco is 47.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Great-West Lifeco insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

11.80% of the stock of Great-West Lifeco is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Insurance
• Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:GWLIF
• CIK: 850918
• Web: www.greatwestlifeco.com
• Phone: (204) 946-1190
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 33,430
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A