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

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sun Life Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" SLF shares.
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7 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Sun Life Financial's shares. Their SLF share price forecasts range from C$65.00 to C$79.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach C$73.31 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.7% from the stock's current price.
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Sun Life Financial's stock was trading at C$62.85 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, SLF shares have increased by 7.3% and is now trading at C$67.43.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 2nd 2023.
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Sun Life Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 31st will be paid a dividend of 0.75 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.45%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 30th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of C$0.72.
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Sun Life Financial (TSE:SLF) pays an annual dividend of C$3.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.48%. SLF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 55.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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Sun Life Financial trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "SLF."

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One share of SLF stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$67.43.

Sun Life Financial (TSE:SLF) has a market capitalization of C$39.56 billion and generates C$24.62 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns C$3.20 billion in net income (profit) each year or C$5.45 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 40,600 workers across the globe.

Sun Life Financial's mailing address is Sun Life Assurance Co Of Canada One York Street, TORONTO, ON M5J 0B6, Canada. The official website for the company is www.sunlife.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at +1-416-9794800.