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TSE:SLF

Sun Life Financial (SLF) Competitors

C$67.47
-0.15 (-0.22%)
(As of 02:20 PM ET)
Compare
Today's Range
C$67.20
C$67.91
50-Day Range
C$62.51
C$67.77
52-Week Range
C$52.97
C$69.09
Volume
418,712 shs
Average Volume
2.26 million shs
Market Capitalization
C$39.59 billion
P/E Ratio
12.38
Dividend Yield
4.45%
Price Target
C$73.31

SLF vs. GWO, IFC, NA, MFC, CM, POW, BAM, BNS, BMO, and TD

Should you be buying Sun Life Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sun Life Financial include Great-West Lifeco (GWO), Intact Financial (IFC), National Bank of Canada (NA), Manulife Financial (MFC), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Power Co. of Canada (POW), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Bank of Montreal (BMO), and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Sun Life Financial vs.

Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) and Sun Life Financial (TSE:SLF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Great-West Lifeco had 6 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Great-West Lifeco and 4 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Great-West Lifeco's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Sun Life Financial's score of 0.39 indicating that Great-West Lifeco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Great-West Lifeco
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Sun Life Financial
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Sun Life Financial has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Great-West Lifeco's net margin of 4.31%. Sun Life Financial's return on equity of 13.23% beat Great-West Lifeco's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Great-West Lifeco 4.31% 9.24% 1.90%
Sun Life Financial 13.30% 13.23% 0.85%

Great-West Lifeco has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Sun Life Financial received 363 more outperform votes than Great-West Lifeco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.18% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote while only 39.79% of users gave Great-West Lifeco an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Great-West LifecoOutperform Votes
265
39.79%
Underperform Votes
401
60.21%
Sun Life FinancialOutperform Votes
628
63.18%
Underperform Votes
366
36.82%

Sun Life Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Great-West Lifeco. Sun Life Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great-West Lifeco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Great-West LifecoC$60.55 billion0.59C$2.48 billionC$2.7214.11
Sun Life FinancialC$24.62 billion1.61C$3.20 billionC$5.4512.39

10.8% of Great-West Lifeco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 70.6% of Great-West Lifeco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Great-West Lifeco pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of C$3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Great-West Lifeco pays out 76.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sun Life Financial pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Great-West Lifeco currently has a consensus target price of C$37.38, suggesting a potential downside of 2.59%. Sun Life Financial has a consensus target price of C$73.31, suggesting a potential upside of 8.62%. Given Sun Life Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sun Life Financial is more favorable than Great-West Lifeco.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Great-West Lifeco
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Sun Life Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Summary

Sun Life Financial beats Great-West Lifeco on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SLF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SLF vs. The Competition

MetricSun Life FinancialProperty & Casualty Insurance IndustryFinance SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$39.63BC$7.01BC$6.19BC$4.58B
Dividend Yield4.48%4.70%10.03%5.08%
P/E Ratio12.391,457.49143.0223.09
Price / Sales1.6156.266,141.231,349.01
Price / Cash0.442.5532.6478.93
Price / Book1.881.181.873.63
Net IncomeC$3.20BC$512.56MC$650.77MC$336.32M
7 Day Performance2.60%0.54%2.59%4.13%
1 Month Performance3.54%1.13%2.58%-0.65%
1 Year Performance8.05%6.37%-5.82%8.63%

Sun Life Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GWO
Great-West Lifeco
1.4862 of 5 stars
C$38.53
-0.2%
C$37.38
-3.0%
+13.6%C$35.90BC$60.55B14.1728,000Insider Selling
IFC
Intact Financial
1.7674 of 5 stars
C$199.16
+0.4%
C$223.33
+12.1%
+6.1%C$34.90BC$20.66B15.2726,000
NA
National Bank of Canada
1.8152 of 5 stars
C$97.24
+0.7%
C$105.86
+8.9%
+0.0%C$32.80BC$9.53B10.2527,804Analyst Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
MFC
Manulife Financial
1.5639 of 5 stars
C$25.84
+0.5%
C$28.17
+9.0%
+9.7%C$47.80BC$18.45B5.1038,000
CM
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
1.8783 of 5 stars
C$57.39
+1.8%
C$64.80
+12.9%
-18.5%C$52.67BC$21.18B11.3446,030Analyst Report
POW
Power Co. of Canada
1.6014 of 5 stars
C$35.15
+0.1%
C$40.43
+15.0%
-5.8%C$21.48BC$54.11B17.582
BAM
Brookfield Asset Management
2.6679 of 5 stars
C$43.15
+1.5%
C$56.50
+30.9%
-33.5%C$17.80BC$3.93B5.89101,700
BNS
Bank of Nova Scotia
1.2666 of 5 stars
C$66.50
+0.9%
C$72.60
+9.2%
-22.1%C$79.80BC$29.32B9.1989,782Analyst Report
BMO
Bank of Montreal
1.8867 of 5 stars
C$117.65
+2.0%
C$137.06
+16.5%
-15.0%C$82.74BC$33.38B5.8943,863Analyst Report
TD
Toronto-Dominion Bank
2.1487 of 5 stars
C$78.00
+0.5%
C$93.54
+19.9%
-18.7%C$142.74BC$48.86B9.4390,000Analyst Report

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