Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF - Free Report) TSE: SLF - Research analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Sun Life Financial in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 13th. Desjardins analyst D. Young anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $1.23 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Sun Life Financial's current full-year earnings is $4.76 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for Sun Life Financial's Q2 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.08 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.50 EPS.
Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF - Get Free Report) TSE: SLF last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The financial services provider reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.30. Sun Life Financial had a net margin of 7.32% and a return on equity of 17.44%.
SLF has been the topic of several other reports. National Bank Financial raised shares of Sun Life Financial from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Sun Life Financial from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sun Life Financial currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".
Read Our Latest Stock Report on SLF
NYSE:SLF opened at $55.17 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $57.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.03. Sun Life Financial has a 1-year low of $46.41 and a 1-year high of $62.85.
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SLF. Human Investing LLC bought a new position in Sun Life Financial during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sun Life Financial by 2,747.4% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 541 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 522 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Sun Life Financial by 124.9% during the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 650 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 361 shares during the period. Asset Planning Inc acquired a new stake in Sun Life Financial in the 4th quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, BankPlus Trust Department bought a new stake in Sun Life Financial in the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Institutional investors own 52.26% of the company's stock.
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be given a dividend of $0.5876 per share. This represents a $2.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 26th. Sun Life Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 57.46%.
Sun Life Financial Inc, a financial services company, provides savings, retirement, and pension products worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Asset Management, Canada, U.S., Asia, and Corporate. It offers various insurance products, such as term and permanent life; personal health, which includes prescription drugs, dental, and vision care; critical illness; long-term care; and disability, as well as reinsurance.
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