FY2026 EPS Estimate for Sun Life Financial Cut by Analyst

Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSE:SLF) (NYSE:SLF) – Stock analysts at Cormark decreased their FY2026 earnings estimates for Sun Life Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 13th. Cormark analyst L. Persaud now anticipates that the financial services provider will earn $7.88 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $8.21. The consensus estimate for Sun Life Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.92 per share.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$90.00 to C$94.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$78.00 to C$82.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. National Bank Financial raised shares of Sun Life Financial from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. National Bankshares dropped their price target on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$95.00 to C$93.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, CIBC dropped their price objective on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$97.00 to C$95.00 in a report on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Sun Life Financial currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$87.10.

Sun Life Financial Stock Performance

TSE:SLF opened at C$78.20 on Friday. Sun Life Financial has a 12-month low of C$64.38 and a 12-month high of C$88.54. The company has a quick ratio of 84,866.00, a current ratio of 92.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.00. The firm has a market capitalization of C$44.67 billion, a PE ratio of 11.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of C$84.34 and a 200 day moving average price of C$79.58.

Sun Life Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.84 per share. This represents a $3.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.30%. Sun Life Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 48.87%.

Sun Life Financial Company Profile

Sun Life Financial is one of Canada’s Big Three life insurance companies along with Great-West Lifeco and Manulife. Sun Life provides insurance, retirement, and wealth-management services to individual and corporate customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. It also owns MFS Investment Management, a Boston-based asset-management firm.