Royal Bank Of Canada Issues Positive Forecast for Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) Stock Price

Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) had its price target lifted by Royal Bank Of Canada from C$60.00 to C$64.00 in a research report sent to investors on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. They currently have a sector perform rating on the stock.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on GWO. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Great-West Lifeco from C$60.00 to C$66.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$68.00 to C$70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. TD Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$70.00 to C$73.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. National Bank Financial upped their price objective on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$58.00 to C$59.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$60.00 to C$67.00 in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$67.22.

Great-West Lifeco Price Performance

GWO stock opened at C$61.78 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is C$65.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$60.15. Great-West Lifeco has a 12 month low of C$49.54 and a 12 month high of C$68.56. The firm has a market capitalization of C$56.04 billion, a PE ratio of 14.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.53.

Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported C$1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$8.21 billion during the quarter. Great-West Lifeco had a return on equity of 14.81% and a net margin of 16.06%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Great-West Lifeco will post 4.4525194 earnings per share for the current year.

Great-West Lifeco Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.61 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 3rd. This represents a $2.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. Great-West Lifeco’s dividend payout ratio is 55.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Great-West Lifeco

In other Great-West Lifeco news, Director Edmund Francis Murphy sold 94,532 shares of Great-West Lifeco stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$64.51, for a total value of C$6,098,259.32. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,916 shares in the company, valued at C$317,131.16. This trade represents a 95.06% decrease in their position. 70.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Key Stories Impacting Great-West Lifeco

Here are the key news stories impacting Great-West Lifeco this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies upgraded GWO from “hold” to “buy” and raised its price target to C$70 (from C$67), signaling stronger analyst conviction and a meaningful upside case for the stock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Empower (GWL’s U.S. retirement/wealth business) reported record earnings of $1.1 billion, highlighting accelerating workplace and wealth results — a direct earnings and cash-flow tailwind for Great‑West Lifeco. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Great‑West declared preferred-share dividends for two series (5YR RATE PFD‑N: CAD 0.2556; PFD 1st Ser I: CAD 0.2812). Routine preferred dividends support income-oriented investors and signal steady capital allocation for those securities. Read More. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target to C$64 (from C$60) while keeping a “sector perform” stance — a modestly bullish tweak that reduces downside risk in some analysts’ models. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus analyst coverage sits around a “Moderate Buy,” reflecting broadly constructive but not unanimous analyst views — useful context for sentiment but not a catalyst by itself. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets trimmed its price target to C$66 from C$68 and kept a “market perform” rating, a small negative signal that slightly lowers one analyst’s upside estimate. Read More.

Great-West Lifeco Company Profile

Great-West Lifeco is one of the three big Canadian life insurance firms. With just under half of the firm’s profit and revenue in Canada, Great-West also operates in the U.S. and Europe. In Canada, Great-West provides both individual and group insurance. In the United States, Great-West operates Putnam Investments and defined-contribution recordkeeping firm Empower Retirement. In 2020, Great-West announced it would acquire Personal Capital and MassMutual’s recordkeeping business. In Europe, Great-West offers life insurance, annuities, and reinsurance primarily in the U.K., Ireland, and Germany.