Sun Life Financial (TSE:SLF) Posts Earnings Results

Sun Life Financial (TSE:SLF) (NYSE:SLF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The financial services provider reported C$1.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, FiscalAI reports. Sun Life Financial had a net margin of 7.58% and a return on equity of 15.69%.

Sun Life Financial Stock Performance

Sun Life Financial stock opened at C$93.64 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of C$86.03 and a 200-day moving average of C$84.03. The company has a market capitalization of C$51.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.73, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.73. Sun Life Financial has a 1 year low of C$74.56 and a 1 year high of C$93.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.00, a current ratio of 92.19 and a quick ratio of 84,866.00.

Sun Life Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.92 per share. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. This is an increase from Sun Life Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, November 26th. Sun Life Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 65.15%.

Sun Life Financial News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Sun Life Financial this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reported quarterly results beat expectations: Q4 profit jumped to about US$722M (from US$237M a year earlier) and the company posted C$1.96 EPS with solid ROE and margins — investors are reacting to the earnings beat and improving underlying performance. Sun Life’s quarterly profit rises on strong Asia unit performance
• Positive Sentiment: Board declared a CAD 0.92 dividend, which supports income-seeking investors and signals confidence in cash flow. Sun Life Financial declares CAD 0.92 dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Trading activity surged and the share price is trading near its 52‑week high, indicating strong investor demand after the report. (Background market data.)
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/positioning piece asks whether Sun Life’s shares already reflect its role as a leading Canadian insurer — useful context for traders assessing further upside but not new company-specific catalysts. Is Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF) Pricing In Its Role As A Major Canadian Insurer?
• Neutral Sentiment: Detailed earnings metrics and analyst consensus are available (C$1.96 EPS; net margin ~7.6%; ROE ~15.7%), which corroborate the positive headline but don’t by themselves change guidance. Sun Life Financial — earnings & analyst data
• Negative Sentiment: TD Securities trimmed its price target from C$104 to C$102 (still a Buy rating), a modest downgrade that reduces some near-term upside expectations. Analyst price-target update (BayStreet.CA)

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on SLF shares. Desjardins set a C$94.00 target price on Sun Life Financial and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Sun Life Financial from C$84.00 to C$83.00 in a research report on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group upgraded Sun Life Financial to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Sun Life Financial from C$99.00 to C$95.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, TD Securities reduced their price target on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$104.00 to C$102.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$93.00.

About Sun Life Financial

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. Sun Life generates about a third of its profit from asset-management operations.