How to buy Sun Life Financial stock

Sun Life Financial Inc is an insurance-diversified business based in the US. Sun Life Financial shares (SLF) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Sun Life Financial employs 23,816 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of 0.00.

Sun Life Financial share price

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Sun Life Financial shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-03-10.

52-week range	$23.43 - $51.17
50-day moving average	$48.59
200-day moving average	$44.59
Wall St. target price	$45.65
PE ratio	19.4323
Dividend yield	$1.398 (2.75%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.64

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Is Sun Life Financial under- or over-valued?

Valuing Sun Life Financial stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Sun Life Financial's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Sun Life Financial's P/E ratio

Sun Life Financial's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, Sun Life Financial shares trade at around 19x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Sun Life Financial's PEG ratio

Sun Life Financial's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.65. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Sun Life Financial's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Sun Life Financial financials

Gross profit TTM	$8.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.68%
Return on equity TTM	9.96%
Profit margin	5.76%
Book value	$26.64
Market capitalisation	$30.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Sun Life Financial shares

There are currently 2.9 million Sun Life Financial shares held short by investors – that's known as Sun Life Financial's "short interest". This figure is 132.2% up from 1.3 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Sun Life Financial shares can be evaluated.

Sun Life Financial's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Sun Life Financial's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Sun Life Financial shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Sun Life Financial shares traded daily (recently around 671627.52293578). Sun Life Financial's SIR currently stands at 4.36. In other words for every 100,000 Sun Life Financial shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4360 shares are currently held short.

However Sun Life Financial's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Sun Life Financial shares, or, against the total number of tradable Sun Life Financial shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Sun Life Financial's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Sun Life Financial shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Sun Life Financial shares, roughly 0 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Sun Life Financial.

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Sun Life Financial's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Sun Life Financial.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Sun Life Financial's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 16.27

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Sun Life Financial's overall score of 16.27 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 18th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Sun Life Financial is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Sun Life Financial's environmental score

Environmental score: 1.75/100

Sun Life Financial's social score

Social score: 8.12/100

Sun Life Financial's governance score

Governance score: 5.4/100

Sun Life Financial's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Sun Life Financial scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Sun Life Financial has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Sun Life Financial Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	16.27
Total ESG percentile	17.68
Environmental score	1.75
Social score	8.12
Governance score	5.4
Level of controversy	2

Sun Life Financial share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 40.45% of net profits

Recently Sun Life Financial has paid out, on average, around 40.45% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.42% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Sun Life Financial shareholders could enjoy a 3.42% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Sun Life Financial's case, that would currently equate to about $1.398 per share.

While Sun Life Financial's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Sun Life Financial may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Sun Life Financial's most recent dividend payout was on 30 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 25 February 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Sun Life Financial share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Sun Life Financial's shares have ranged in value from as little as $23.4324 up to $51.17. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Sun Life Financial's is 1. This would suggest that Sun Life Financial's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Sun Life Financial overview

Sun Life Financial Inc. , a financial services company, provides insurance, wealth, and asset management solutions to individuals and corporate clients worldwide. It offers term and permanent life, as well as health, dental, critical illness, long-term care, and disability insurance products. The company also provides reinsurance products; investment counselling and portfolio management services; mutual funds and segregated funds; trust and banking services; real estate property brokerage and appraisal services; and merchant banking services. It distributes its products through direct sales, and managing and independent general agents, as well as financial intermediaries, broker-dealers, banks, pension and benefits consultants, and other third-party marketing organizations. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. .

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Sun Life Financial is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.041% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by insiders and 54.391% by institutions.

• How many people work for Sun Life Financial?

  Latest data suggests 23,816 work at Sun Life Financial.

• When does the fiscal year end for Sun Life Financial?

  Sun Life Financial's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Sun Life Financial based?

  Sun Life Financial's address is: 1 York Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5J 0B6

• What is Sun Life Financial's ISIN number?

  Sun Life Financial's international securities identification number is: CA8667961053

• What is Sun Life Financial's CUSIP number?

  Sun Life Financial's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 866796105