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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 trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.
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| Latest market close | $57.13 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $44.27 - $57.87 |
| 50-day moving average | $55.25 |
| 200-day moving average | $53.35 |
| Wall St. target price | $61.38 |
| PE ratio | 11.79 |
| Dividend yield | $2.2 (3.6%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $4.88 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $57.13 from 2022-01-19
| 1 week (2022-01-14) | -0.64% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2021-12-21) | 6.49% |
| 3 months (2021-10-21) | 0.78% |
| 6 months (2021-07-21) | 11.84% |
| 1 year (2021-01-21) | 17.92% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2020-01-21) | 18.28% |
| 3 years (2019-01-18) | 55.24% |
| 5 years (2017-01-20) | 43.76% |
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 current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Sun Life Financial shares trade at around 12x 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 "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's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $5.1 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Sun Life Financial's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $34.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 13.87% |
| Gross profit TTM | $8.8 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.92% |
| Return on equity TTM | 13.8% |
| Profit margin | 10.75% |
| Book value | $42.69 |
| Market capitalisation | $33.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
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.
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.).
Environmental score: 1.75/100
Social score: 8.12/100
Governance score: 5.4/100
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.
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 |
Dividend payout ratio: 38.62% of net profits
Recently Sun Life Financial has paid out, on average, around 38.62% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.6% 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 3.6% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Sun Life Financial's case, that would currently equate to about $2.2 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 December 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 22 November 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Sun Life Financial's shares have ranged in value from as little as $44.2688 up to $57.87. 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 0.9855. This would suggest that Sun Life Financial's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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. .
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