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Sun Life Financial is an insurance-diversified business based in Canada. Sun Life Financial stocks (SLF.TO) are listed on the TO and all prices are listed in Canadian Dollars. Its last market close was C$65.84 – an increase of 0.72% over the previous week. Sun Life Financial employs 29,169 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around C$24.6 billion.
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| Latest market close | C$67.43 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | C$51.21 - C$67.65 |
| 50-day moving average | C$64.87 |
| 200-day moving average | C$62.48 |
| Wall St. target price | C$73.43 |
| PE ratio | 12.3725 |
| Dividend yield | C$2.82 (4.56%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | C$5.45 |
Note: The dollar amounts in the table below are in Canadian dollars.
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Historical closes compared with the close of C$67.43 from 2023-06-02
| 1 week (2023-05-26) | 0.72% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2023-05-04) | 4.72% |
| 3 months (2023-03-03) | 0.64% |
| 6 months (2022-12-02) | 6.12% |
| 1 year (2022-06-03) | 8.03% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2021-06-04) | 3.40% |
| 3 years (2020-06-04) | 32.42% |
| 5 years (2018-06-04) | 25.17% |
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.
| Revenue TTM | C$24.6 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 18.39% |
| Gross profit TTM | C$14.5 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.85% |
| Return on equity TTM | 13.23% |
| Profit margin | 13.3% |
| Book value | C$35.86 |
| Market capitalisation | C$39.6 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: 23.27
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Sun Life Financial's overall score of 23.27 (as at 01/01/2019) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 25th 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: 5.25/100
Sun Life Financial's environmental score of 5.25 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Sun Life Financial is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 15.12/100
Sun Life Financial's social score of 15.12 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Sun Life Financial is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 12.4/100
Sun Life Financial's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Sun Life Financial is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
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.
Dividend payout ratio: 45.35% of net profits
Recently Sun Life Financial has paid out, on average, around 45.35% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.56% 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 4.56% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Sun Life Financial's case, that would currently equate to about C$2.82 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 June 2023. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 May 2023 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Sun Life Financial's shares have ranged in value from as little as C$51.2101 up to C$67.65. 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 (TO average) beta is 1, while Sun Life Financial's is 0.9808. 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 savings, retirement, and pension products worldwide. It offers term and permanent life, as well as personal health, dental, critical illness, long-term care, and disability insurance products. The company provides financial advice, asset management, and investments related products. It is also involved in mutual fund and investment management businesses. Sun Life Financial Inc was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. .
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