TSE:SLF Q1 EPS Forecast Reduced by National Bank Financial

Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSE:SLF) (NYSE:SLF) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Sun Life Financial in a research note issued on Thursday, May 1st. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.66 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.73. National Bank Financial currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Sun Life Financial’s current full-year earnings is $6.92 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Sun Life Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.88 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.18 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.10 EPS.

SLF has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada set a C$82.00 price objective on Sun Life Financial and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Cormark upgraded Sun Life Financial from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$96.00 to C$90.00 in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$94.00 to C$90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, National Bankshares reduced their target price on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$95.00 to C$93.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$85.70.

Sun Life Financial Trading Down 0.7 %

TSE:SLF opened at C$82.42 on Monday. The company has a market cap of C$47.08 billion, a PE ratio of 12.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 92.19, a quick ratio of 84,866.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.00. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of C$80.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$82.10. Sun Life Financial has a 12 month low of C$64.38 and a 12 month high of C$88.54.

Sun Life Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were paid a dividend of $0.84 per share. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 26th. Sun Life Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.87%.

Sun Life Financial Company Profile

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.