Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) Hits New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSE:GWO)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday. The company traded as high as C$95.97 and last traded at C$95.81, with a volume of 189,575 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at C$94.42.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on GWO shares. TD upped their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$98.00 to C$106.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Evercore raised shares of Great-West Lifeco to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$77.00 to C$91.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$100.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce boosted their price objective on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$97.00 in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Great-West Lifeco currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$93.18.

Great-West Lifeco Trading Up 1.7%

The firm has a market cap of C$85.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.60. The company’s fifty day moving average price is C$91.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$80.53. The company has a current ratio of 4.79, a quick ratio of 22.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.33.

Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported C$1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$8.70 billion during the quarter. Great-West Lifeco had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 15.08%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Great-West Lifeco Inc. will post 4.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Great-West Lifeco Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 29th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. Great-West Lifeco’s payout ratio is currently 53.80%.

Great-West Lifeco Company Profile

Great West is a financial services holding company focused on building stronger, more financially secure futures. We operate in the United States, Canada and Europe under the brands Empower, Canada Life and Irish Life. Together we provide wealth, retirement, group benefits and insurance and risk solutions to our approximately 40 million customer relationships. As of June 30, 2026, Great West’s total client assets were $3.7 trillion. Great West trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.