Sun Life Financial (SLF) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) (TSE:SLF) will likely be posting its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, August 7th. Analysts expect Sun Life Financial to post earnings of $1.25 per share for the quarter.

Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) (TSE:SLF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $1.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.05. Sun Life Financial had a net margin of 7.47% and a return on equity of 17.33%. The company had revenue of $7.91 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.40 EPS. On average, analysts expect Sun Life Financial to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Sun Life Financial Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of SLF opened at $60.78 on Wednesday. Sun Life Financial has a twelve month low of $46.78 and a twelve month high of $66.81. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $63.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.47, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 0.90.

Sun Life Financial Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 28th were issued a $0.6332 dividend. This represents a $2.53 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 28th. This is a positive change from Sun Life Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.59. Sun Life Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.89%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SLF has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Sun Life Financial from $82.00 to $88.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, May 12th. Barclays lowered shares of Sun Life Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Sun Life Financial in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Scotiabank raised shares of Sun Life Financial to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $88.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Sun Life Financial stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF) (TSE:SLF) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 4,107 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $244,000. 52.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Sun Life Financial

Sun Life Financial Inc, a financial services company, provides savings, retirement, and pension products worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Asset Management, Canada, U.S., Asia, and Corporate. It offers various insurance products, such as term and permanent life; personal health, which includes prescription drugs, dental, and vision care; critical illness; long-term care; and disability, as well as reinsurance.