Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SLF in the last 90 days.
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Sun Life Financial (SLF) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$81.27+0.37 (+0.5%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:17 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summarySun Life Financial (SLF) closed at $81.27, up 0.5%, holding above its 50-day average of $80.64 and its 200-day average of $70.71, with the stock trading within a 52-week range of $57.22 to $84.38. The GekkoIndex reading of 54.9 places SLF in the Neutral zone, while the price sits 9.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $74.46.
Coverage this week centered on Sun Life's share price moving above its 200-day moving average, reaching C$113.89, alongside a consensus "Hold" rating and a target price of C$116.00. Separate coverage concerned Sun Life Financial Inc. (LIE)'s Q4 2025 earnings, which beat expectations with actual EPS of €1.22 against a consensus of €1.16 and revenue of €5.55 billion against an expected €830.42 million.
The next earnings date falls on 4 November 2026, 45 days away, placing the report outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 0.9% gain over the past 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Consensus analyst target stands at $65.18, implying a -19.8% upside from current levels.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $81.27200-day averageGekko Fair Value $74.46
Key stats
- Market cap
- $45.03B
- P/E ratio
- 18.9
- Forward P/E
- 13
- EPS, TTM
- $4.28
- Revenue, TTM
- $35.53B
- Profit margin
- 9.5%
- Dividend yield
- 4.58%
- Beta
- 0.80
- Volume
- 320,092 avg 761,085
- 1-year return
- +37.6%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.1%
- 50-day average
- $80.64
- 200-day average
- $70.71
- Next earnings
- Nov 4
- Shares outstanding
- 556.0M
Sun Life Financial swing-trade checklist
Sun Life Financial scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $81.27 is above the 50-day ($80.64) and 200-day ($70.71) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
54.9, Neutral
Reading 54.9 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
9.1% above
Price is 9.1% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 45 days
Next report Nov 4, 2026, 45 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+0.9% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.9% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Sun Life Financial stock chart and price history
Sun Life Financial closed at $81.27 on Sep 18, 2026, +37.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $57.22 to $84.38.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +2.2%
- 3 months
- +2.9%
- 6 months
- +29.9%
- 1 year
- +37.6%
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Sun Life Financial GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Sun Life Financial’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 54.9, in the Neutral zone, down 4.1 points over five sessions.
54.9Neutral
Down 4.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 27 | +2.0% | +4.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 192 | +0.3% | +1.6% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 364 | +0.4% | +1.1% | ||
| Distribution | 77 | +0.3% | +2.2% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average SLF share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
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Is Sun Life Financial stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Sun Life Financial trades 9.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $74.46, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Sun Life Financial shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$74.46
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
9.1% Overvalued
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Sun Life Financial insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Sun Life Financial, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in SLF were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Sun Life Financial earnings: next date and track record
Sun Life Financial reports on Nov 4, 2026 (45 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 4 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 4, 2026
45 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.45
- Revenue estimate
- $1.02B
3 of 4reports beat the EPS estimate
±5%average move across the report
2 of 4reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Feb 11, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Sun Life delivered strong Q4 2025 results with underlying net income of $1.1 billion and 17% EPS growth. SLC Management exceeded its $235 million Investor Day target, reaching $242 million. The company saw 50% protection sales growth in Asia, 46% wealth sales growth in Canada, and 58% growth in U.S. medical stop-loss. LICAT ratio remained strong at 157%.
- Guidance
- Sun Life remains on track for BGO and Crescent buy-ups in first half of 2026. The company is implementing a management equity plan for SLC with up to 25% ownership for management team.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | $1.41 est $1.35 | $820.0M est $973.5M | +5.0% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $1.35 est $1.30 | $8.89B est $944.5M | −3.7% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | $1.29 est $1.29 | $6.21B | −8.5% |
| May 8, 2025 | $1.27 est $1.22 | $6.94B | +2.8% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Sun Life Financial stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Sun Life Financial is $65.18, −19.8% from the last close.
$65.18consensus 12-month target, −19.8% from the last close
+1.1%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+0.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Sun Life Financial seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Sun Life Financial averaged +0.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +0.8% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, SLF’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.1%.
Sun Life Financial market cap and key statistics
Sun Life Financial’s market cap is $45.03B, with a P/E ratio of 18.9 and revenue of $35.53B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $45.03B
- P/E ratio
- 18.9
- Forward P/E
- 13
- EPS, TTM
- $4.28
- Gekko Fair Value
- $74.46
Trading
- Volume
- 320,092
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 761,085
- 52-week high
- $84.38
- 52-week low
- $57.22
- Shares outstanding
- 556.0M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $35.53B
- Profit margin
- 9.5%
- Return on equity
- 13.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +43.2%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.80
- Typical daily move
- ±1.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.1%
- Dividend yield
- 4.58%
Sun Life Financial stock news this week
2 headlines about Sun Life Financial from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
Sun Life Financial peers
Sun Life Financial’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PGRProgressive | Accumulation | 3.9% below |
| MFCManulife Financial | Neutral | 10.8% above |
| ALLAllstate | Accumulation | 5.6% below |
| METMetLife | Neutral | 2.5% below |
| AFLAFLAC | Accumulation | 2.9% below |
| AIGAIG | Accumulation | 8.0% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Sun Life Financial stock FAQ
What is Sun Life Financial’s market cap?
Sun Life Financial’s market cap is $45.03B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $81.27, with 556.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 18.9.
What is the Sun Life Financial stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Sun Life Financial is $65.18, −19.8% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Sun Life Financial stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Sun Life Financial is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $81.27 is 9.1% above Gekko Fair Value of $74.46. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Sun Life Financial report earnings next?
Sun Life Financial is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026 (45 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.45 per share on revenue of $1.02B. Sun Life Financial beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 4 reports, moving 5% on average across the report.
What is Sun Life Financial’s 52-week high and low?
Sun Life Financial’s 52-week high is $84.38 and its 52-week low is $57.22; it closed at $81.27 on Sep 18, 2026, +37.6% over the past year.
Is Sun Life Financial stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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