National Bank Financial Predicts TSE:SLF Q2 Earnings

Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSE:SLF) (NYSE:SLF) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Sun Life Financial in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.79 per share for the quarter. National Bank Financial 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.16 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. National Bankshares dropped 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 research note on Thursday. Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$98.00 to C$94.00 in a research note on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$90.00 to C$94.00 in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. TD Securities boosted their target price on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$81.00 to C$87.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Sun Life Financial from C$78.00 to C$82.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$87.10.

Sun Life Financial Price Performance

TSE:SLF opened at C$78.20 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of C$44.67 billion, a PE ratio of 11.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.94. Sun Life Financial has a 12 month low of C$64.38 and a 12 month high of C$88.54. The company has a quick ratio of 84,866.00, a current ratio of 92.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.00. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$84.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$79.51.

Sun Life Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.84 per share. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.30%. 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.