Sun Life Financial (SLF) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$56.82

+0.42 (+0.74%)

(As of 02:46 PM ET)

Sun Life Financial - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Buy
Based on 3 Analyst Ratings

Based on 3 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Sun Life Financial in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 3 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, 1 has given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for SLF.

Consensus Price Target

N/A

According to the 3 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Sun Life Financial,

Type	Current Forecast 9/20/23 to 9/19/24	1 Month Ago 8/21/23 to 8/20/24	3 Months Ago 6/22/23 to 6/21/24	1 Year Ago 9/20/22 to 9/20/23
Consensus Rating	Buy	Strong Buy	Buy	Moderate Buy
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	N/A	N/A	$77.00	$77.00
Forecasted Upside	N/A	N/A	51.10% Upside	51.10% Upside

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SLF Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

SLF Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Sun Life Financial Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Sun Life Financial	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	3.00	2.47	2.50
Consensus Rating	Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside		13.11% Upside	6.74% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
9/5/2024	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	A. Scott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight
6/3/2024	Argus 3 of 5 stars	K. Heal Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
2/22/2024	Jefferies Financial Group 2 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Buy
8/10/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$79.00 ➝ $77.00	+51.10%
5/15/2023	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform
2/10/2023	Desjardins Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		C$73.00 ➝ C$75.00
2/10/2023	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		C$76.00 ➝ C$78.00
2/10/2023	National Bank Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		C$69.00 ➝ C$71.00
2/10/2023	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		C$71.00 ➝ C$75.00
2/10/2023	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		C$68.00 ➝ C$71.00
2/9/2023	CIBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral

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SLF Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Sun Life Financial stock right now?: 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Sun Life Financial in the last year. There is currently 1 hold rating, 1 buy rating and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" SLF shares.
What analysts cover Sun Life Financial?: Sun Life Financial has been rated by research analysts at Barclays in the past 90 days.
Do Wall Street analysts like Sun Life Financial more than its competitors?: Analysts like Sun Life Financial more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Sun Life Financial is Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how SLF compares to other companies.