Sun Life Financial (SLF) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Sun Life Financial (TSE: SLF) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/13/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target raised by Desjardins from C$96.00 to C$101.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from C$83.00 to C$95.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from C$95.00 to C$100.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target raised by Scotiabank from C$93.00 to C$96.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/13/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from C$97.00 to C$103.00.
• 2/12/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target lowered by TD Securities from C$104.00 to C$102.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/5/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target raised by Scotiabank from C$87.00 to C$93.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/19/2026 – Sun Life Financial was given a new C$84.00 price target by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/14/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target raised by TD Securities from C$99.00 to C$104.00.
• 1/9/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from C$84.00 to C$83.00.
• 1/8/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its price target raised by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from C$93.00 to C$95.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Sun Life Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a $0.92 dividend. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 25th. Sun Life Financial’s payout ratio is currently 57.24%.

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. Sun Life generates about a third of its profit from asset-management operations.