Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Great-West Lifeco (GWO)

Great-West Lifeco (TSE: GWO) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 7/30/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from C$77.00 to C$91.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from C$90.00 to C$92.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by Desjardins from C$93.00 to C$95.00.
• 7/30/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by Scotiabank from C$95.00 to C$100.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from C$95.00 to C$97.00.
• 7/29/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by TD from C$98.00 to C$106.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from C$86.00 to C$87.00.
• 7/29/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by National Bank Financial from C$93.00 to C$95.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/23/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by National Bank Financial from C$73.00 to C$93.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by TD from C$80.00 to C$98.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from C$84.00 to C$107.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by Scotiabank from C$83.00 to C$95.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – Great-West Lifeco had its price target raised by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from C$81.00 to C$95.00.

Great-West Lifeco Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Great-West Lifeco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 52.89%.

Insider Activity

In other Great-West Lifeco news, Director Edmund Francis Murphy sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$86.20, for a total value of C$3,448,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 8,784 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$757,180.80. This trade represents a 81.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Also, Director Mei Dong sold 39,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$76.33, for a total transaction of C$3,007,402.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,721 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$207,693.93. The trade was a 93.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders sold 119,200 shares of company stock worth $9,821,888 in the last quarter. 70.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Great-West Lifeco is one of the three big Canadian life insurance firms. With just under half of the firm’s profit and revenue in Canada, Great-West also operates in the U.S. and Europe. In Canada, Great-West provides both individual and group insurance. In the United States, Great-West operates Putnam Investments and defined-contribution recordkeeping firm Empower Retirement. In 2020, Great-West announced it would acquire Personal Capital and MassMutual’s recordkeeping business. In Europe, Great-West offers life insurance, annuities, and reinsurance primarily in the U.K., Ireland, and Germany.