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

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Sun Life Financial (NYSE: SLF):

• 7/15/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Scotiabank.
• 7/13/2026 – Sun Life Financial was downgraded by Evercore Inc from “outperform” to “in-line”.
• 7/7/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC.
• 7/6/2026 – Sun Life Financial had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/4/2026 – Sun Life Financial was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 6/10/2026 – Sun Life Financial was given a new $81.00 price target by Argus.
• 5/23/2026 – Sun Life Financial was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.

Sun Life Financial Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 27th were given a dividend of $0.96 per share. This represents a $3.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.7%. This is a positive change from Sun Life Financial’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.92. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 27th. Sun Life Financial’s dividend payout ratio is 72.94%.

Sun Life Financial Inc, founded in 1865 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, is an international financial services organization that provides a range of insurance, wealth management and asset management solutions. The company serves individual and institutional clients, offering products designed to protect against life and health risks, help clients save for retirement, and manage investments on behalf of customers and third parties.

Core business activities include life and health insurance, group benefits for employers, retirement and pension products, and wealth management services such as mutual funds and segregated fund solutions.