Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSE:GWO – Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$91.20 and traded as high as C$92.93. Great-West Lifeco shares last traded at C$91.93, with a volume of 2,232,277 shares.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts have recently commented on GWO shares. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$84.00 to C$107.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. National Bank Financial reduced their target price on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$94.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$77.00 to C$91.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Evercore upgraded shares of Great-West Lifeco to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$100.00 and gave the stock a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$93.18.
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Great-West Lifeco Stock Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 22.18, a current ratio of 4.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.33. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of C$91.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$80.38. The stock has a market capitalization of C$82.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.60.
Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported C$1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$8.70 billion for the quarter. Great-West Lifeco had a return on equity of 15.08% and a net margin of 15.09%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Great-West Lifeco Inc. will post 4.45 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Great-West Lifeco Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th were given a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. Great-West Lifeco’s dividend payout ratio is 53.80%.
Great-West Lifeco Company Profile
Great West is a financial services holding company focused on building stronger, more financially secure futures. We operate in the United States, Canada and Europe under the brands Empower, Canada Life and Irish Life. Together we provide wealth, retirement, group benefits and insurance and risk solutions to our approximately 40 million customer relationships. As of June 30, 2026, Great West’s total client assets were $3.7 trillion. Great West trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.
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