Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSE:GWO) Stock Now Rated “Moderate Buy” by Sell-Side Analysts

Shares of Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSE:GWO) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is C$93.18.

GWO has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore raised Great-West Lifeco to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. National Bank Financial cut their target price on Great-West Lifeco from C$95.00 to C$94.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 19th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on 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. Barclays increased their price target on Great-West Lifeco from C$86.00 to C$87.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Desjardins raised their price target on Great-West Lifeco from C$93.00 to C$95.00 in a report on Thursday, July 30th.

Great-West Lifeco Stock Performance

Great-West Lifeco stock traded up C$0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching C$93.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,166,228 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,437,138. The company has a current ratio of 4.79, a quick ratio of 22.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.33. Great-West Lifeco has a twelve month low of C$59.54 and a twelve month high of C$96.15. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$91.56 and a 200-day moving average price of C$80.98. The firm has a market cap of C$84.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.30, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.60.

Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported C$1.48 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$8.70 billion during the quarter. Great-West Lifeco had a return on equity of 15.08% and a net margin of 15.09%. Sell-side analysts predict that Great-West Lifeco 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 paid a dividend of $0.67 per share. This represents a $2.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. Great-West Lifeco’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 53.80%.

About Great-West Lifeco

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.