Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) Share Price Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Shares of Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSE:GWO) crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a fifty 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on GWO shares. National Bank Financial reduced their price objective 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 research report on Monday, October 19th. Desjardins increased their target price on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$93.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$90.00 to C$92.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$77.00 to C$91.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Great-West Lifeco from C$84.00 to C$107.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Great-West Lifeco presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$93.18.

Great-West Lifeco Trading Up 1.2%

The stock has a market capitalization of C$85.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.62, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.33, a quick ratio of 22.18 and a current ratio of 4.79. The business has a 50-day moving average of C$91.44 and a 200-day moving average of C$80.69.

Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported C$1.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm 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%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Great-West Lifeco Inc. will post 4.45 EPS for the current year.

Great-West Lifeco Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 29th were issued a $0.67 dividend. This represents a $2.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 1st. Great-West Lifeco’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.