Stock Research: Great-West Lifeco

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Great-West Lifeco

TOR:GWO CA39138C1068
45
  • Value
    30
  • Growth
    85
  • Safety
    Safety
    94
  • Combined
    90
  • Sentiment
    7
  • 360° View
    360° View
    45
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Company Description

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a financial services holding company providing wealth, retirement, workplace benefits, and insurance solutions. It operates in the financial services industry under the brands Canada Life, Empower, and Irish Life. The company operates in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $35,169 million and 33,250 employees. The profits and revenue were not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 45 (better than 45% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Great-West Lifeco are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Great-West Lifeco. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 85, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 85% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 94 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 94% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 30 which means that the share price of Great-West Lifeco is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 70% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 7, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 93% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
30 55 78 85
Growth
85 91 85 59
Safety
Safety
94 27 27 27
Sentiment
7 82 76 53
360° View
360° View
45 88 88 89
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
51 27 36 16
Opinions Change
43 96 50 67
Pro Holdings
n/a 99 90 39
Market Pulse
11 57 77 68
Sentiment
7 82 76 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
30 55 78 85
Growth
85 91 85 59
Safety Safety
94 27 27 27
Combined
90 50 50 50
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
34 30 84 91
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
27 67 59 65
Price vs. Book (P/B)
23 43 41 31
Dividend Yield
89 98 92 99
Value
30 55 78 85
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
15 86 41 82
Profit Growth
76 50 51 46
Capital Growth
75 47 73 31
Stock Returns
96 71 89 59
Growth
85 91 85 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
53 59 61 28
Refinancing
92 96 96 96
Liquidity
70 100 53 54
Safety Safety
94 27 27 27

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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