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The price of Globe Life Inc (NYSE: GL) closed at $142.47 in the last session, up 1.94% from day before closing price of $139.76. In other words, the price has increased by $1.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.5 million shares were traded. GL stock price reached its highest trading level at $142.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $140.15.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.41.
On August 05, 2025, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight but kept the price unchanged to $166.
On July 15, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $150.Truist initiated its Buy rating on July 15, 2025, with a $150 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 16 ’25 when SVOBODA FRANK M sold 9,379 shares for $140.43 per share. The transaction valued at 1,317,072 led to the insider holds 35,868 shares of the business.
HENRIE MICHAEL SHANE sold 3,065 shares of GL for $426,341 on Dec 12 ’25. The SVP & Chief Accounting Officer now owns 3,040 shares after completing the transaction at $139.10 per share. On Dec 12 ’25, another insider, Frank M. Svoboda, who serves as the Co-Chairman & CEO/Director and of the company, bought 12,500 shares for $139.22 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GL now has a Market Capitalization of 11540574208 and an Enterprise Value of 14117260288. As of this moment, Globe’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.376 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.707.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GL is 0.47, which has changed by 0.24319518 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GL has reached a high of $147.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $109.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.66%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GL traded on average about 539.19K shares per day over the past 3-months and 424210 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 80.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 79.02M. Insiders hold about 0.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.51% stake in the company. Shares short for GL as of 1765756800 were 1565773 with a Short Ratio of 2.90, compared to 1763078400 on 1548677. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1565773 and a Short% of Float of 2.32.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GL is 1.08, which was 1.05 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007512879. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.81. . The current Payout Ratio is 8.04% for GL, which recently paid a dividend on 2026-01-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-07-02 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 9.0 analysts analyze and rate . The current performance of Globe Life Inc (GL) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.53, with high estimates of $3.61 and low estimates of $3.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $14.67 and $14.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $14.57. EPS for the following year is $15.12, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $16.0 and $14.83.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.53B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.54B to a low estimate of $1.53B. As of . The current estimate, Globe Life Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.47BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.56B. There is a high estimate of $1.56B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.55B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.04B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.03B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.78BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.37B and the low estimate is $6.29B.
