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Globe Life Inc (NYSE: GL) closed the day trading at $117.72 down -4.56% from the previous closing price of $123.34. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.55 million shares were traded. GL stock price reached its highest trading level at $119.42 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $111.13.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GL, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.44.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on January 23, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $114.
On January 08, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line and also upped its target price recommendation from $132 to $143.
On October 09, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $150.TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating on October 09, 2024, with a $150 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 19 ’25 when HENRIE MICHAEL SHANE sold 2,750 shares for $126.41 per share. The transaction valued at 347,641 led to the insider holds 3,040 shares of the business.
Hensley Robert Edward sold 1,610 shares of GL for $200,952 on Mar 04 ’25. The EVP & Chief Investment Officer now owns 10,193 shares after completing the transaction at $124.81 per share. On Mar 04 ’25, another insider, Robert E. Hensley, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,610 shares for $125.59 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 9799342080. As of this moment, Globe’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.86.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GL is 0.56, which has changed by 0.51798844 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GL has reached a high of $133.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.90%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, GL traded about 699.66K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, GL traded about 721040 shares per day. A total of 83.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 82.58M. Insiders hold about 0.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.53% stake in the company. Shares short for GL as of 1744675200 were 1261587 with a Short Ratio of 1.80, compared to 1741910400 on 1625145. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1261587 and a Short% of Float of 1.77.
Dividends & Splits
GL’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.99, up from 0.72 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005837523The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.82. The current Payout Ratio is 8.04% for GL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1751500800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-07-02 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Globe Life Inc (GL) is currently under the scrutiny of 9.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.52, with high estimates of $3.8 and low estimates of $3.44.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $13.75 and $13.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $13.63. EPS for the following year is $15.06, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $15.29 and $14.7.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $1.51B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.51B to a low estimate of $1.51B. As of the current estimate, Globe Life Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.44BFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.52B. There is a high estimate of $1.52B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.51B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.08B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.06B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.78BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6.46B and the low estimate is $6.27B.
