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After finishing at $121.09 in the prior trading day, Globe Life Inc (NYSE: GL) closed at $117.6, down -2.88%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.95 million shares were traded. GL stock price reached its highest trading level at $121.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.365.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GL by taking a closer 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 0.43.
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 Jun 04 ’25 when SVOBODA FRANK M sold 6,051 shares for $121.24 per share. The transaction valued at 733,617 led to the insider holds 32,747 shares of the business.
Frank M. Svoboda bought 15,000 shares of GL for $1,842,000 on Jun 04 ’25. On May 20 ’25, another insider, SVOBODA FRANK M, who serves as the Co-Chairman & CEO of the company, sold 6,019 shares for $122.51 each. As a result, the insider received 737,385 and left with 31,298 shares of the company.
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 9707044864 and an Enterprise Value of 13061753856. As of this moment, Globe’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.88. 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 1.66 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.236 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.608.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GL is 0.55, which has changed by 0.3797958 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 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 $80.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 613.48K shares per day over the past 3-months and 681100 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 82.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 82.01M. Insiders hold about 0.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.30% stake in the company. Shares short for GL as of 1749772800 were 1395270 with a Short Ratio of 2.27, compared to 1747267200 on 1371970. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1395270 and a Short% of Float of 1.9800000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GL’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.99, compared to 1.02 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008175737The 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 2025-07-03 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.
