Great West Lifeco Stock Today
| GWO Stock | CAD 50.79 0.75 1.50% |
Performance23 of 100
| Odds Of DistressLess than 5
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Great West is selling at 50.79 as of the 28th of November 2024; that is 1.50% up since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 50.04. Great West has under 5 % chance of experiencing financial distress over the next 2 years and had a solid performance during the last 90 days. Equity ratings for Great West Lifeco are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 30th of August 2024 and ending today, the 28th of November 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Insurance | Category Financial Services | Classification Financials |
Great-West Lifeco Inc., a financial services holding company, engages in the life and health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Great-West Lifeco Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Power Financial Corporation. The company has 931.2 M outstanding shares of which 10.47 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 9.04 days to cover all short positions. More on Great West Lifeco
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| 0.92 | DGS | Dividend Growth Split | PairCorr |
| 0.93 | DF | Dividend 15 Split | PairCorr |
| 0.9 | ESI | Ensign Energy Services | PairCorr |
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| CEO | Paul Mahon | ||||
| Business Concentration | Life & Health Insurance, Insurance - Life, Financial Services, Financials, Insurance, Insurance—Life, Financial Services (View all Sectors) | ||||
Great West's financial strength is of vital concern to both outside investors and internal stakeholders. Efficiency and cost control are keys to Great West's success, along with its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to pay bills, repay debt, and make a consistent year-to-year profit. | |||||
Debt LevelsGreat West can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Great West's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Great West's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Great West Lifeco (GWO) is traded on Toronto Exchange in Canada and employs 33,500 people. Great West is listed under Life & Health Insurance category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 46.6 B. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate Great West's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by Great West's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. Great West Lifeco operates under Insurance sector and is part of Financials industry. The entity has 931.2 M outstanding shares of which 10.47 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 9.04 days to cover all short positions.
Great West Lifeco has accumulated about 135.15 B in cash with 5.2 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 145.05.
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Ownership AllocationGreat West Lifeco has a total of 931.2 Million outstanding shares. Great West retains majority of its outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a corporate executive, director, member of the board or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. 70.69 (percent) of Great West outstanding shares that are owned by insiders attests that they have been buying or selling the stock in recent months in anticipation of some upcoming event. Please note that no matter how many assets the company holds, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Great West Lifeco Risk Profiles
Although Great West's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Great West's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.
| Mean Deviation | 0.5617 | |||
| Semi Deviation | 0.352 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 0.7437 | |||
| Variance | 0.5531 |
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Great West Corporate Directors
| Deborah Barrett | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Andre Desmarais | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Claude Genereux | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Elizabeth Lempres | Independent Director | Profile |
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