On Friday, Sun Life Financial received a positive adjustment to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating, from 79 to 82.
IBD's proprietary rating identifies price action with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The score shows how a stock's price movement over the last 52 weeks holds up against all the other stocks in our database.
Over 100 years of market history shows that the best-performing stocks typically have an RS Rating north of 80 in the early stages of their moves.
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Sun Life Financial is building a flat base with a 62.85 buy point. See if it can clear the breakout price in volume at least 40% above average.
Earnings growth dropped last quarter from 11% to 0%. But revenue gains moved higher, from 8% to 12%.
Sun Life Financial holds the No. 8 rank among its peers in the Insurance-Life industry group. Primerica, Prudential ADR and Globe Life are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.
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