NYSE: SLF · Insurance - Diversified
Over the past week, Sun Life Financial (SLF) pulled in 17 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 31% bullish but is sharply divided: Reddit runs 50% bullish while X sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 7 of 15 analysts rating SLF a buy.
There is little buzz around SLF this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 47% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 0% to Reddit at 50%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
15 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 7 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $70.01.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 16 points above the crowd average of 31%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 50% bullish while X sits at 0%, a 50-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Sun Life Financial (SLF) buzz held subdued around 34.7 while the price drifted down 0.5% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 700K shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, SLF lost 1.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 28.6 and was variable, swinging between 14.0 and 36.3. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 8 of the 13 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (7 / 6 / 2) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 31% |
| Avg price target | $70.01 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 50% |
| Most bearish source | X, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 50 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 17 |
| Market cap | $45.06B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 19.2 · 14.5 |
| EPS · Beta | $4.24 · 0.8 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $35.53B · 10% margin |
| Industry | Insurance - Diversified |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Sun Life Financial (SLF) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 31% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 17 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Sun Life Financial (SLF) is fairly quiet with 2 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 2 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 50% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Sun Life Financial (SLF), averaging 31% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 50% bullish and X at 0%, a 50-point spread. On the professional side, 7 of 15 analysts rate SLF a buy.
Of the 15 analysts covering Sun Life Financial (SLF), 7 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 2 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $70.01. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 31% bullish.
Sun Life Financial (SLF)'s cross-source average is bearish at 31% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. Reddit reads 50% bullish, News reads 43% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Sun Life Financial (SLF) at 31% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is x at 0% bullish. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 14 mentions (82% of total volume). Reddit contributes 2 mentions and X contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bearish at 31% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. SLF's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 31% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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