Where it trades today
trading 72% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- Credit quality, deposit stability, and how management navigates the rate cycle usually drive the next rerating.
- GL is valued near its sector range at 11.5x earnings versus 12.5x for peers, so the next move likely needs a real earnings or guidance catalyst.
- Recent realized volatility sits near 19.8%, below the sector norm of 24.0%, which supports a steadier role inside a diversified portfolio.
- Relative performance versus JPM, BAC, WFC matters here because leadership inside financial services rarely stays static for long.
Portfolio Use Case
- GL is more useful for investors comparing conviction names inside financial services than for someone looking for a passive “set and forget” holding.
- The beta profile suggests it can fit a quality or lower-volatility sleeve more naturally than a high-octane tactical basket.
- The stock becomes more useful when paired with an explicit catalyst watchlist, because sector sentiment can shift quickly around policy, rates, or pipeline news.
What Would Change the View
- The view would need revisiting if peers such as JPM, BAC, WFC start winning the marginal flow or posting cleaner operating momentum.
Methodology
- Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for GL come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
- 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
- Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for Financial Services so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
- Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as JPM, BAC, WFC.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →
Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for GL. Last refresh: Sep 18, 2026, 10:56 PM.
- Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →
Explains how analytics, refresh cadence, and portfolio interpretation work across the product.
- Peer set and coverage context
Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as JPM, BAC, WFC.
What Globe Life Inc. does
Globe Life Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various life and supplemental health insurance products to lower middle- and middle-income families in the United States. It operates in three segments: Life Insurance, Supplemental Health Insurance, and Investments. The company offers whole, term, and other life insurance products, as well as life insurance for children; Medicare supplement and limited-benefit supplemental health insurance products, such as accident, cancer, critical illness, heart, intensive care, and other health products; and final expense, accidental death, mortgage protection, and hospital insurance products. It sells its products through direct-to-consumer channels,…
Employees
3,695
Industry
Insurance - Life
Headquarters
McKinney, United States
What analysts expect
GL is tracked by 11 analysts, with an average price target of $193.91 versus $173.42 today (+11.8%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
GL generated $6.19B in trailing revenue (8.0% year over year), with a 19.6% net margin, and $1.16B of free cash flow, against $2.97B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.99B | — | — | $1.16B | $14.27 | $1.25B |
| 2024 | $5.78B | — | — | $1.07B | $11.99 | $1.33B |
| 2023 | $5.45B | — | — | $970.75M | $10.21 | $1.43B |
| 2022 | $5.23B | — | — | $894.39M | $7.55 | $1.39B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
How it sits in financial services
Sector covering banks, insurance, asset management, and fintech companies.
The companies it competes with
GL beside the financial services names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
Globe Life Inc. trades at $173.42, 9.5% below its 52-week high. With a beta of 0.46, it shows less sensitivity to what the wider market does.
Questions people ask about it
Is GL a good buy right now?
Globe Life Inc. trades at 11.5x earnings. This is below market average, potentially undervalued. Current risk level is Medium based on 19.8% volatility.
Does GL pay dividends?
Yes, Globe Life Inc. offers a dividend yield of 0.77%. That is roughly $1.34 per share a year.
How volatile is GL?
With 30-day annualized volatility of 19.8% and beta of 0.46, GL is classified as Medium risk. The stock tends to be more stable than the market average.
What is the analyst price target for GL?
The average analyst price target for Globe Life Inc. (GL) is $193.91 based on 11 analyst estimates, about 11.8% above the current price of $173.42. The published range runs from $166.00 to $225.00.
How much revenue does GL generate?
Globe Life Inc. reported $6.19B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 8.0% year over year. Net margin sits at 19.6%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.