05:22 PM EST, 11/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Sun Life Financial ( SLF ) reported Q3 underlying earnings late Monday of CA$1.76 (US$1.27) per diluted share, up from CA$1.59 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected a normalized EPS of CA$1.70.

As of Sept. 30, the company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term securities of $75 million.

The company increased its dividend to CA$0.84 a share, from CA$0.81.

Shares were up more than 2% in after-hours activity.

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