£9.32
2.10%
London, Sep 18, 04:37 pm BST. Closed.
ISIN
GB00BGXQNP29
Symbol
SDLF
Index
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Standard Life Target price 2026 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Standard Life Classifications & Recommendation

Buy
67%
Hold
20%
Sell
13%

Standard Life Price Target

Target Price £9.00
Price £9.32
Deviation
Number of Estimates 12
12 Analysts have issued a price target Standard Life 2027 . The average Standard Life target price is £9.00. This is lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 15 analysts: 10 Analysts recommend Standard Life to buy, 3 to hold and 2 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Standard Life stock has an average upside potential 2027 of . Most analysts recommend the Standard Life stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2026, 2027 to 2031

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Dec '25 2026
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Revenue Billion £ 28.42 3.96
36.83% 86.06%
EBITDA Margin 1.81% 26.70%
209.42% 1,373.22%
Net Margin -1.66% 16.75%
69.17% 1,108.41%

3 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Standard Life 2026 . The average Standard Life sales estimate is

£4.0b
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. This is
86.19% lower
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
£7.0b 75.56%
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, the lowest is
£1.1b 96.01%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2025 £28.4b 36.83%
2026
£4.0b 86.06%
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2027
£4.6b 15.19%
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2028
£5.0b 10.12%
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2029
£9.1b 80.20%
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2030
£9.6b 6.24%
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2031
£10.3b 6.84%
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3 Analysts have issued an Standard Life EBITDA forecast 2026. The average Standard Life EBITDA estimate is

£1.1b
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. This is
101.91% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
£1.2b 123.66%
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, the lowest is
£958m 82.91%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2025 £515m 249.71%
2026
£1.1b 105.44%
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2027
£1.2b 11.34%
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2028
£1.3b 6.11%
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2029
£1.2b 3.76%
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2030
£1.2b 2.91%
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2031
£1.3b 2.91%
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2032
£1.3b 2.83%
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EBITDA Margin

2025 1.81% 209.42%
2026
26.70% 1,373.22%
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2027
25.81% 3.33%
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2028
24.87% 3.64%
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2029
13.28% 46.60%
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2030
12.87% 3.09%
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2031
12.39% 3.73%
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13 Standard Life Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2026. The average Standard Life net profit estimate is

£664m
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. This is
240.64% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
£868m 284.00%
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, the lowest is
£326m 169.03%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2025 £-472m 57.82%
2026
£664m 240.64%
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2027
£784m 18.05%
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2028
£819m 4.53%
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2029
£923m 12.66%
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2030
£799m 13.37%
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2031
£823m 2.97%
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2032
£854m 3.70%
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2033
£878m 2.81%
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Net Margin

2025 -1.66% 69.17%
2026
16.75% 1,108.41%
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2027
17.17% 2.51%
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2028
16.30% 5.07%
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2029
10.19% 37.48%
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2030
8.31% 18.45%
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2031
8.01% 3.61%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2026, 2027 to 2033

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Dec '25 2026
Estimates
Earnings Per Share £ -0.47 0.66
58.04% 240.43%
P/E 14.12
EV/Sales 1.39

13 Analysts have issued a Standard Life forecast for earnings per share. The average Standard Life EPS is

£0.66
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. This is
240.43% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2025. The highest EPS forecast is
£0.86 282.98%
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, the lowest is
£0.32 168.09%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2025 £-0.47 58.04%
2026
£0.66 240.43%
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2027
£0.78 18.18%
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2028
£0.81 3.85%
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2029
£0.92 13.58%
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2030
£0.79 14.13%
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2031
£0.82 3.80%
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2032
£0.85 3.66%
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2033
£0.87 2.35%
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P/E ratio

Current -19.82 93.13%
2026
14.12 171.24%
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2027
11.96 15.30%
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2028
11.44 4.35%
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2029
10.16 11.19%
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2030
11.72 15.35%
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2031
11.39 2.82%
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2032
10.98 3.60%
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2033
10.68 2.73%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2026, the Standard Life stock is valued at an EV/Sales of

and an P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 0.19 2,000.00%
2026
1.39 634.16%
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2027
1.21 13.19%
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2028
1.10 9.19%
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2029
0.61 44.51%
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2030
0.57 5.87%
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2031
0.54 6.41%
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P/S ratio

Current 0.33 10.93%
2026
2.41 624.07%
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2027
2.09 13.19%
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2028
1.90 9.19%
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2029
1.05 44.51%
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2030
0.99 5.87%
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2031
0.93 6.40%
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Current Standard Life Upgrades & Downgrades

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