Market Cap
$12.7B
GL
GLOBE LIFE INC.
$165.68 ▼ -0.09%
Prev close $165.83Market cap$12.7B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$193.91 (+17.0%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 8/10
Insider Selling Cluster (4 insiders)30 New Institutional Positions20 Institutional Exits Traditional Finance
Snapshot
The big-picture read on GL right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy (78%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$9.6B
Inst. Activity
30 buys / 20 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $37.5M sell
Insider Net $
-$37.5M
Social Sentiment
61° Warm
SEC Reports
20
Price chart 30d -6.1%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
No data for this timeframe.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 22, 2026 Insider
Hensley Robert Edward acquired via exercise 10,000 shares
EVP & Chief Investment Officer @ $103.23 ($1.0M)
Sep 22, 2026 Insider
Hensley Robert Edward sold 3,344 shares
EVP & Chief Investment Officer @ $169.53 ($566.9K)
Sep 22, 2026 Insider
Hensley Robert Edward sold 6,656 shares
EVP & Chief Investment Officer @ $170.34 ($1.1M)
Sep 7, 2026 dark_pool
Aug 11, 2026 SEC Dark Pool: GL — 0.4M shares, 21,191 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 387,730 shares across 21,191 trades.
A cluster of insider selling at Globe Life Inc. (GL) totaling $11.14M was reported, led by the CEO and General Counsel.
CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Three top executives (CEO, CFO, CSO) sold a combined ~$15.9M in open-market shares over a 4-day window, primarily follow
CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Two C-suite insiders at Globe Life (CFO and Chief Strategy Officer) sold a combined $7.9M in open-market shares over a t
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC — ADD
1,355,811 shares ($242.3M)
Analyst ratings buy % -7.1%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
78% rate it Buy or better · 23 analysts
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Firm rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 58% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | TD Cowen | MAINTAIN | Buy | 56% |
| Jul 21, 2026 | JP Morgan | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 55% |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Piper Sandler | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | MAINTAIN | In-Line | 59% |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 58% |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Jefferies | MAINTAIN | Hold | 53% |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Wells Fargo | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 54% |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | MAINTAIN | Overweight | 55% |
| Jun 23, 2026 | TD Cowen | MAINTAIN | Buy | 56% |
Monthly consensus history
| Period | Str. Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Str. Sell | Buy % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| May 1, 2026 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78% | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82% | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80% | |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80% |
Price targets
Where 11 covering analysts think GL trades over the next 12 months.
$193.91 +17.0% upside Buy
Current$165.68 Low$166.00 Median$192.00 High$225.00 11 analysts
$166.00$225.00
Analyst rating None as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood +0.0%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
61°
Warm
BearishNeutralBullish
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
20 SEC filing reports analyzed · 0 bullish, 1 bearish, 1 mixed, 18 neutral · avg impact 2.8/10.
NEUTRALCLUSTER4/10
A cluster of insider selling at Globe Life Inc. (GL) totaling $11.14M was reported, led by the CEO a
Aug 11, 2026
BEARISHCLUSTER4/10
Three top executives (CEO, CFO, CSO) sold a combined ~$15.9M in open-market shares over a 4-day wind
Aug 3, 2026
NEUTRALCLUSTER2/10
Two C-suite insiders at Globe Life (CFO and Chief Strategy Officer) sold a combined $7.9M in open-ma
Jul 30, 2026
NEUTRALCLUSTER3/10
Two top executives at Globe Life Inc. — the EVP & CFO and the EVP & Chief Strategy Officer — sold a
Jul 30, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: GL — 0.4M shares, 21,191 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 387,730 shares across 21,191 trades.
Aug 31, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: GL — 0.5M shares, 21,421 trades
Week starting 2026-08-31. Total ATS volume: 453,769 shares across 21,421 trades.
Aug 24, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: GL — 0.6M shares, 22,914 trades
Week starting 2026-08-24. Total ATS volume: 643,426 shares across 22,914 trades.
Aug 17, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: GL — 0.7M shares, 28,449 trades
Week starting 2026-08-17. Total ATS volume: 715,086 shares across 28,449 trades.
Aug 10, 2026
buyback
Globe Life Announces New Share Repurchase Authorization
MCKINNEY, Texas, Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Globe Life Inc. (NYSE:GL) announced a new authorization, effective August 15, 2026, to repurchase up to
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
| Period | EPS Est. | Range | Growth | 30d Rev | Up/Dn | Revenue | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $4.90 | $4.77–$4.99 | 1.8% | +0.4% | 7↑ 0↓ | $1.6B | 9 |
| Next Q | $3.78 | $3.67–$3.97 | 11.5% | -0.2% | 1↑ 6↓ | $1.6B | 9 |
| Current FY | $15.71 | $15.55–$15.76 | 8.2% | +0.1% | 8↑ 0↓ | $6.4B | 11 |
| Next FY | $16.52 | $16.03–$16.85 | 5.1% | +0.0% | 1↑ 6↓ | $6.8B | 11 |
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
| When | EPS estimate | Change vs now |
|---|---|---|
| Current | $4.897 | — |
| 7d ago | $4.897 | — |
| 30d ago | $4.876 | +0.021 |
| 60d ago | $4.699 | +0.198 |
| 90d ago | $4.685 | +0.212 |
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own GL (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $9.6B total value (53,576,562 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, Invesco. Net buying activity: 30 institutions added/increased vs 20 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Tracked | Last move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 5,528,883 | $987.9M | 10.3% | — |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 5,080,734 | $907.8M | 9.5% | — |
| Invesco Ltd. | 4,619,219 | $825.4M | 8.6% | — |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 4,181,598 | $747.2M | 7.8% | — |
| STATE STREET CORP | 3,735,409 | $667.4M | 7.0% | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 2,804,413 | $500.4M | 5.2% | — |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 2,393,372 | $427.7M | 4.5% | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 1,940,584 | $346.7M | 3.6% | — |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1,515,987 | $270.9M | 2.8% | — |
| Nuveen, LLC | 1,496,640 | $267.4M | 2.8% | — |
Recent position changes
| Fund | Action | Prev | Current | Change | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | ADD | 1,026,246 | 1,355,811 | +32.1% | $242.3M |
| NORGES BANK | NEW | — | 915,219 | — | $163.5M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | TRIM | 1,323,481 | 761,798 | -42.4% | $136.1M |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | ADD | 271,693 | 415,201 | +52.8% | $74.2M |
| UBS Group AG | ADD | 241,395 | 356,369 | +47.6% | $63.7M |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | ADD | 254,046 | 340,631 | +34.1% | $60.9M |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | ADD | 206,817 | 273,463 | +32.2% | $49.7M |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC | ADD | 161,398 | 253,272 | +56.9% | $45.3M |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | TRIM | 295,969 | 190,108 | -35.8% | $34.0M |
| Amundi | DOUBLED | 39,821 | 162,223 | +307.4% | $29.0M |
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
9 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$37.5M — $0.00 bought, $37.5M sold.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Hensley Robert Edward | EVP & Chief Investment Officer | EXERCISE | 10,000 | $103.23 | $1.0M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Hensley Robert Edward | EVP & Chief Investment Officer | SELL | 3,344 | $169.53 | $566.9K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Hensley Robert Edward | EVP & Chief Investment Officer | SELL | 6,656 | $170.34 | $1.1M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | MITCHELL ROBERT BRIAN | EVP, General Counsel and CRO | EXERCISE | 23,000 | $103.23 | $2.4M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | MITCHELL ROBERT BRIAN | EVP, General Counsel and CRO | SELL | 10,529 | $183.83 | $1.9M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | MITCHELL ROBERT BRIAN | EVP, General Counsel and CRO | SELL | 1,017 | $184.75 | $187.9K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | MITCHELL ROBERT BRIAN | EVP, General Counsel and CRO | SELL | 11,454 | $182.77 | $2.1M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Darden James Matthew | Co-Chairman & CEO | SELL | 49,600 | $182.43 | $9.0M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Darden James Matthew | Co-Chairman & CEO | EXERCISE | 50,000 | $98.32 | $4.9M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Darden James Matthew | Co-Chairman & CEO | SELL | 400 | $183.36 | $73.3K |
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for GL.
Shares short
2,064,855
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
+0.0%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
6.2
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈2.7%
Estimate — not % of float
All GL filing & press-release reports (26)
- CLUSTER reportAug 11, 2026
- CLUSTER reportAug 3, 2026
- CLUSTER reportJul 30, 2026
- CLUSTER reportJul 30, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportJul 22, 2026
- PRESS-RELEASE reportJul 8, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportJul 3, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportJul 3, 2026
- COURT-RULING reportJul 2, 2026
- CLUSTER reportJun 30, 2026
- 8-K reportJun 29, 2026
- CLUSTER reportJun 26, 2026
- CLUSTER reportJun 16, 2026
- INST-CLUSTER reportJun 12, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMay 26, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMay 26, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMay 12, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMay 7, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMay 4, 2026
- 8-K reportMay 4, 2026
- CLUSTER reportApr 29, 2026
- CLUSTER reportApr 27, 2026
- 8-K reportApr 22, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMar 3, 2026
- CLUSTER reportMar 2, 2026
- CLUSTER reportFeb 27, 2026