Principal Financial Group (PFG) Competitors $76.59 +0.99 (+1.31%) As of 08/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PFG vs. MFC, SLF, PUK, WTW, CRBG, BNT, RYAN, EQH, EG, and AEGShould you be buying Principal Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Principal Financial Group include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Prudential Public (PUK), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Equitable (EQH), Everest Group (EG), and Aegon (AEG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Principal Financial Group vs. Its Competitors Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Prudential Public Willis Towers Watson Public Corebridge Financial Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ryan Specialty Equitable Everest Group Aegon Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is PFG or MFC a better dividend stock? Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Principal Financial Group pays out 61.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Principal Financial Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Manulife Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, PFG or MFC? Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PFG or MFC? Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $47.50, indicating a potential upside of 57.75%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Principal Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PFG or MFC? 75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PFG or MFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Principal Financial Group. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Principal Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrincipal Financial Group$16.13B1.06$1.57B$4.9715.41Manulife Financial$47.46B1.08$4.11B$2.2413.44 Does the media prefer PFG or MFC? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 31 more articles in the media than Principal Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Manulife Financial and 0 mentions for Principal Financial Group. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Principal Financial Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Principal Financial Group Neutral Manulife Financial Positive Is PFG or MFC more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.46% compared to Principal Financial Group's net margin of 7.53%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.77% beat Principal Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Principal Financial Group7.53% 15.63% 0.55% Manulife Financial 10.46%15.77%0.74% SummaryManulife Financial beats Principal Financial Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Principal Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PFG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrincipal Financial GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.06B$20.92B$12.27B$9.72BDividend Yield3.97%2.94%5.64%4.12%P/E Ratio15.4111.7719.3224.75Price / Sales1.062.0027.1597.61Price / Cash7.0016.8621.2958.47Price / Book1.492.022.115.59Net Income$1.57B$1.62B$1.00B$265.99M7 Day Performance1.40%3.34%1.28%5.07%1 Month Performance-6.14%1.02%-0.39%0.61%1 Year PerformanceN/A21.54%544.34%22.83% Principal Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFGPrincipal Financial Group3.3105 of 5 stars$76.59+1.3%N/AN/A$17.06B$16.13B15.4119,700MFCManulife Financial4.868 of 5 stars$30.46-1.6%$48.50+59.2%+20.0%$52.74B$38.90B15.9537,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSLFSun Life Financial4.8063 of 5 stars$60.38-1.0%$88.00+45.7%+17.8%$34.35B$28.32B15.3631,768Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionGap DownPUKPrudential Public3.9549 of 5 stars$25.05-1.8%N/A+59.4%$32.94B$16.66B10.8015,412Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.7038 of 5 stars$314.77-0.3%$367.11+16.6%+18.5%$31.31B$9.81B215.6048,900News CoverageAnalyst RevisionCRBGCorebridge Financial4.5218 of 5 stars$34.44-3.1%$40.70+18.2%+26.9%$19.55B$19.58B29.195,200News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$65.33-2.4%N/AN/A$16.09B$14.10B197.985,000News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst UpgradeStock SplitRYANRyan Specialty4.4598 of 5 stars$57.97-5.3%$77.70+34.0%-10.1%$16.06B$2.52B165.635,250Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeEQHEquitable4.4656 of 5 stars$50.04-2.6%$65.30+30.5%+34.8%$15.49B$12.44B13.608,000Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastEGEverest Group4.8889 of 5 stars$331.65-1.2%$400.83+20.9%-9.5%$14.28B$17.28B17.603,037Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAEGAegon3.7526 of 5 stars$6.94-2.3%N/A+21.6%$14.24B$19.52B7.2323,123 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MFC Competitors SLF Competitors PUK Competitors WTW Competitors CRBG Competitors BNT Competitors RYAN Competitors EQH Competitors EG Competitors AEG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PFG) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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