Aegon (AEG) Competitors $5.82 -0.18 (-3.05%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.82 +0.01 (+0.14%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AEG vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, RYAN, PFG, CRBG, EG, EQH, and KNSLShould you be buying Aegon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aegon include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Everest Group (EG), Equitable (EQH), and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Aegon vs. Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Ryan Specialty Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Kinsale Capital Group Aegon (NYSE:AEG) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has higher earnings & valuation, AEG or MFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Aegon. Aegon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manulife Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAegon$19.52B0.66-$193.73M$0.966.06Manulife Financial$45.58B1.03$4.05B$2.0713.20 Does the media refer more to AEG or MFC? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Aegon. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Manulife Financial and 10 mentions for Aegon. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Aegon's score of 0.51 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aegon 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Manulife Financial 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AEG or MFC a better dividend stock? Aegon pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Aegon pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial pays out 58.5% 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. Manulife Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Aegon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AEG or MFC? Manulife Financial received 86 more outperform votes than Aegon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.05% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 53.97% of users gave Aegon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAegonOutperform Votes37453.97% Underperform Votes31946.03% Manulife FinancialOutperform Votes46068.05% Underperform Votes21631.95% Do analysts rate AEG or MFC? Manulife Financial has a consensus target price of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 66.51%. Given Manulife Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Aegon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aegon 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in AEG or MFC? 4.3% of Aegon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AEG or MFC more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Aegon's net margin of 0.00%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.98% beat Aegon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AegonN/A N/A N/A Manulife Financial 10.08%15.98%0.76% Which has more volatility and risk, AEG or MFC? Aegon has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryManulife Financial beats Aegon on 19 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Aegon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEG 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 AEG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAegonLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.82B$19.32B$10.44B$17.96BDividend Yield4.78%3.18%5.81%4.05%P/E Ratio6.067.5121.1330.23Price / Sales0.661.1924.5226.07Price / CashN/A9.7017.6117.54Price / Book1.241.272.444.19Net Income-$193.73M$1.64B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.45%-6.38%-3.68%-5.31%1 Month Performance-3.13%-5.33%488.11%-8.57%1 Year Performance-6.03%3.89%529.75%-3.72% Aegon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEGAegon3.2592 of 5 stars$5.82-3.1%N/A-3.8%$12.82B$19.52B6.0622,300High Trading VolumeMFCManulife Financial4.8969 of 5 stars$27.41-1.0%$45.50+66.0%+18.2%$47.22B$45.58B13.2440,000Positive NewsGap DownSLFSun Life Financial3.8704 of 5 stars$53.80-1.2%N/A+4.6%$30.71B$28.68B14.0129,200News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownWTWWillis Towers Watson Public1.8806 of 5 stars$301.01-2.5%$346.15+15.0%+18.8%$30.01B$9.93B-301.0146,600Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePUKPrudential4.0963 of 5 stars$18.59-3.3%N/A+6.4%$24.46B$8.14B8.0114,500Positive NewsGap DownRYANRyan Specialty2.485 of 5 stars$68.47-2.9%$75.27+9.9%+35.5%$17.93B$2.52B99.233,850Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumePFGPrincipal Financial Group4.3912 of 5 stars$71.65-1.8%$86.57+20.8%-6.7%$16.16B$16.13B10.7319,300Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCRBGCorebridge Financial4.8317 of 5 stars$25.47-1.0%$37.00+45.3%+6.3%$14.16B$19.06B6.747,700Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownEGEverest Group4.711 of 5 stars$326.46-3.1%$416.50+27.6%-6.2%$14.02B$17.08B10.392,430Analyst ForecastNews CoverageEQHEquitable4.6636 of 5 stars$44.84-0.6%$60.75+35.5%+31.9%$13.76B$12.44B11.748,200Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKNSLKinsale Capital Group1.582 of 5 stars$440.56-4.0%$468.56+6.4%+4.6%$10.25B$1.59B24.76470Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Everest Group Competitors Equitable Competitors Kinsale Capital Group 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 (NYSE:AEG) was last updated on 4/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners6 stocks could soar on DOGE AI news …Stay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s policies mean HUGE income for investorsThanks to a Trump win… Investors have a HUGE opportunity at new income. 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