Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) Competitors

Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Is BNT or MFC a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays out 105.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Manulife Financial pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts rate BNT or MFC?

Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 61.32%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Manulife Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BNT or MFC?

20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BNT or MFC?

In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 18 more articles in the media than Brookfield Wealth Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Manulife Financial and 0 mentions for Brookfield Wealth Solutions. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Brookfield Wealth Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	Neutral
Manulife Financial	Positive

Is BNT or MFC more profitable?

Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.46% compared to Brookfield Wealth Solutions' net margin of 0.11%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.77% beat Brookfield Wealth Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0.11%	0.12%	0.01%
Manulife Financial	10.46%	15.77%	0.74%

Which has more risk & volatility, BNT or MFC?

Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BNT or MFC?

Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Wealth Solutions. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Wealth Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	$14.10B	1.09	$1.21B	$0.34	188.59
Manulife Financial	$38.90B	1.31	$4.11B	$2.24	13.42

Summary

Manulife Financial beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.