Corebridge Financial (CRBG) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer MFC or CRBG?

In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Corebridge Financial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Manulife Financial and 10 mentions for Corebridge Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Corebridge Financial's score of 0.82 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manulife Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Corebridge Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MFC or CRBG a better dividend stock?

Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Corebridge Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Manulife Financial pays out 56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Corebridge Financial pays out -44.0% 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 11 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MFC or CRBG?

Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Corebridge Financial. Corebridge Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manulife Financial, 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
Manulife Financial	$36.10B	1.58	$4.05B	$2.07	15.78
Corebridge Financial	$21.21B	0.82	$1.10B	-$2.09	-14.58

Which has more risk and volatility, MFC or CRBG?

Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corebridge Financial has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MFC or CRBG more profitable?

Manulife Financial has a net margin of 9.79% compared to Corebridge Financial's net margin of -6.10%. Corebridge Financial's return on equity of 22.24% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manulife Financial	9.79%	16.11%	0.77%
Corebridge Financial	-6.10%	22.24%	0.74%

Do analysts recommend MFC or CRBG?

Manulife Financial presently has a consensus target price of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.82%. Corebridge Financial has a consensus target price of $34.85, suggesting a potential upside of 14.32%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Corebridge Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manulife Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Corebridge Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MFC or CRBG?

52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Corebridge Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Corebridge Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MFC or CRBG?

Manulife Financial received 421 more outperform votes than Corebridge Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 62.71% of users gave Corebridge Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manulife Financial	Outperform Votes 458 67.95%	Underperform Votes 216 32.05%
Corebridge Financial	Outperform Votes 37 62.71%	Underperform Votes 22 37.29%

Summary

Manulife Financial beats Corebridge Financial on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.