Corebridge Financial (CRBG) Competitors

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

Is CRBG or MFC a better dividend stock?

Corebridge Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Corebridge Financial pays out 25.4% 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. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer CRBG or MFC?

In the previous week, Corebridge Financial and Corebridge Financial both had 21 articles in the media. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Corebridge Financial's score of 0.77 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corebridge Financial	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Manulife Financial	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRBG or MFC?

Manulife Financial received 410 more outperform votes than Corebridge Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.05% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 67.57% of users gave Corebridge Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corebridge Financial	Outperform Votes 50 67.57%	Underperform Votes 24 32.43%
Manulife Financial	Outperform Votes 460 68.05%	Underperform Votes 216 31.95%

Is CRBG or MFC more profitable?

Corebridge Financial has a net margin of 11.39% compared to Manulife Financial's net margin of 10.08%. Corebridge Financial's return on equity of 22.69% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corebridge Financial	11.39%	22.69%	0.74%
Manulife Financial	10.08%	15.98%	0.76%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CRBG or MFC?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, CRBG or MFC?

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
Corebridge Financial	$19.06B	0.81	$2.23B	$3.78	7.35
Manulife Financial	$45.58B	1.09	$4.05B	$2.07	14.01

Which has more volatility & risk, CRBG or MFC?

Corebridge Financial has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CRBG or MFC?

Corebridge Financial presently has a consensus price target of $36.15, indicating a potential upside of 30.15%. Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.93%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Corebridge Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corebridge Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Manulife Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Manulife Financial beats Corebridge Financial on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.