CRBG vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, PFG, RYAN, EQH, EG, AEG, and KNSL
Should you be buying Corebridge Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Corebridge Financial include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Equitable (EQH), Everest Group (EG), Aegon (AEG), and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Corebridge Financial vs.
Corebridge Financial (NYSE:CRBG) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Corebridge Financial has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Corebridge Financial currently has a consensus price target of $37.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.75%. Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.10%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Corebridge Financial.
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.
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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Manulife Financial received 415 more outperform votes than Corebridge Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.05% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 66.18% of users gave Corebridge Financial an outperform vote.
Corebridge Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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 increased 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.
In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Corebridge Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Manulife Financial and 11 mentions for Corebridge Financial. Corebridge Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Manulife Financial's score of 1.20 indicating that Corebridge Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
Manulife Financial beats Corebridge Financial on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CRBG) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
