Equitable (EQH) Competitors $46.52 +1.54 (+3.42%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends EQH vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, PFG, CRBG, RYAN, EG, AEG, and KNSLShould you be buying Equitable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equitable include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Everest Group (EG), Aegon (AEG), and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Equitable vs. Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Ryan Specialty Everest Group Aegon Kinsale Capital Group Equitable (NYSE:EQH) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability. Is EQH or MFC more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 9.79% compared to Equitable's net margin of -2.64%. Equitable's return on equity of 76.47% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equitable-2.64% 76.47% 0.68% Manulife Financial 9.79%16.11%0.77% Do analysts prefer EQH or MFC? Equitable presently has a consensus target price of $50.10, suggesting a potential upside of 7.70%. Manulife Financial has a consensus target price of $37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.64%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Equitable.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equitable 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is EQH or MFC a better dividend stock? Equitable pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Equitable pays out -88.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial pays out 57.0% 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. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EQH or MFC? 92.7% of Equitable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Equitable shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, EQH or MFC? Equitable has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to EQH or MFC? In the previous week, Equitable had 6 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Equitable and 6 mentions for Manulife Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Equitable's score of 0.78 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equitable 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Manulife Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, EQH or MFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Equitable. Equitable 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 RatioEquitable$10.99B1.33$1.30B-$1.09-42.68Manulife Financial$48.71B1.08$4.05B$2.0714.65 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EQH or MFC? Manulife Financial received 191 more outperform votes than Equitable when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave Equitable an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEquitableOutperform Votes26760.82% Underperform Votes17239.18% Manulife FinancialOutperform Votes45867.95% Underperform Votes21632.05% SummaryManulife Financial beats Equitable on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 EQH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquitableInsurance agents, brokers, & service IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.09B$17.63B$10.30B$19.19BDividend Yield2.16%2.90%10.51%3.57%P/E Ratio-42.6826.8346.8441.22Price / Sales1.337.453,168.2317.59Price / Cash6.3731.7830.7121.28Price / Book5.5715.452.695.32Net Income$1.30B$830.46M$1.03B$989.67M7 Day Performance-2.00%-0.14%-2.75%-3.45%1 Month Performance-0.60%0.69%-2.70%-3.74%1 Year Performance38.87%7.03%10.70%12.06% Equitable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQHEquitable2.1258 of 5 stars$46.52+3.4%$50.10+7.7%+38.8%$14.09B$10.99B-42.688,500Insider TradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMFCManulife Financial4.6578 of 5 stars$31.01+0.3%$37.50+20.9%+40.2%$54.33B$36.10B14.9440,000Positive NewsSLFSun Life Financial3.0524 of 5 stars$60.04-0.1%N/A+17.1%$34.57B$45.44B13.3630,941Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.4661 of 5 stars$312.00+0.2%$321.80+3.1%+34.8%$31.43B$9.81B-42.7748,000Analyst UpgradePUKPrudential4.236 of 5 stars$16.21-1.1%N/A-27.5%$21.63B$19.50B8.1115,030Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.7011 of 5 stars$78.93+0.0%$84.75+7.4%-1.4%$18.05B$13.67B-87.6819,800Analyst UpgradePositive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.5607 of 5 stars$30.77+0.3%$35.00+13.7%+37.3%$17.50B$14.89B-14.685,700Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastRYANRyan Specialty4.0768 of 5 stars$66.66-1.4%$73.50+10.3%+52.9%$17.45B$2.08B87.794,350Insider TradePositive NewsEGEverest Group4.7306 of 5 stars$359.55-0.9%$430.00+19.6%-0.1%$15.45B$14.59B5.682,844Positive NewsAEGAegon3.6026 of 5 stars$6.01-4.8%N/A+2.7%$13.25B$30.66B6.6820,634Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeKNSLKinsale Capital Group2.9791 of 5 stars$503.34-0.7%$472.00-6.2%+38.7%$11.72B$1.53B28.89561Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MFC Competitors SLF Competitors WTW Competitors PUK Competitors PFG Competitors CRBG Competitors RYAN Competitors EG Competitors AEG Competitors KNSL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:EQH) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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