Manulife Financial (MFC) Competitors $32.19 -0.09 (-0.28%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MFC vs. CB, SLF, WTW, PUK, PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EG, EQH, and AEGShould you be buying Manulife Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manulife Financial include Chubb (CB), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Everest Group (EG), Equitable (EQH), and Aegon (AEG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Manulife Financial vs. Chubb Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Aegon Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Chubb (NYSE:CB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MFC or CB? Chubb received 263 more outperform votes than Manulife Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.95% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 63.08% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManulife FinancialOutperform Votes45867.95% Underperform Votes21632.05% ChubbOutperform Votes72163.08% Underperform Votes42236.92% Do insiders & institutionals believe in MFC or CB? 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Chubb shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Chubb shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MFC or CB more profitable? Chubb has a net margin of 18.32% compared to Manulife Financial's net margin of 9.79%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 16.11% beat Chubb's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial9.79% 16.11% 0.77% Chubb 18.32%15.46%4.26% Is MFC or CB a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Chubb pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Manulife Financial pays out 56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chubb pays out 14.9% 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 and Chubb has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer MFC or CB? Manulife Financial presently has a consensus target price of $37.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Chubb has a consensus target price of $287.37, indicating a potential upside of 1.61%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Chubb.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) 3.00Chubb 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35 Does the media prefer MFC or CB? In the previous week, Chubb had 27 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Chubb and 15 mentions for Manulife Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Chubb's score of 0.96 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chubb 27 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, MFC or CB? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chubb has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MFC or CB? Chubb has higher revenue and earnings than Manulife Financial. Chubb 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 RatioManulife Financial$36.10B1.56$4.05B$2.0715.55Chubb$49.74B2.29$9.03B$24.4211.58 SummaryChubb beats Manulife Financial on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressBreaking News: Tesla headed to $500…That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. Get Manulife Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 MFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricManulife FinancialLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$57.06B$20.36B$10.35B$19.85BDividend Yield3.56%2.89%10.18%3.52%P/E Ratio15.559.8149.6042.73Price / Sales1.561.363,386.8319.27Price / Cash9.8121.9130.6817.86Price / Book1.711.482.895.52Net Income$4.05B$1.23B$994.27M$986.45M7 Day Performance-2.07%0.17%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance7.16%1.27%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance68.75%18.60%24.11%24.67% Manulife Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFCManulife Financial4.6819 of 5 stars$32.19-0.3%$37.50+16.5%+66.7%$57.06B$36.10B15.5540,000News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCBChubb4.6864 of 5 stars$282.81-0.4%$287.37+1.6%+26.7%$114.00B$49.74B11.5840,000SLFSun Life Financial3.161 of 5 stars$60.84+0.8%N/A+19.7%$34.73B$30.20B13.5530,941Analyst DowngradeWTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.7304 of 5 stars$308.61+0.3%$312.27+1.2%+27.6%$30.98B$9.48B0.0048,000Analyst RevisionPUKPrudential3.0644 of 5 stars$16.03+1.2%N/A-32.0%$21.27B$19.50B0.0015,030Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.09 of 5 stars$84.150.0%$85.92+2.1%+15.9%$19.25B$13.67B12.2519,800Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRYANRyan Specialty3.4511 of 5 stars$70.88+0.7%$70.33-0.8%+58.3%$18.43B$2.08B92.054,350Positive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.2082 of 5 stars$30.64+0.7%$34.85+13.7%+55.8%$17.43B$14.89B-14.665,700Positive NewsEGEverest Group4.63 of 5 stars$376.87+1.7%$434.10+15.2%-5.7%$15.92B$14.59B5.902,844Analyst ForecastEQHEquitable3.3309 of 5 stars$46.72+0.3%$48.70+4.2%+64.4%$14.64B$10.53B-42.868,500Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradePositive NewsAEGAegon2.1457 of 5 stars$6.25-1.3%N/A+15.9%$13.95B$30.66B0.0020,634 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chubb Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Prudential Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Ryan Specialty Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Aegon Alternatives 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:MFC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time N...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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