Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:MFC Manulife Financial (MFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $32.49 +0.32 (+0.99%) (As of 09:30 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Manulife Financial Stock (NYSE:MFC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Manulife Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$32.49▼$32.4950-Day Range$27.95▼$32.8752-Week Range$18.91▼$33.07Volume14,408 shsAverage Volume2.54 million shsMarket Capitalization$56.92 billionP/E Ratio15.70Dividend Yield3.57%Price Target$37.50Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewManulife Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial products and services in the United States, Canada, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through Wealth and Asset Management Businesses; Insurance and Annuity Products; and Corporate and Other segments. The Wealth and Asset Management Businesses segment offers investment advice and solutions to retirement, retail, and institutional clients through multiple distribution channels, including agents and brokers affiliated with the company, independent securities brokerage firms and financial advisors pension plan consultants, and banks. The Insurance and Annuity Products segment provides deposit and credit products; and individual life insurance, individual and group long-term care insurance, and guaranteed and partially guaranteed annuity products through multiple distribution channels, including insurance agents, brokers, banks, financial planners, and direct marketing. The Corporate and Other segment is involved in the property and casualty reinsurance businesses; and run-off reinsurance operations, including variable annuities, and accident and health. The company also manages timberland and agricultural portfolios; and engages in insurance agency, investment counseling and dealer, portfolio and mutual fund management, property and casualty insurance, and mutual fund dealer businesses. In addition, it provides integrated banking products and services. The company was incorporated in 1887 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.Read More… Trump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K Owners (Ad)The "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. A tax-free gift so powerful it could reshape the financial destinies of millions of IRA and 401(k) owners…Claim your FREE 2024 Gold Guide Manulife Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScoreMFC MarketRank™: Manulife Financial scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 99th out of 930 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingManulife Financial has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageManulife Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Manulife Financial's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.49% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Manulife Financial are expected to grow by 9.49% in the coming year, from $2.74 to $3.00 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Manulife Financial is 15.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.26.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Manulife Financial is 15.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 46.18.Price to Earnings Growth RatioManulife Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.19. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioManulife Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Manulife Financial's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted0.91% of the float of Manulife Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverManulife Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Manulife Financial has recently increased by 74.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend5.0 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipManulife Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.56%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthManulife Financial has been increasing its dividend for 11 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Manulife Financial is 56.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Manulife Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.67% next year. This indicates that Manulife Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Manulife Financial's dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.9 / 5Environmental Score-0.39 Percentage of Shares Shorted0.91% of the float of Manulife Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverManulife Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.7.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Manulife Financial has recently increased by 74.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.90 News SentimentManulife Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Manulife Financial this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 28 people have searched for MFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows12 people have added Manulife Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Manulife Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.04% of the stock of Manulife Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions52.56% of the stock of Manulife Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Manulife Financial's insider trading history. Receive MFC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Manulife Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MFC Stock News HeadlinesManulife Financial Corporation announces Dividend Rates on Non-cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 ...November 21 at 2:06 AM | gurufocus.comManulife reaches reinsurance deal worth $5.4 billion to free up capitalNovember 20 at 7:23 PM | msn.comTrump said you could learn something from this manEarly Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. 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November 21, 2024 | Wide Moat Research (Ad)Canada's Manulife signs $5.4 bln reinsurance dealNovember 20 at 7:23 PM | reuters.comRGA sees Manulife reinsurance deal adding to 2025 earningsNovember 20 at 7:23 PM | msn.comManulife announces C$5.4B reinsurance transactionNovember 20 at 7:23 PM | msn.comManulife Financial Corporation announces Dividend Rates on Non-cumulative Rate Reset Class 1 Shares Series 17 and Non-cumulative Floating Rate Class 1 Shares Series 18November 20 at 5:42 PM | prnewswire.comManulife Financial: Continued Strength In Asia Drives Growth And ROE ExpansionNovember 20 at 8:06 AM | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines MFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MFC shares performed this year? Manulife Financial's stock was trading at $22.10 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, MFC shares have increased by 47.0% and is now trading at $32.49. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Manulife Financial's earnings last quarter? Manulife Financial Co. (NYSE:MFC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.30. The financial services provider had revenue of $10.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.73 billion. Manulife Financial had a net margin of 9.79% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.11%. Does Manulife Financial have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Manulife Financial: Standard Life, John Hancock Financial, Zurich Life, 8 Cross Street PADREF Investments Ltd., Benesure Canada Inc., John Hancock Canadian Corp., John Hancock Group, and more. Who are Manulife Financial's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Manulife Financial include National Bank of Canada FI (1.60%), CIBC Asset Management Inc (1.26%), Toronto Dominion Bank (1.25%) and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.63%). How do I buy shares of Manulife Financial? Shares of MFC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Manulife Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Manulife Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), AbbVie (ABBV), Verizon Communications (VZ), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Arista Networks (ANET). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 9/19 Dividend8/21/2024Dividend Payable9/19/2024Last Earnings11/06/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/19 Dividend11/20/2024Today11/21/2024Dividend Payable12/19/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)2/12/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Life insurance Sub-IndustryInsurance Current SymbolNYSE:MFC CUSIPN/A CIK1086888 Webwww.manulife.com Phone(416) 926-3000Fax416-926-5657Employees40,000Year Founded1887Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$37.50 High Stock Price Target$40.00 Low Stock Price Target$35.00 Potential Upside/Downside+16.5%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.07 Trailing P/E Ratio15.55 Forward P/E Ratio11.75 P/E Growth1.19Net Income$4.05 billion Net Margins9.79% Pretax Margin12.88% Return on Equity16.11% Return on Assets0.77% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.14 Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$36.10 billion Price / Sales1.56 Cash Flow$3.28 per share Price / Cash Flow9.81 Book Value$18.82 per share Price / Book1.71Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares1,751,880,000Free Float1,751,178,000Market Cap$56.39 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.08 Social Links The 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2024Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? 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