Principal Financial Group (PFG) Competitors $73.43 +0.82 (+1.13%) As of 04/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock PFG vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, RYAN, CRBG, EG, EQH, AEG, and KNSLShould you be buying Principal Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Principal Financial Group include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Everest Group (EG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Principal Financial Group vs. Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Aegon Kinsale Capital Group Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial presently has a consensus price target of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 57.99%. Principal Financial Group has a consensus price target of $84.69, suggesting a potential upside of 15.34%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Principal Financial Group 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MFC or PFG? 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Principal Financial Group. Principal Financial Group 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$45.58B1.09$4.05B$2.0713.91Principal Financial Group$16.13B1.02$1.57B$6.6810.99 Is MFC or PFG a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Manulife Financial pays out 58.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Principal Financial Group pays out 44.9% 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 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 favor MFC or PFG? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Principal Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Manulife Financial and 21 mentions for Principal Financial Group. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Principal Financial Group's score of 0.83 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 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Principal Financial Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MFC or PFG more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Principal Financial Group's net margin of 9.74%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.98% beat Principal Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial10.08% 15.98% 0.76% Principal Financial Group 9.74%14.68%0.52% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial received 455 more outperform votes than Principal Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.05% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 8.62% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManulife FinancialOutperform Votes46068.05% Underperform Votes21631.95% Principal Financial GroupOutperform Votes58.62%Underperform Votes5391.38% SummaryManulife Financial beats Principal Financial Group on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Principal Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFG 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 PFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrincipal Financial GroupAccident & health insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.52B$23.28B$10.78B$18.51BDividend Yield4.17%2.61%6.00%4.25%P/E Ratio10.998.1121.5131.06Price / Sales1.021.5125.1526.47Price / Cash7.919.0517.6117.54Price / Book1.491.662.574.29Net Income$1.57B$2.30B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance5.56%5.88%5.21%6.72%1 Month Performance-11.29%-3.68%-2.70%-6.79%1 Year Performance-6.97%26.50%534.81%1.22% Principal Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFGPrincipal Financial Group4.2052 of 5 stars$73.43+1.1%$84.69+15.3%-8.0%$16.52B$16.13B10.9919,300Analyst ForecastMFCManulife Financial4.9206 of 5 stars$27.19-1.8%$45.50+67.3%+24.2%$46.99B$45.58B13.1840,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownSLFSun Life Financial4.1031 of 5 stars$53.71-1.4%N/A+11.1%$30.75B$28.68B14.0329,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.4462 of 5 stars$299.69-2.9%$346.15+15.5%+26.0%$29.93B$9.93B-300.2646,600Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPUKPrudential3.7816 of 5 stars$18.56-3.5%N/A+15.0%$24.44B$8.14B8.0114,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpRYANRyan Specialty2.7314 of 5 stars$68.26-3.2%$75.27+10.3%+48.6%$17.90B$2.52B99.043,850Analyst ForecastCRBGCorebridge Financial4.8347 of 5 stars$25.13-2.3%$37.00+47.3%+2.2%$14.06B$19.06B6.697,700Analyst ForecastGap UpEGEverest Group4.4557 of 5 stars$326.25-3.2%$416.50+27.7%-2.6%$14.01B$17.08B10.392,430Short Interest ↑EQHEquitable4.8234 of 5 stars$44.34-1.7%$60.75+37.0%+29.4%$13.63B$12.44B11.638,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpAEGAegon3.2642 of 5 stars$5.55-3.5%N/A+3.7%$12.27B$19.52B5.8022,300Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeKNSLKinsale Capital Group1.4726 of 5 stars$442.85-3.5%$468.56+5.8%+7.5%$10.23B$1.59B24.70470Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Everest Group Competitors Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Kinsale Capital Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PFG) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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