Prudential (PUK) Competitors $16.06 -0.07 (-0.43%) (As of 11:56 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PUK vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EG, EQH, AEG, and KNSLShould you be buying Prudential stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Prudential include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Principal Financial Group (PFG), 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. Prudential vs. Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Aegon Kinsale Capital Group Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Prudential (NYSE:PUK) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MFC or PUK? Manulife Financial received 6 more outperform votes than Prudential when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 61.75% of users gave Prudential an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManulife FinancialOutperform Votes45867.95% Underperform Votes21632.05% PrudentialOutperform Votes45261.75% Underperform Votes28038.25% Is MFC or PUK more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 9.79% compared to Prudential's net margin of 0.00%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 16.11% beat Prudential's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial9.79% 16.11% 0.77% Prudential N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MFC or PUK? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Prudential. Prudential 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$48.71B1.10$4.05B$2.0714.75Prudential$7.52B2.85$1.70B$2.027.95 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MFC or PUK? 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Prudential shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Prudential shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend MFC or PUK? Manulife Financial presently has a consensus target price of $37.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.83%. Given Manulife Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Prudential.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Prudential 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor MFC or PUK? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Prudential. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Manulife Financial and 4 mentions for Prudential. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Prudential's score of 1.28 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Prudential 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, MFC or PUK? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prudential has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MFC or PUK a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Prudential pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Manulife Financial pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prudential pays out 13.4% 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. SummaryManulife Financial beats Prudential on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. It’s smaller than a quarter but designed to power a $9 trillion AI revolution. And I’ve identified a little-known supplier Elon is depending on to make it all happen.I urge you to watch this video now. Get Prudential News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PUK 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 PUK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrudentialLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$21.43B$19.86B$10.49B$19.69BDividend Yield1.67%2.98%10.36%3.51%P/E Ratio7.959.9949.0343.84Price / Sales2.851.223,155.5717.78Price / Cash9.2621.9830.5721.73Price / Book1.231.422.765.46Net Income$1.70B$1.23B$1.02B$987.88M7 Day Performance-6.22%-1.36%-1.36%-2.17%1 Month Performance-0.74%-4.56%-0.05%0.81%1 Year Performance-26.77%9.76%16.29%16.55% Prudential Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PUKPrudential4.5308 of 5 stars$16.06-0.4%N/A-27.0%$21.43B$7.52B7.9515,030Positive NewsMFCManulife Financial4.7243 of 5 stars$31.03+0.3%$37.50+20.9%+45.5%$54.36B$36.10B14.9440,000Positive NewsSLFSun Life Financial3.3396 of 5 stars$60.07-0.1%N/A+16.5%$34.58B$45.44B13.3630,941Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.9826 of 5 stars$313.08+0.5%$321.80+2.8%+31.2%$31.53B$9.81B-42.7748,000Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.9319 of 5 stars$78.72-0.2%$84.75+7.7%-1.2%$18.01B$13.67B-87.6819,800Analyst UpgradePositive NewsRYANRyan Specialty4.1443 of 5 stars$66.68-1.4%$73.50+10.2%+55.0%$17.46B$2.08B87.794,350Insider TradePositive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.6575 of 5 stars$30.66-0.1%$35.00+14.2%+35.8%$17.44B$14.89B-14.685,700EGEverest Group4.7938 of 5 stars$359.75-0.8%$430.00+19.5%-0.3%$15.46B$14.59B5.682,844Positive NewsEQHEquitable2.3746 of 5 stars$47.23-0.5%$50.10+6.1%+36.8%$14.80B$10.99B-43.348,500Insider TradeAEGAegon3.337 of 5 stars$6.00-4.9%N/A+2.7%$13.23B$30.66B6.6820,634High Trading VolumeKNSLKinsale Capital Group3.1132 of 5 stars$501.45-1.0%$472.00-5.9%+45.8%$11.68B$1.53B28.89561Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Ryan Specialty Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Aegon Alternatives Kinsale Capital Group 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:PUK) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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