Prudential (PUK) Competitors $17.95 -0.22 (-1.18%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.00 +0.05 (+0.28%) As of 02/21/2025 05:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PUK vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PFG, CRBG, RYAN, EQH, AEG, EG, 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), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), 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 Corebridge Financial Ryan Specialty Equitable Aegon Everest Group Kinsale Capital Group Prudential (NYSE:PUK) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, risk and community ranking. Do analysts recommend PUK or MFC? Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $45.50, indicating a potential upside of 49.88%. Given Manulife Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Prudential.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prudential 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, PUK or MFC? Prudential has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PUK or MFC? 1.9% of Prudential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Prudential shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PUK or MFC more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Prudential's net margin of 0.00%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 16.15% beat Prudential's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PrudentialN/A N/A N/A Manulife Financial 10.08%16.15%0.77% Does the media prefer PUK or MFC? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 31 more articles in the media than Prudential. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Manulife Financial and 4 mentions for Prudential. Prudential's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Manulife Financial's score of 0.91 indicating that Prudential is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Prudential 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Manulife Financial 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, PUK or MFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Prudential. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrudential$7.52B3.15$1.70BN/AN/AManulife Financial$38.90B1.35$4.05B$2.0714.67 Is PUK or MFC a better dividend stock? Prudential pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Manulife Financial pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PUK or MFC? Manulife Financial received 7 more outperform votes than Prudential when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.00% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 61.66% of users gave Prudential an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPrudentialOutperform Votes45261.66% Underperform Votes28138.34% Manulife FinancialOutperform Votes45968.00% Underperform Votes21632.00% SummaryManulife Financial beats Prudential on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$23.71B$21.10B$11.60B$20.05BDividend Yield1.49%2.90%5.38%3.65%P/E RatioN/A7.7824.1334.88Price / Sales3.151.3126.1915.71Price / Cash10.1221.7318.1520.85Price / Book1.371.372.594.92Net Income$1.70B$1.64B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.88%-2.61%-1.41%-1.05%1 Month Performance11.42%-0.13%0.19%-1.39%1 Year Performance-15.43%10.42%15.13%13.93% Prudential Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PUKPrudential2.4673 of 5 stars$17.96-1.2%N/A-15.4%$23.71B$7.52B0.0015,030MFCManulife Financial4.9049 of 5 stars$29.86-0.9%$37.50+25.6%+26.5%$51.45B$36.10B14.4240,000Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSLFSun Life Financial3.8315 of 5 stars$58.85-0.6%N/A+1.7%$36.96B$45.44B13.1130,941WTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.9293 of 5 stars$325.18-0.2%$338.69+4.2%+18.5%$32.75B$9.93B-325.1848,000Analyst RevisionPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.9823 of 5 stars$84.38+2.5%$85.38+1.2%+5.9%$19.30B$16.13B12.6319,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.6647 of 5 stars$33.12-1.0%$36.43+10.0%+29.8%$18.84B$21.21B-15.845,700Analyst ForecastRYANRyan Specialty3.2397 of 5 stars$67.88-0.6%$74.40+9.6%+43.3%$17.77B$2.08B88.164,350Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageEQHEquitable4.1985 of 5 stars$53.72+0.1%$54.33+1.1%+50.9%$16.83B$12.44B14.068,500Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAEGAegon2.1222 of 5 stars$6.59+0.5%N/A+2.5%$14.52B$11.24B0.0020,634News CoverageEGEverest Group4.5173 of 5 stars$333.70-1.3%$411.89+23.4%-6.8%$14.34B$17.28B10.622,844Analyst RevisionKNSLKinsale Capital Group2.6637 of 5 stars$485.50-0.8%$468.89-3.4%-13.3%$11.31B$1.22B27.68470Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Ryan Specialty Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Aegon Alternatives Everest Group 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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