Ryan Specialty (RYAN) Competitors $73.52 +1.79 (+2.50%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends RYAN vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, PFG, CRBG, EG, EQH, AEG, and KNSLShould you be buying Ryan Specialty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ryan Specialty include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Everest Group (EG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Ryan Specialty vs. Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Aegon Kinsale Capital Group Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Ryan Specialty (NYSE:RYAN) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, MFC or RYAN? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryan Specialty has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MFC or RYAN more profitable? Ryan Specialty has a net margin of 10.31% compared to Manulife Financial's net margin of 9.79%. Ryan Specialty's return on equity of 47.90% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial9.79% 16.11% 0.77% Ryan Specialty 10.31%47.90%6.36% Does the media refer more to MFC or RYAN? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 9 more articles in the media than Ryan Specialty. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Manulife Financial and 7 mentions for Ryan Specialty. Ryan Specialty's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Manulife Financial's score of 0.80 indicating that Ryan Specialty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manulife Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ryan Specialty 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MFC or RYAN? 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Ryan Specialty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, MFC or RYAN? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ryan Specialty. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryan Specialty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioManulife Financial$48.71B1.17$4.05B$2.0715.69Ryan Specialty$2.08B9.27$61.04M$0.7795.48 Do analysts recommend MFC or RYAN? Manulife Financial currently has a consensus target price of $37.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.46%. Ryan Specialty has a consensus target price of $71.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.52%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Ryan Specialty.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) 3.00Ryan Specialty 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Is MFC or RYAN a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ryan Specialty pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Manulife Financial pays out 57.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ryan Specialty pays out 57.1% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MFC or RYAN? Manulife Financial received 427 more outperform votes than Ryan Specialty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 40.26% of users gave Ryan Specialty an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManulife FinancialOutperform Votes45867.95% Underperform Votes21632.05% Ryan SpecialtyOutperform Votes3140.26% Underperform Votes4659.74% SummaryManulife Financial beats Ryan Specialty on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. Get Ryan Specialty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RYAN 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 RYAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRyan SpecialtyInsurance agents, brokers, & service IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$19.25B$19.31B$10.84B$20.16BDividend Yield0.63%2.90%10.21%3.50%P/E Ratio95.4829.7846.5644.50Price / Sales9.278.51313.3317.75Price / Cash28.1233.5030.5821.28Price / Book17.46103.984.184.71Net Income$61.04M$858.71M$1.02B$986.85M7 Day Performance3.64%2.40%1.26%3.73%1 Month Performance8.02%2.04%3.91%3.70%1 Year Performance60.98%17.06%25.90%27.73% Ryan Specialty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RYANRyan Specialty3.2739 of 5 stars$73.52+2.5%$71.67-2.5%+61.0%$19.25B$2.08B95.484,350Analyst ForecastMFCManulife Financial4.6171 of 5 stars$32.68+1.6%$37.50+14.7%+70.5%$57.25B$36.10B15.7940,000SLFSun Life Financial3.3642 of 5 stars$61.37+0.9%N/A+20.0%$35.01B$45.44B13.6730,941Analyst DowngradePositive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.7638 of 5 stars$315.15+2.1%$313.87-0.4%+28.6%$30.98B$9.48B0.0048,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsPUKPrudential3.924 of 5 stars$16.06+0.1%N/A-30.7%$21.56B$19.50B0.0015,030Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.2839 of 5 stars$84.80+0.8%$85.92+1.3%+18.7%$19.40B$13.67B-94.2219,800Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCRBGCorebridge Financial3.6897 of 5 stars$31.47+2.7%$34.85+10.7%+54.0%$17.90B$21.21B-15.065,700Positive NewsEGEverest Group4.5753 of 5 stars$385.65+2.3%$434.10+12.6%-4.7%$16.58B$14.59B6.042,844Analyst RevisionEQHEquitable3.1757 of 5 stars$46.80+0.1%$48.70+4.1%+63.3%$14.66B$10.53B-42.948,500Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageAEGAegon3.3206 of 5 stars$6.25+0.2%N/A+16.9%$13.78B$11.24B0.0020,634KNSLKinsale Capital Group3.3194 of 5 stars$491.58+2.8%$456.88-7.1%+37.6%$11.45B$1.22B28.03561Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Prudential Alternatives Principal Financial Group 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:RYAN) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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