Sun Life Financial (SLF) Competitors $57.98 +0.24 (+0.42%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.90 -0.08 (-0.14%) As of 04:36 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SLF vs. CB, MFC, WTW, PUK, CRBG, PFG, RYAN, EQH, EG, and AEGShould you be buying Sun Life Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sun Life Financial include Chubb (CB), Manulife Financial (MFC), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Equitable (EQH), Everest Group (EG), and Aegon (AEG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Sun Life Financial vs. Chubb Manulife Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Corebridge Financial Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Equitable Everest Group Aegon Chubb (NYSE:CB) and Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, CB or SLF? Chubb has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CB or SLF? In the previous week, Chubb had 66 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Chubb and 4 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Chubb's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Sun Life Financial's score of 0.49 indicating that Chubb is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chubb 33 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sun Life Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CB or SLF more profitable? Chubb has a net margin of 16.63% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 7.32%. Sun Life Financial's return on equity of 17.44% beat Chubb's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chubb16.63% 13.75% 3.79% Sun Life Financial 7.32%17.44%1.14% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CB or SLF? Chubb received 235 more outperform votes than Sun Life Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.08% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote while only 62.39% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChubbOutperform Votes72663.08% Underperform Votes42536.92% Sun Life FinancialOutperform Votes49162.39% Underperform Votes29637.61% Is CB or SLF a better dividend stock? Chubb pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Chubb pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Life Financial pays out 57.5% 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. Chubb has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CB or SLF? 83.8% of Chubb shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Chubb shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CB or SLF? Chubb has higher revenue and earnings than Sun Life Financial. Chubb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Life Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChubb$55.75B1.97$9.27B$22.7211.99Sun Life Financial$30.20B1.20$2.48B$4.4912.87 Do analysts prefer CB or SLF? Chubb presently has a consensus price target of $295.73, indicating a potential upside of 8.60%. Given Chubb's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Chubb is more favorable than Sun Life Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chubb 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Sun Life Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryChubb beats Sun Life Financial on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sun Life Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLF 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 SLF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSun Life FinancialLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$36.21B$21.43B$11.84B$20.12BDividend Yield4.48%2.90%5.74%3.69%P/E Ratio12.879.0029.0338.07Price / Sales1.201.3027.5016.70Price / Cash11.959.9017.3818.00Price / Book2.081.462.675.91Net Income$2.48B$1.27B$1.07B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.40%-1.47%0.84%0.25%1 Month Performance-2.39%4.34%2.06%1.73%1 Year Performance13.11%14.67%17.17%19.19% Sun Life Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLFSun Life Financial3.8631 of 5 stars$57.98+0.4%N/A+11.8%$36.42B$30.20B12.9130,941Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCBChubb4.7771 of 5 stars$274.31+0.9%$290.12+5.8%+10.4%$110.57B$55.75B12.0740,000Analyst RevisionMFCManulife Financial4.9708 of 5 stars$29.29-2.1%$37.50+28.0%+35.8%$50.63B$36.10B14.1540,000Analyst RevisionWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.3185 of 5 stars$330.67+0.3%$333.64+0.9%+27.9%$33.31B$9.48B-45.4248,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpPUKPrudential4.0527 of 5 stars$16.36-1.7%N/A-19.8%$21.66B$19.50B0.0015,030CRBGCorebridge Financial3.695 of 5 stars$32.79-2.9%$36.43+11.1%+38.5%$18.65B$21.21B-15.695,700Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.4479 of 5 stars$80.97-1.8%$84.92+4.9%+3.4%$18.52B$14.07B-89.9719,800Positive NewsRYANRyan Specialty3.7153 of 5 stars$67.49+1.4%$74.40+10.2%+59.6%$17.67B$2.08B87.654,350EQHEquitable3.6848 of 5 stars$53.72-1.3%$53.67-0.1%+62.1%$16.83B$10.99B-49.288,500Positive NewsGap DownEGEverest Group4.3787 of 5 stars$345.85-0.5%$422.56+22.2%-10.4%$14.86B$14.59B5.412,844Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageAEGAegon2.9074 of 5 stars$6.37-2.1%N/A+10.8%$14.03B$11.24B0.0020,634Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chubb Alternatives Manulife Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Prudential Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Ryan Specialty Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Aegon 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:SLF) was last updated on 2/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNVDA Crash UpdateAn overseas AI rival sent shockwaves through the U.S. tech market last week... 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