Sun Life Financial (SLF) Competitors $61.31 -0.39 (-0.63%) (As of 11:08 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SLF vs. CB, MFC, WTW, PUK, PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EG, EQH, 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), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Everest Group (EG), Equitable (EQH), and Aegon (AEG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Sun Life Financial vs. Chubb Manulife Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Aegon Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) and Chubb (NYSE:CB) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and community ranking. Does the media refer more to SLF or CB? In the previous week, Chubb had 18 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Chubb and 6 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Chubb's score of 1.18 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sun Life Financial 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chubb 17 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, SLF or CB? Sun Life Financial has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chubb has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SLF or CB? 52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Chubb shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Chubb shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SLF or CB? Chubb received 232 more outperform votes than Sun Life Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.08% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote while only 62.29% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSun Life FinancialOutperform Votes48962.29% Underperform Votes29637.71% ChubbOutperform Votes72163.08% Underperform Votes42236.92% Which has better earnings & valuation, SLF or CB? 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 RatioSun Life Financial$30.20B1.18$2.48B$4.4913.75Chubb$49.74B2.32$9.03B$24.4211.73 Is SLF or CB more profitable? Chubb has a net margin of 18.32% 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 Sun Life Financial7.32% 17.44% 1.14% Chubb 18.32%15.46%4.26% Do analysts prefer SLF or CB? Chubb has a consensus target price of $287.37, suggesting a potential upside of 0.29%. Given Chubb's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chubb is more favorable than Sun Life Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sun Life Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Chubb 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35 Is SLF or CB a better dividend stock? Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Chubb pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sun Life Financial pays out 55.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chubb pays out 14.9% 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. SummaryChubb beats Sun Life Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchCould This Tiny Device Help You Make an Extra $30k a Year?I believe it’s going to power Elon Musk’s next AI revolution… A revolution he believes will be worth more than $9 trillion. That’s nearly 10 times more money than the market caps of Tesla… SpaceX… PayPal… Neuralink… and X… COMBINED.Click here to see the details because I believe a lot of people will get rich. 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$35.53B$20.55B$10.58B$20.43BDividend Yield4.05%2.86%10.25%3.44%P/E Ratio13.758.1545.1336.62Price / Sales1.181.363,461.5619.07Price / Cash12.7322.5830.8918.69Price / Book2.221.512.965.73Net Income$2.48B$1.23B$1.02B$983.96M7 Day Performance0.34%-0.05%0.33%0.64%1 Month Performance11.01%5.03%5.61%6.62%1 Year Performance21.04%18.46%24.61%24.56% Sun Life Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLFSun Life Financial3.8439 of 5 stars$61.31-0.6%N/A+21.1%$35.30B$30.20B13.6530,941Positive NewsCBChubb4.2917 of 5 stars$290.22+0.5%$287.37-1.0%+26.8%$116.99B$49.74B11.8240,000Positive NewsMFCManulife Financial4.6395 of 5 stars$32.20+0.2%$37.50+16.5%+63.8%$56.41B$36.10B15.5640,000Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.8425 of 5 stars$322.00+0.4%$313.87-2.5%+30.6%$32.43B$9.48B0.0048,000Positive NewsPUKPrudential3.6408 of 5 stars$16.48+0.8%N/A-25.4%$22.06B$7.52B0.0015,030PFGPrincipal Financial Group3.5873 of 5 stars$85.65-0.8%$85.92+0.3%+14.6%$19.59B$14.07B-96.7719,800Positive NewsRYANRyan Specialty3.6717 of 5 stars$74.45-1.3%$71.67-3.7%+64.2%$19.49B$2.39B96.614,350News CoverageCRBGCorebridge Financial4.3055 of 5 stars$31.93-1.4%$35.00+9.6%+56.5%$18.16B$14.89B-15.495,700EGEverest Group4.4789 of 5 stars$385.65-0.5%$431.30+11.8%-5.9%$16.57B$16.10B6.072,844EQHEquitable2.7534 of 5 stars$47.47-1.6%$48.70+2.6%+51.4%$14.87B$10.53B-44.258,500Positive NewsAEGAegon3.1225 of 5 stars$6.34-2.3%N/A+15.1%$13.98B$11.24B0.0020,634Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chubb Alternatives Manulife Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Prudential Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Ryan Specialty Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Equitable 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 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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