Sun Life Financial (SLF) Competitors $56.50 -0.17 (-0.29%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.52 +0.03 (+0.05%) As of 04/15/2025 07:36 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SLF vs. CB, MFC, WTW, PUK, RYAN, PFG, 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), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Principal Financial Group (PFG), 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 Ryan Specialty Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Aegon Chubb (NYSE:CB) and Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CB or SLF? 83.8% of Chubb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Chubb shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, CB or SLF? Chubb has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CB or SLF? In the previous week, Chubb had 42 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Chubb and 14 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Chubb's score of 0.86 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chubb 32 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sun Life Financial 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 $2.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Chubb pays out 16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Life Financial pays out 60.2% 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 31 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CB or SLF? Chubb received 240 more outperform votes than Sun Life Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.02% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote while only 62.23% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChubbOutperform Votes73163.02% Underperform Votes42936.98% Sun Life FinancialOutperform Votes49162.23% Underperform Votes29837.77% Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$56.01B2.05$9.27B$22.7212.60Sun Life Financial$28.68B1.12$2.31B$3.8414.70 Is CB or SLF more profitable? Chubb has a net margin of 16.63% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 8.08%. Sun Life Financial's return on equity of 16.86% beat Chubb's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chubb16.63% 13.75% 3.79% Sun Life Financial 8.08%16.86%1.10% Do analysts rate CB or SLF? Chubb presently has a consensus target price of $307.21, indicating a potential upside of 7.28%. Given Chubb's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Sun Life Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryChubb beats Sun Life Financial on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$32.22B$20.02B$10.87B$18.59BDividend Yield4.26%3.36%6.00%4.24%P/E Ratio14.707.8121.6031.22Price / Sales1.121.2225.2125.74Price / Cash12.069.7017.6117.54Price / Book2.031.312.594.31Net Income$2.31B$1.64B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance5.60%5.51%4.06%6.87%1 Month Performance1.87%-5.77%-3.32%-6.64%1 Year Performance11.23%13.55%535.43%1.48% Sun Life Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLFSun Life Financial4.0749 of 5 stars$56.50-0.3%N/A+11.1%$32.25B$28.68B14.7129,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownCBChubb4.7758 of 5 stars$274.13-2.3%$303.14+10.6%+17.4%$109.76B$56.01B12.0734,000Upcoming EarningsMFCManulife Financial4.9208 of 5 stars$27.41-1.0%$45.50+66.0%+24.2%$47.22B$45.58B13.2440,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public1.6969 of 5 stars$301.01-2.5%$346.15+15.0%+26.0%$30.01B$9.93B-301.0146,600High Trading VolumePUKPrudential3.7536 of 5 stars$18.59-3.3%N/A+15.0%$24.46B$8.14B8.0114,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsRYANRyan Specialty2.7852 of 5 stars$68.47-2.9%$75.27+9.9%+48.6%$17.93B$2.52B99.233,850PFGPrincipal Financial Group4.2034 of 5 stars$71.65-1.8%$86.57+20.8%-8.0%$16.16B$16.13B10.7319,300CRBGCorebridge Financial4.8298 of 5 stars$25.47-1.0%$37.00+45.3%+2.2%$14.16B$19.06B6.747,700Gap UpEGEverest Group4.4502 of 5 stars$326.46-3.1%$416.50+27.6%-2.6%$14.02B$17.08B10.392,430Short Interest ↑Gap DownEQHEquitable4.8243 of 5 stars$44.84-0.6%$60.75+35.5%+29.4%$13.76B$12.44B11.748,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpAEGAegon3.1168 of 5 stars$5.54-3.7%N/A+3.7%$12.20B$19.52B5.7722,300Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chubb Alternatives Manulife Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Prudential Alternatives Ryan Specialty Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Aegon Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SLF) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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