Power Co. of Canada (POW) Competitors C$47.82 -0.25 (-0.52%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlines POW vs. MFC, GWO, ELF, SFC, BMO, BAM, BN, BNS, CM, and IFCShould you be buying Power Co. of Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Power Co. of Canada include Manulife Financial (MFC), Great-West Lifeco (GWO), E-L Financial (ELF), Sagicor Financial (SFC), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Brookfield (BN), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), and Intact Financial (IFC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. Power Co. of Canada vs. Manulife Financial Great-West Lifeco E-L Financial Sagicor Financial Bank of Montreal Brookfield Asset Management Brookfield Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Intact Financial Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) and Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and profitability. Is MFC or POW more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 12.52% compared to Power Co. of Canada's net margin of 4.45%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 11.75% beat Power Co. of Canada's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial12.52% 11.75% 0.55% Power Co. of Canada 4.45%10.06%0.47% Is MFC or POW a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Power Co. of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Manulife Financial pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Power Co. of Canada pays out 63.5% 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. Do analysts rate MFC or POW? Manulife Financial currently has a consensus target price of C$45.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.65%. Power Co. of Canada has a consensus target price of C$48.31, indicating a potential upside of 1.03%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Power Co. of Canada.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Power Co. of Canada 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Which has more risk and volatility, MFC or POW? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power Co. of Canada has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MFC or POW? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 17 more articles in the media than Power Co. of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Manulife Financial and 3 mentions for Power Co. of Canada. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Power Co. of Canada's score of 0.33 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manulife Financial 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Power Co. of Canada 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MFC or POW? Manulife Financial received 268 more outperform votes than Power Co. of Canada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.82% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 52.71% of users gave Power Co. of Canada an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManulife FinancialOutperform Votes57065.82% Underperform Votes29634.18% Power Co. of CanadaOutperform Votes30252.71% Underperform Votes27147.29% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MFC or POW? 60.2% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of Power Co. of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Power Co. of Canada shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, MFC or POW? Manulife Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Power Co. of Canada. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Power Co. of Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioManulife FinancialC$45.06B1.68C$5.64BC$3.2113.43Power Co. of CanadaC$50.30B0.61C$2.24BC$3.5413.50 SummaryManulife Financial beats Power Co. of Canada on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Power Co. of Canada News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POW 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 TSE 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 POW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPower Co. of CanadaInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$30.56BC$22.19BC$4.23BC$5.69BDividend Yield4.80%5.10%4.24%6.47%P/E Ratio13.508.0816.0530.21Price / Sales0.6136.061,762.16478.37Price / Cash0.161.4848.6082.56Price / Book0.731.203.393.83Net IncomeC$2.24BC$6.79BC$1.27BC$297.76M7 Day Performance0.42%0.28%-0.22%-1.07%1 Month Performance10.95%4.20%1.80%1.41%1 Year Performance20.73%10.59%14.53%38.28% Power Co. of Canada Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POWPower Co. of Canada2.3093 of 5 starsC$47.82-0.5%C$48.31+1.0%+22.3%C$30.56BC$50.30B13.502MFCManulife Financial2.5139 of 5 starsC$42.07+0.0%C$45.40+7.9%+33.2%C$73.79BC$45.06B13.0940,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGWOGreat-West Lifeco2.7867 of 5 starsC$51.59+0.2%C$52.22+1.2%+22.6%C$48.03BC$25.31B11.8033,500Insider TradeELFE-L FinancialN/AC$1,502.00flatN/A+40.2%C$5.20BC$5.55B2.82300SFCSagicor Financial1.4558 of 5 starsC$8.08+0.4%C$8.75+8.3%N/AC$769.08MC$1.58B1.535,180BMOBank of Montreal2.3048 of 5 starsC$143.21+0.5%C$137.92-3.7%+12.3%C$103.73BC$53.67B14.1446,700Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBAMBrookfield Asset ManagementN/AC$84.78+3.8%N/A+52.1%C$99.53BC$3.71B29.172,400Dividend IncreasePositive NewsBNBrookfieldN/AC$86.25+0.7%N/A+55.2%C$91.67BC$63.79B102.52180,000BNSBank of Nova Scotia1.9313 of 5 starsC$72.59-0.1%C$77.92+7.3%+12.5%C$88.95BC$43.73B11.4791,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1.1187 of 5 starsC$88.010.0%C$94.58+7.5%+38.4%C$82.34BC$25.37B11.6248,552Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageIFCIntact Financial1.735 of 5 starsC$288.21+0.4%C$292.90+1.6%+22.6%C$51.27BC$26.64B22.3230,000Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Alternatives Great-West Lifeco Alternatives E-L Financial Alternatives Sagicor Financial Alternatives Bank of Montreal Alternatives Brookfield Asset Management Alternatives Brookfield Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Alternatives Intact Financial 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 (TSE:POW) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEx-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000”Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. ...Colonial Metals | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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