Power Co. of Canada (POW) Competitors C$46.61 +0.16 (+0.34%) (As of 10:15 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlines POW vs. MFC, GWO, ELF, SFC, BNS, BMO, CM, SLF, IFC, and NAShould 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 Nova Scotia (BNS), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Intact Financial (IFC), and National Bank of Canada (NA). 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 Nova Scotia Bank of Montreal Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Sun Life Financial Intact Financial National Bank of Canada Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) and Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, MFC or POW? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power Co. of Canada has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MFC or POW? 60.2% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MFC or POW? Manulife Financial received 270 more outperform votes than Power Co. of Canada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.24% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 52.55% of users gave Power Co. of Canada an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManulife FinancialOutperform Votes56966.24% Underperform Votes29033.76% Power Co. of CanadaOutperform Votes29952.55% Underperform Votes27047.45% 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 3.6%. Power Co. of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Manulife Financial pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Power Co. of Canada pays out 51.3% 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. Power Co. of Canada is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is MFC or POW more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 17.34% compared to Power Co. of Canada's net margin of 8.29%. Power Co. of Canada's return on equity of 11.29% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial17.34% 10.41% 0.55% Power Co. of Canada 8.29%11.29%0.47% Does the media favor MFC or POW? In the previous week, Power Co. of Canada had 17 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Power Co. of Canada and 9 mentions for Manulife Financial. Power Co. of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Manulife Financial's score of 0.05 indicating that Power Co. of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manulife Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Power Co. of Canada 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend MFC or POW? Manulife Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$42.27, suggesting a potential downside of 6.12%. Power Co. of Canada has a consensus price target of C$47.31, suggesting a potential upside of 1.86%. Given Power Co. of Canada's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Power Co. of Canada is more favorable than Manulife Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manulife Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Power Co. of Canada 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better valuation and earnings, MFC or POW? Manulife Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Power Co. of Canada. Power Co. of Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manulife Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioManulife FinancialC$28.48B2.80C$4.24BC$2.3519.16Power Co. of CanadaC$34.63B0.79C$2.92BC$4.3910.58 SummaryManulife Financial beats Power Co. of Canada on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$27.52BC$17.38BC$3.26BC$6.25BDividend Yield5.02%5.08%4.58%5.27%P/E Ratio10.58154.90441.0626.84Price / Sales0.7935.473,276.381,531.29Price / Cash0.161.8548.2383.81Price / Book1.391.301.483.15Net IncomeC$2.92BC$2.08BC$396.75MC$299.38M7 Day Performance1.89%-0.02%0.14%0.76%1 Month Performance4.52%-1.15%7.05%12.82%1 Year Performance24.87%9.08%15.55%44.03% Power Co. of Canada Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POWPower Co. of Canada1.9187 of 5 starsC$46.61+0.3%C$47.31+1.5%+25.4%C$27.61BC$34.63B10.622MFCManulife Financial2.9288 of 5 starsC$45.61+1.3%C$42.27-7.3%+70.0%C$80.73BC$28.48B19.1640,000Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeGWOGreat-West Lifeco1.5807 of 5 starsC$49.89+0.4%C$47.63-4.5%+14.8%C$46.50BC$33.04B12.4933,500Insider TradeELFE-L FinancialN/AC$1,475.00flatN/A+50.5%C$5.10BC$3.16B4.49300Positive NewsSFCSagicor Financial3.7818 of 5 starsC$6.30+0.8%C$8.75+38.9%N/AC$888.74MC$1.87B1.435,180Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsBNSBank of Nova Scotia2.4144 of 5 starsC$78.72+0.0%C$74.75-5.0%+29.1%C$97.61BC$29.60B13.7891,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBMOBank of Montreal3.1373 of 5 starsC$131.65+0.1%C$124.69-5.3%+17.7%C$96.03BC$31.41B15.1346,700Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce2.4281 of 5 starsC$90.66-0.1%C$83.00-8.4%+67.1%C$85.67BC$22.70B13.1348,552Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSLFSun Life Financial2.8338 of 5 starsC$85.38+0.4%C$84.18-1.4%+21.9%C$49.22BC$31.95B16.1129,200Dividend IncreaseIFCIntact Financial1.321 of 5 starsC$273.21+0.4%C$274.90+0.6%+29.6%C$48.73BC$29.55B23.9630,000NANational Bank of Canada1.0628 of 5 starsC$136.20-0.6%C$126.36-7.2%+50.7%C$46.36BC$10.61B13.3528,730Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Alternatives Great-West Lifeco Alternatives E-L Financial Alternatives Sagicor Financial Alternatives Bank of Nova Scotia Alternatives Bank of Montreal Alternatives Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Intact Financial Alternatives National Bank of Canada 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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