POW vs. MFC, GWO, ELF, SFC, BMO, BAM, BNS, BN, CM, and IFC
Should 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), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Brookfield (BN), 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 (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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power Co. of Canada has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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 4.4%. 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.
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.
Manulife Financial received 264 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 52.67% of users gave Power Co. of Canada an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Power Co. of Canada had 23 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Power Co. of Canada and 5 mentions for Manulife Financial. Power Co. of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Manulife Financial's score of 0.50 indicating that Power Co. of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Manulife Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$45.60, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Power Co. of Canada has a consensus target price of C$54.13, indicating a potential upside of 5.86%. Given Power Co. of Canada's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Power Co. of Canada is more favorable than Manulife Financial.
Summary
Manulife Financial and Power Co. of Canada tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:POW) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
