Power Co. of Canada (POW) Competitors

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, earnings, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manulife Financial	C$28.48B	2.71	C$4.24B	C$2.35	18.52
Power Co. of Canada	C$34.63B	0.77	C$2.92B	C$4.39	10.27

Does the media prefer MFC or POW?

In the previous week, Power Co. of Canada had 2 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Power Co. of Canada and 2 mentions for Manulife Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Power Co. of Canada's score of 0.25 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Power Co. of Canada	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & 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.

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 5.0%. 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 Financial	17.34%	10.41%	0.55%
Power Co. of Canada	8.29%	11.29%	0.47%

Do institutionals and insiders 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MFC or POW?

Manulife Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$43.45, suggesting a potential downside of 0.17%. Power Co. of Canada has a consensus price target of C$47.31, suggesting a potential upside of 4.91%. Given Power Co. of Canada's higher possible 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)	2.69
Power Co. of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MFC or POW?

Manulife Financial received 270 more outperform votes than Power Co. of Canada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.09% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 52.55% of users gave Power Co. of Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manulife Financial	Outperform Votes 569 66.09%	Underperform Votes 292 33.91%
Power Co. of Canada	Outperform Votes 299 52.55%	Underperform Votes 270 47.45%

Summary

Manulife Financial beats Power Co. of Canada on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.