Sagicor Financial (SFC) Competitors C$6.01 -0.04 (-0.66%) (As of 11/12/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades SFC vs. MFC, GWO, POW, ELF, CIX, GLXY, HUT, GSY, FN, and CWB.PDShould you be buying Sagicor Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sagicor Financial include Manulife Financial (MFC), Great-West Lifeco (GWO), Power Co. of Canada (POW), E-L Financial (ELF), CI Financial (CIX), Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Hut 8 (HUT), goeasy (GSY), First National Financial (FN), and Canadian Western Bank (CWB.PD). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector. Sagicor Financial vs. Manulife Financial Great-West Lifeco Power Co. of Canada E-L Financial CI Financial Galaxy Digital Hut 8 goeasy First National Financial Canadian Western Bank Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) and Sagicor Financial (TSE:SFC) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Is MFC or SFC a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Sagicor Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Manulife Financial pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sagicor Financial pays out 7.5% 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. Sagicor Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders believe in MFC or SFC? 60.2% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Sagicor Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of Sagicor Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer MFC or SFC? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 45 more articles in the media than Sagicor Financial. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Manulife Financial and 0 mentions for Sagicor Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Sagicor Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Manulife Financial Positive Sagicor Financial Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MFC or SFC? Manulife Financial received 566 more outperform votes than Sagicor Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Sagicor Financial an outperform vote while only 66.24% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManulife FinancialOutperform Votes56966.24% Underperform Votes29033.76% Sagicor FinancialOutperform Votes3100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do analysts prefer MFC or SFC? Manulife Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$42.27, indicating a potential downside of 6.60%. Sagicor Financial has a consensus price target of C$8.75, indicating a potential upside of 44.87%. Given Sagicor Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sagicor Financial 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) 2.69Sagicor Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, MFC or SFC? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sagicor Financial has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MFC or SFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Sagicor Financial. Sagicor Financial 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$28.48B2.81C$4.24BC$2.3519.26Sagicor FinancialC$1.87B0.46C$467.82MC$4.421.37 Is MFC or SFC more profitable? Sagicor Financial has a net margin of 25.02% compared to Manulife Financial's net margin of 17.34%. Sagicor Financial's return on equity of 50.57% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial17.34% 10.41% 0.55% Sagicor Financial 25.02%50.57%1.50% SummaryManulife Financial beats Sagicor Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss Ratings“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.Learn these 4 simple steps and protect your savings before it’s too late. Get Sagicor Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFC 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 SFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSagicor FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$852.06MC$17.25BC$3.23BC$5.27BDividend Yield5.30%5.08%4.60%6.75%P/E Ratio1.37152.20438.1228.34Price / Sales0.4634.743,254.031,320.70Price / CashN/A1.8548.2674.78Price / Book0.951.261.483.05Net IncomeC$467.82MC$2.08BC$397.10MC$277.45M7 Day Performance0.67%0.25%14.63%-0.50%1 Month Performance-1.79%-1.04%1.02%0.12%1 Year PerformanceN/A13.86%18.33%43.81% Sagicor Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFCSagicor FinancialN/AC$6.01-0.7%C$8.75+45.6%N/AC$847.83MC$1.87B1.365,180MFCManulife Financial3.3008 of 5 starsC$45.26+0.3%N/A+76.0%C$80.11BC$28.48B19.2640,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpGWOGreat-West Lifeco1.5832 of 5 starsC$48.75-0.1%N/A+20.6%C$45.44BC$33.04B12.2533,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePOWPower Co. of Canada2.0137 of 5 starsC$46.67+0.2%N/A+37.5%C$27.65BC$34.63B10.632Analyst ForecastELFE-L FinancialN/AC$1,500.00+7.1%N/A+55.0%C$5.19BC$3.16B4.57300Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap UpCIXCI Financial1.1057 of 5 starsC$23.67-1.5%N/A+68.2%C$3.34BC$3.50B-87.67610Upcoming EarningsGLXYGalaxy Digital0.7915 of 5 starsC$25.71-4.9%N/A+248.2%C$3.21BN/A4.67434Gap UpHUTHut 8N/AC$32.65-4.6%N/A+1,016.4%C$3.05BC$171.99M-30.51219Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpGSYgoeasy3.464 of 5 starsC$176.46-0.8%N/A+43.3%C$2.96BC$794.25M11.482,404Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsFNFirst National Financial2.3085 of 5 starsC$42.88-0.8%N/A+15.9%C$2.57BC$711.26M11.281,772CWB.PDCanadian Western BankN/AC$27.38+0.4%N/A+11.8%C$2.43BC$1.06B7.222,532Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MFC Competitors GWO Competitors POW Competitors ELF Competitors CIX Competitors GLXY Competitors HUT Competitors GSY Competitors FN Competitors CWB.PD Competitors 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:SFC) was last updated on 11/13/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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