Sagicor Financial (SFC) Competitors C$6.18 +0.01 (+0.16%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades SFC vs. MFC, GWO, POW, ELF, GSY, FN, CWB.PD, TSU, HCG, and SIIShould 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), goeasy (GSY), First National Financial (FN), Canadian Western Bank (CWB.PD), Trisura Group (TSU), Home Capital Group (HCG), and Sprott (SII). 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 goeasy First National Financial Canadian Western Bank Trisura Group Home Capital Group Sprott Sagicor Financial (TSE:SFC) and Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is SFC or MFC 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 Sagicor Financial25.02% 50.57% 1.50% Manulife Financial 17.34%10.41%0.55% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SFC or MFC? 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 66.09% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSagicor FinancialOutperform Votes3100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesManulife FinancialOutperform Votes56966.09% Underperform Votes29233.91% Is SFC or MFC a better dividend stock? Sagicor Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Sagicor Financial pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial pays out 68.1% 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. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SFC or MFC? 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 RatioSagicor FinancialC$1.87B0.47C$467.82MC$4.421.40Manulife FinancialC$28.48B2.71C$4.24BC$2.3518.52 Which has more risk & volatility, SFC or MFC? Sagicor Financial has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SFC or MFC? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Sagicor Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Manulife Financial and 0 mentions for Sagicor Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Sagicor Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Sagicor Financial Neutral Manulife Financial Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SFC or MFC? 0.3% of Sagicor Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.2% of Sagicor Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend SFC or MFC? Sagicor Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 41.59%. Manulife Financial has a consensus target price of C$43.45, suggesting a potential downside of 0.17%. 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 Sagicor Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Manulife Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 SummaryManulife Financial beats Sagicor Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 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$871.81MC$15.42BC$3.71BC$6.07BDividend Yield5.30%5.28%4.42%5.42%P/E Ratio1.40388.76419.5326.16Price / Sales0.4740.381,744.901,332.85Price / CashN/A1.6852.3482.30Price / Book0.971.271.373.07Net IncomeC$467.82MC$1.89BC$359.98MC$295.24M7 Day Performance-2.68%-0.63%-1.62%-2.48%1 Month Performance-1.75%-0.46%0.70%-0.78%1 Year PerformanceN/A12.23%9.94%34.67% Sagicor Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFCSagicor Financial3.5489 of 5 starsC$6.18+0.2%C$8.75+41.6%N/AC$871.81MC$1.87B1.405,180MFCManulife Financial2.1671 of 5 starsC$44.26+0.4%C$43.45-1.8%+50.6%C$78.34BC$28.48B18.7540,000News CoveragePositive NewsGWOGreat-West Lifeco1.169 of 5 starsC$46.94+0.4%C$47.63+1.5%+10.1%C$43.75BC$33.04B11.7533,500POWPower Co. of Canada1.4086 of 5 starsC$46.09-0.6%C$47.31+2.7%+20.4%C$27.31BC$34.63B10.502ELFE-L FinancialN/AC$1,388.00-0.9%N/A+29.9%C$4.80BC$3.16B4.22300Positive NewsGSYgoeasy3.6729 of 5 starsC$163.41+1.0%C$219.89+34.6%+4.1%C$2.75BC$794.25M10.632,404Dividend AnnouncementFNFirst National Financial2.4221 of 5 starsC$41.03-0.5%C$42.67+4.0%+7.2%C$2.46BC$711.26M10.801,772News CoverageCWB.PDCanadian Western BankN/AC$26.50-0.9%N/A+8.6%C$2.36BC$1.06B7.062,532High Trading VolumeTSUTrisura Group2.5048 of 5 starsC$41.65+2.1%C$57.44+37.9%+18.8%C$1.98BC$3.07B22.399,700HCGHome Capital GroupN/AC$44.26flatN/AN/AC$1.69BC$512.55M9.88836SIISprott0.9882 of 5 starsC$62.64+0.5%C$67.00+7.0%+39.2%C$1.59BC$182.34M28.60170News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MFC Competitors GWO Competitors POW Competitors ELF Competitors GSY Competitors FN Competitors CWB.PD Competitors TSU Competitors HCG Competitors SII 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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