Sagicor Financial (SFC) Competitors C$6.30 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 10:39 AM 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend MFC or SFC? Manulife Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$42.27, suggesting a potential downside of 7.82%. Sagicor Financial has a consensus price target of C$8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 38.89%. Given Sagicor Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 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 5.2%. 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. Does the media favor MFC or SFC? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Sagicor Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Manulife Financial and 6 mentions for Sagicor Financial. Sagicor Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Manulife Financial's score of -0.06 indicating that Sagicor Financial 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 Sagicor Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of Sagicor Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$28.48B2.85C$4.24BC$2.3519.51Sagicor FinancialC$1.87B0.48C$467.82MC$4.421.43 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% Which has more volatility and risk, MFC or SFC? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sagicor Financial has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 SummarySagicor Financial beats Manulife Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressBreaking News: Tesla headed to $500…That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. 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$888.74MC$17.48BC$3.26BC$6.19BDividend Yield5.30%5.08%4.58%5.31%P/E Ratio1.43152.29441.1426.74Price / Sales0.4835.323,296.641,510.91Price / CashN/A1.8548.1782.77Price / Book0.991.281.483.14Net IncomeC$467.82MC$2.08BC$396.05MC$294.89M7 Day Performance4.13%-0.10%0.17%0.87%1 Month Performance0.80%-1.22%7.14%12.84%1 Year PerformanceN/A9.04%15.56%43.96% Sagicor Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFCSagicor Financial3.7818 of 5 starsC$6.30flatC$8.75+38.9%N/AC$888.74MC$1.87B1.435,180Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsMFCManulife Financial2.9288 of 5 starsC$45.86+1.8%C$42.27-7.8%+70.0%C$81.17BC$28.48B19.1640,000Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeGWOGreat-West Lifeco1.5807 of 5 starsC$50.21+1.0%C$47.63-5.1%+14.8%C$46.80BC$33.04B12.4933,500Insider TradePOWPower Co. of Canada1.9187 of 5 starsC$46.64+0.4%C$47.31+1.4%+25.4%C$27.63BC$34.63B10.582ELFE-L FinancialN/AC$1,475.00flatN/A+50.5%C$5.10BC$3.16B4.49300Positive NewsCIXCI Financial1.2466 of 5 starsC$23.82-0.2%C$24.50+2.9%+71.8%C$3.36BC$3.50B-88.37610Analyst ForecastGLXYGalaxy Digital0.7718 of 5 starsC$24.50+1.2%C$22.25-9.2%+195.0%C$3.06BN/A4.70434News CoverageHUTHut 8N/AC$32.18-5.7%N/A+1,155.1%C$3.01BC$171.99M-31.91219Analyst RevisionGap UpGSYgoeasy4.2808 of 5 starsC$172.05-0.1%C$219.89+27.8%+33.5%C$2.89BC$794.25M11.212,404FNFirst National Financial3.0076 of 5 starsC$44.47+1.0%C$42.67-4.1%+15.9%C$2.67BC$711.26M11.591,772Positive NewsCWB.PDCanadian Western BankN/AC$27.58+0.3%N/A+12.6%C$2.45BC$1.06B7.282,532High 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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