National Bank Financial Comments on TSE:MFC Q4 Earnings

Manulife Financial Co. (TSE:MFC - Free Report) NYSE: MFC - National Bank Financial reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Manulife Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, May 7th. National Bank Financial analyst G. Dechaine now expects that the financial services provider will earn $1.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.10. The consensus estimate for Manulife Financial's current full-year earnings is $3.61 per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada set a C$51.00 price target on Manulife Financial and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Manulife Financial from C$49.00 to C$45.00 in a report on Friday, April 11th. National Bankshares decreased their target price on shares of Manulife Financial from C$50.00 to C$49.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. TD Securities raised their target price on shares of Manulife Financial from C$48.00 to C$49.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, CIBC reduced their price target on shares of Manulife Financial from C$48.00 to C$46.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$48.00.

Manulife Financial Stock Performance

Shares of MFC traded up C$0.30 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching C$44.83. 3,032,020 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,364,771. The business's 50-day moving average price is C$42.24 and its 200-day moving average price is C$43.24. The stock has a market capitalization of C$78.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.06. Manulife Financial has a 12 month low of C$32.87 and a 12 month high of C$46.42.

Manulife Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 19th will be issued a $0.44 dividend. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 21st. Manulife Financial's payout ratio is 49.79%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Anthony Alex Silva bought 2,407 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$44.37 per share, for a total transaction of C$106,788.96. Also, Senior Officer Steve Finch sold 11,598 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$43.43, for a total value of C$503,646.63. In the last quarter, insiders sold 33,798 shares of company stock worth $1,485,021. Corporate insiders own 0.03% of the company's stock.

Manulife Financial Company Profile

Manulife provides life insurance and wealth management products and services to individuals and group customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. Manulife is one of Canada's Big Three Life Insurance companies (the other two are Sun Life and Great West Life). As of Dec. 31, 2021, Manulife reported assets under management or administration of about CAD $1.4 trillion.