Principal Financial Group (PFG) Competitors $77.64 -0.45 (-0.58%) As of 08/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PFG vs. MFC, SLF, PUK, WTW, CRBG, RYAN, BNT, EQH, AEG, and EGShould you be buying Principal Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Principal Financial Group include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Prudential Public (PUK), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Everest Group (EG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Principal Financial Group vs. Its Competitors Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Prudential Public Willis Towers Watson Public Corebridge Financial Ryan Specialty Brookfield Wealth Solutions Equitable Aegon Everest Group Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MFC or PFG? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 43 more articles in the media than Principal Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Manulife Financial and 0 mentions for Principal Financial Group. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Principal Financial Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Manulife Financial Positive Principal Financial Group Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MFC or PFG? 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Principal Financial Group 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 higher earnings & valuation, MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Principal Financial Group. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Principal Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioManulife Financial$47.46B1.09$4.11B$2.2413.57Principal Financial Group$16.13B1.07$1.57B$4.9715.62 Is MFC or PFG a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Manulife Financial pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Principal Financial Group pays out 61.2% 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. Manulife Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Principal Financial Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is MFC or PFG more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.46% compared to Principal Financial Group's net margin of 7.53%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.77% beat Principal Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial10.46% 15.77% 0.74% Principal Financial Group 7.53%15.63%0.55% Do analysts recommend MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial currently has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 56.25%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Principal Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryManulife Financial beats Principal Financial Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Principal Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFG 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 PFG 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 NASDAQ 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 PFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrincipal Financial GroupINS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.40B$21.44B$12.51B$9.81BDividend Yield3.89%2.86%5.55%4.07%P/E Ratio15.6213.3619.6525.11Price / Sales1.071.9726.69115.16Price / Cash7.1317.0621.8559.05Price / Book1.512.132.286.18Net Income$1.57B$1.62B$1.00B$265.11M7 Day Performance1.37%1.37%1.22%4.20%1 Month Performance-2.73%3.15%1.36%2.00%1 Year PerformanceN/A19.82%539.10%23.76% Principal Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFGPrincipal Financial Group3.1912 of 5 stars$77.64-0.6%N/AN/A$17.40B$16.13B15.6219,700MFCManulife Financial4.8342 of 5 stars$30.11+0.1%$47.50+57.8%+16.9%$51.07B$38.90B13.4437,000Positive NewsSLFSun Life Financial4.9052 of 5 stars$56.65-7.9%$88.00+55.3%+12.7%$34.63B$28.32B14.0231,768Positive NewsDividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumePUKPrudential Public3.2678 of 5 stars$25.91-0.2%N/A+57.6%$33.49B$16.66B11.1715,412WTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.2895 of 5 stars$327.85+0.8%$367.11+12.0%+18.1%$31.72B$9.93B224.5648,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionCRBGCorebridge Financial4.667 of 5 stars$33.31+0.3%$40.70+22.2%+21.0%$17.88B$19.58B-54.615,200High Trading VolumeRYANRyan Specialty4.6902 of 5 stars$58.53-1.7%$77.30+32.1%-8.3%$15.63B$2.52B167.235,250News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$64.78-0.1%N/AN/A$15.59B$14.10B190.545,000Dividend CutStock SplitEQHEquitable4.0629 of 5 stars$51.96+3.2%$65.00+25.1%+34.7%$15.18B$12.44B41.918,000News CoverageAEGAegon4.4718 of 5 stars$7.37+1.2%N/A+19.7%$14.61B$10.65B7.6823,123Upcoming EarningsEGEverest Group4.9045 of 5 stars$329.78+0.5%$402.50+22.0%-11.1%$13.76B$17.28B17.503,037News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MFC Competitors SLF Competitors PUK Competitors WTW Competitors CRBG Competitors RYAN Competitors BNT Competitors EQH Competitors AEG Competitors EG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PFG) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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