Aegon (AEG) Competitors $6.98 -0.05 (-0.64%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.98 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 06:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AEG vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EQH, EG, and BNTShould you be buying Aegon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aegon include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Equitable (EQH), Everest Group (EG), and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Aegon vs. Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Equitable Everest Group Brookfield Wealth Solutions Aegon (NYSE:AEG) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and risk. Do analysts prefer AEG or MFC? Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.73%. Given Manulife Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Aegon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aegon 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AEG or MFC a better dividend stock? Aegon pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Aegon pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial pays out 63.9% 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. Aegon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AEG or MFC? 4.3% of Aegon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor AEG or MFC? In the previous week, Aegon had 6 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Aegon and 11 mentions for Manulife Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Aegon's score of 0.70 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aegon 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Manulife Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor AEG or MFC? Manulife Financial received 84 more outperform votes than Aegon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.05% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 54.02% of users gave Aegon an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAegonOutperform Votes37654.02% Underperform Votes32045.98% Manulife FinancialOutperform Votes46068.05% Underperform Votes21631.95% Which has more volatility & risk, AEG or MFC? Aegon has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AEG or MFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Aegon. Aegon 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 RatioAegon$19.52B0.79-$193.73M$0.967.28Manulife Financial$44.71B1.18$4.05B$1.9116.13 Is AEG or MFC more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Aegon's net margin of 0.00%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.98% beat Aegon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AegonN/A N/A N/A Manulife Financial 10.08%15.98%0.76% SummaryManulife Financial beats Aegon on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aegon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEG 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 NYSE 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 AEG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAegonLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.40B$22.01B$11.50B$19.37BDividend Yield4.29%3.21%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio7.288.2622.5034.23Price / Sales0.791.3227.3434.85Price / CashN/A9.7017.6217.51Price / Book1.491.402.794.69Net Income-$193.73M$1.64B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.97%-0.06%0.37%-1.34%1 Month Performance15.07%10.70%8.77%9.79%1 Year Performance1.67%10.22%537.80%3.27% Aegon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEGAegon3.71 of 5 stars$6.99-0.6%N/A+1.9%$15.40B$19.52B7.2822,300Upcoming EarningsBuyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeMFCManulife Financial4.8613 of 5 stars$31.61+2.8%$45.50+43.9%+20.3%$54.14B$45.58B15.2740,000News CoverageGap UpSLFSun Life Financial4.8582 of 5 stars$62.48+0.5%$88.00+40.8%+23.2%$35.46B$28.68B16.2729,200Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.0488 of 5 stars$307.46-0.5%$351.55+14.3%+23.6%$30.48B$9.81B-307.4646,600Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPUKPrudential3.4618 of 5 stars$22.90+3.1%N/A+13.0%$29.91B$8.14B9.8714,500Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.8419 of 5 stars$81.70+3.5%$83.54+2.3%-3.6%$18.32B$15.77B12.2319,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRYANRyan Specialty2.8351 of 5 stars$69.12-0.9%$75.67+9.5%+30.0%$18.10B$2.65B100.173,850News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRBGCorebridge Financial4.4562 of 5 stars$32.57+4.6%$36.62+12.4%+7.2%$17.92B$16.06B8.627,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.4724 of 5 stars$53.90+5.0%$61.08+13.3%+32.8%$16.38B$14.78B14.118,200Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap UpEGEverest Group4.8765 of 5 stars$348.35+0.1%$397.18+14.0%-10.8%$14.82B$17.23B11.092,430News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$58.63+3.4%N/AN/A$14.34B$14.34B183.2260 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Everest Group Competitors Brookfield Wealth Solutions 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 (NYSE:AEG) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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