Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT) Competitors

Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (NYSE:BNT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, MFC or BNT?

Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Wealth Solutions has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MFC or BNT a better dividend stock?

Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Manulife Financial pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Wealth Solutions pays out 105.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Manulife Financial has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is MFC or BNT more profitable?

Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.46% compared to Brookfield Wealth Solutions' net margin of 0.11%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.77% beat Brookfield Wealth Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manulife Financial	10.46%	15.77%	0.74%
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0.11%	0.12%	0.01%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MFC or BNT?

52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brookfield Wealth Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MFC or BNT?

In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 14 more articles in the media than Brookfield Wealth Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Manulife Financial and 0 mentions for Brookfield Wealth Solutions. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Brookfield Wealth Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Manulife Financial	Positive
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MFC or BNT?

Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Wealth Solutions. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Wealth Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manulife Financial	$38.90B	1.34	$4.11B	$2.24	13.75
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	$14.10B	1.12	$1.21B	$0.34	192.79

Do analysts recommend MFC or BNT?

Manulife Financial presently has a consensus price target of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 57.49%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Brookfield Wealth Solutions.

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)	2.67
Brookfield Wealth Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Manulife Financial beats Brookfield Wealth Solutions on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.