Everest Group (EG) Competitors

Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Everest Group (NYSE:EG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, MFC or EG?

Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everest Group has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MFC or EG?

Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Everest Group. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Everest Group, 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	$44.71B	1.19	$4.05B	$1.91	16.31
Everest Group	$17.23B	0.83	$1.37B	$19.44	17.22

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MFC or EG?

52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of Everest Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Everest Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MFC or EG?

In the previous week, Manulife Financial and Manulife Financial both had 7 articles in the media. Everest Group's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Manulife Financial's score of 1.32 indicating that Everest Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manulife Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Everest Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is MFC or EG a better dividend stock?

Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Everest Group pays an annual dividend of $8.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Manulife Financial pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Everest Group pays out 41.2% 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 increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Everest Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer MFC or EG?

Manulife Financial currently has a consensus price target of $45.67, indicating a potential upside of 46.60%. Everest Group has a consensus price target of $398.09, indicating a potential upside of 18.93%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Everest Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manulife Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Everest Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Is MFC or EG more profitable?

Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Everest Group's net margin of 7.95%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.98% beat Everest Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manulife Financial	10.08%	15.98%	0.76%
Everest Group	7.95%	9.04%	2.39%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MFC or EG?

Manulife Financial received 432 more outperform votes than Everest Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 51.85% of users gave Everest Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manulife Financial	Outperform Votes 460 67.95%	Underperform Votes 217 32.05%
Everest Group	Outperform Votes 28 51.85%	Underperform Votes 26 48.15%

Summary

Manulife Financial beats Everest Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.