Manulife Financial (MFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group offering insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and institutional clients. The company provides a broad range of life and health insurance products, retirement and long-term savings plans, mutual funds, group benefits and group retirement solutions. It also delivers specialized wealth management services through segregated funds and investment portfolios tailored to meet the needs of retirement, estate and philanthropic planning.

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Manulife operates in three core markets: Canada, the United States and Asia. In Canada it serves personal and business clients with life and health insurance, group benefits and retirement savings products. In the U.S. it does business as John Hancock, offering mutual funds, retirement planning, annuities and life insurance. In Asia, Manulife has a significant presence in markets including Hong Kong, mainland China, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam, offering a mixture of savings, protection and wealth planning products adapted to local market needs.

Founded in 1887 as Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Manulife has grown through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. The creation of Manulife Financial Corporation in 1999 reorganized the business into a publicly traded holding company structure, while the 2004 acquisition of John Hancock Financial strengthened its North American footprint. Over time the company has invested in digital platforms and data analytics to enhance customer experience and streamline underwriting and claims processing.

Under the leadership of President & CEO Roy Gori, Manulife is focused on delivering sustainable, long-term growth through disciplined capital management and innovation in customer engagement. The company emphasizes a diversified business model, balancing protection products with fee-based wealth management revenues, and continues to expand its digital capabilities to better serve clients across multiple channels and geographies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.58 to $31.92
• 50-Day Range: $29.89 to $31.89
• 52-Week Range: $25.92 to $33.07
• Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.19 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $54.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.24
• Dividend Yield: 3.98%
• Price Target: $48.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Manulife Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Manulife Financial scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 27th out of 957 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Manulife Financial has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $48.50, representing about 52.1% upside from its current price of $31.89.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Manulife Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Manulife Financial are expected to grow by 9.76% in the coming year, from $2.87 to $3.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Manulife Financial is 14.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Manulife Financial is 14.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 245.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Manulife Financial has a PEG Ratio of 1.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Manulife Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.82% of the float of Manulife Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Manulife Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Manulife Financial has recently decreased by 41.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Manulife Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Manulife Financial has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Manulife Financial is 56.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Manulife Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.32% next year. This indicates that Manulife Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.39

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.82% of the float of Manulife Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Manulife Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Manulife Financial has recently decreased by 41.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.32

News Sentiment

Manulife Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.06 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Manulife Financial this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for MFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

10 people have added Manulife Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Manulife Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.04% of the stock of Manulife Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.56% of the stock of Manulife Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MFC shares performed this year?

Manulife Financial's stock was trading at $30.71 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MFC stock has increased by 3.8% and is now trading at $31.89.

How were Manulife Financial's earnings last quarter?

Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE:MFC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $11.30 billion during the quarter. Manulife Financial had a net margin of 10.46% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.77%.
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Does Manulife Financial have any subsidiaries?

Manulife Financial subsidiaries include these companies: Standard Life, John Hancock Financial, Zurich Life, 8 Cross Street PADREF Investments Ltd., Benesure Canada Inc., John Hancock Canadian Corp., John Hancock Group, and more.

Who are Manulife Financial's major shareholders?

Manulife Financial's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (4.49%), TD Asset Management Inc (2.08%), 1832 Asset Management L.P. (1.48%) and Mackenzie Financial Corp (1.30%).

How do I buy shares of Manulife Financial?

Shares of MFC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Manulife Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Manulife Financial investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), AbbVie (ABBV), Verizon Communications (VZ), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/19 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/19 Dividend: 5/21/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/19/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2025
• Record date for 9/19 Dividend: 8/20/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/19 Dividend: 8/20/2025
• Today: 9/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/19/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - LIFE
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MFC
• CIK: 1086888
• Web: www.manulife.com
• Phone: (416) 926-3000
• Fax: 416-926-5657
• Employees: 37,000
• Year Founded: 1887

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Manulife Financial: $48.50
• High Price Target: $49.00
• Low Price Target: $48.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.24
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.11
• P/E Growth: 1.06
• Net Income: $4.11 billion
• Net Margins: 10.46%
• Pretax Margin: 13.51%
• Return on Equity: 15.77%
• Return on Assets: 0.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $47.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.14
• Cash Flow: $3.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.47
• Book Value: $19.55 per share
• Price / Book: 1.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,694,496,000
• Free Float: 1,693,818,000
• Market Cap: $54.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99