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Manulife Financial (MFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$43.89 +0.40 (+0.92%)
Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$43.76 -0.13 (-0.28%)
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About Manulife Financial Stock (NYSE:MFC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$43.49
▼
$44.03
50-Day Range
$42.18
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$44.77
52-Week Range
$30.70
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$45.33
Volume
1.02 million shs
Average Volume
1.72 million shs
Market Capitalization
$72.82 billion
P/E Ratio
16.38
Dividend Yield
3.14%
Price Target
$59.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Manulife Financial Corporation is a Canada-based financial services company that provides insurance, wealth management and asset management products to individuals, businesses and institutional clients. Its offerings include life and health insurance, retirement solutions, investment products, group benefits and long-term care coverage.

Manulife serves customers primarily in Canada, the United States and Asia. In the United States, its insurance and retirement businesses operate under the John Hancock brand. The company also provides investment management and advisory services through its global asset management operations, serving both retail and institutional investors.

Founded in 1887, Manulife has grown from a Canadian life insurance provider into an international financial services organization. Its business is focused on helping customers protect their financial well-being, prepare for retirement and manage investments over the long term.

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Manulife Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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MFC MarketRank™: 

Manulife Financial scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 854 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Manulife Financial has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.13, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $59.00, representing about 34.4% upside from its current price of $43.89.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Manulife Financial has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Manulife Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Manulife Financial are expected to grow by 13.33% in the coming year, from $3.00 to $3.40 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Manulife Financial is 16.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Manulife Financial is 16.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.57.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Manulife Financial has a P/B Ratio of 2.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Manulife Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.47% 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 3.85, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Manulife Financial has recently decreased by 50.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Manulife Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 3.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Manulife Financial has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Manulife Financial is 51.49%. 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 40.59% next year. This indicates that Manulife Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Manulife Financial's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Manulife Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Manulife Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 18 people have searched for MFC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 3 people have added Manulife Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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

    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.

  • Read more about Manulife Financial's insider trading history.
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MFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Manulife Financial's stock was trading at $36.31 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, MFC shares have increased by 20.9% and is now trading at $43.89.

Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE:MFC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.01. The business's revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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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.

Top institutional investors of Manulife Financial include TD Asset Management Inc (1.88%), TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. (1.01%), Bank of Nova Scotia (0.88%) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (0.74%).

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.

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

Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Record date for 9/21 Dividend
8/21/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/21 Dividend
8/21/2026
Dividend Payable
9/21/2026
Today
9/26/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Insurance
Sub-Industry
Life & Health Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:MFC
CIK
1086888
Employees
37,000
Year Founded
1887

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$67.00
Low Price Target
$51.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.4%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.13
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.68
Trailing P/E Ratio
16.38
Forward P/E Ratio
14.63
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$4.14 billion
Net Margins
9.99%
Pretax Margin
12.70%
Return on Equity
16.68%
Return on Assets
0.75%

Debt

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

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$57.48 billion
Price / Sales
1.27
Cash Flow
$2.92 per share
Price / Cash Flow
15.05
Book Value
$19.56 per share
Price / Book
2.24

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,659,249,000
Free Float
1,658,585,000
Market Cap
$72.82 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.83

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This page (NYSE:MFC) was last updated on 9/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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