Top MarketRank™ StocksTop MarketRank™Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:MFC Manulife Financial (MFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $43.89 +0.40 (+0.92%) Closing price 09/25/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.76 -0.13 (-0.28%) As of 09/25/2026 07:30 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Manulife Financial Stock (NYSE:MFC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Manulife Financial alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$43.49▼$44.0350-Day Range$42.18▼$44.7752-Week Range$30.70▼$45.33Volume1.02 million shsAverage Volume1.72 million shsMarket Capitalization$72.82 billionP/E Ratio16.38Dividend Yield3.14%Price Target$59.00Consensus RatingBuy 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.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Manulife Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks99th Percentile Overall ScoreMFC 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. Analyst's Opinion4.6 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingManulife 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 PotentialManulife Financial has a consensus price target of $59.00, representing about 34.4% upside from its current price of $43.89.Amount of Analyst CoverageManulife 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 and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth13.33% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe 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. SectorThe 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 RatioManulife 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. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.47% of the float of Manulife Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverManulife 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 monthShort interest in Manulife Financial has recently decreased by 50.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldManulife Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 3.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthManulife Financial has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Manulife Financial is 51.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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 and Social Media2.3 / 5News Sentiment0.66 News SentimentManulife 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Manulife Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 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 FollowsOnly 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. Company Ownership0.6 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Manulife Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.04% of the stock of Manulife Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions52.56% 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. Receive MFC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Manulife Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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MFC Stock News HeadlinesManulife Stock Is a Top Stock to Buy If Interest Rates Stay Higher for LongerSeptember 25 at 9:27 PM | ca.finance.yahoo.comManulife Investments Announces September 2026 Cash Distributions for Manulife Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series of Manulife FundsSeptember 22, 2026 | markets.ft.comTrump goes "all-in" on Grand Canyon energy breakthroughA drilling crew near the Grand Canyon uncovered a clean energy well producing nearly eight times the output of Saudi Arabia's largest oil field, with potential to last two million years. While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated federal credits for solar, wind, and EVs, this energy source was reclassified alongside oil and nuclear power and given eight years of tax credits. Google signed a 15-year contract, and Bill Gates committed $100 million. One company controls the entire supply chain behind this discovery.September 26 at 1:00 AM | Behind the Markets (Ad)Manulife Financial (TSX:MFC) On Its Leadership Refresh And Why Valuation Is Back In FocusSeptember 20, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comWhat Is Manulife Financial (TSX:MFC) Signaling With New Funds And Leadership?September 20, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comManulife (TSX:MFC) Stock Looks About Right As Earnings Face A PremiumSeptember 19, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comManulife Financial Sets Terms for US$750 Million Subordinated Notes Due 2041September 11, 2026 | tipranks.comManulife Financial Corporation: Manulife appoints Sarah Chapman as Global Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, joining Executive Leadership TeamSeptember 11, 2026 | finanznachrichten.deSee More Headlines MFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MFC shares performed this year? 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. How were Manulife Financial's earnings last quarter? 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. Read the conference call transcript. 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? 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%). 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 Last Earnings8/05/2026Record date for 9/21 Dividend8/21/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/21 Dividend8/21/2026Dividend Payable9/21/2026Today9/26/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (5m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 MFC's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. MFC has been in this zone for over 5 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Insurance Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:MFC CIK1086888 Webwww.manulife.com Phone(416) 926-3000Fax416-926-5657Employees37,000Year Founded1887Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Manulife Financial$59.00 High Price Target$67.00 Low Price Target$51.00 Potential Upside/Downside+34.4%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.13 Research Coverage8 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$2.68 Trailing P/E Ratio16.38 Forward P/E Ratio14.63 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$4.14 billion Net Margins9.99% Pretax Margin12.70% Return on Equity16.68% Return on Assets0.75% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.14 Current RatioN/A Quick RatioN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$57.48 billion Price / Sales1.27 Cash Flow$2.92 per share Price / Cash Flow15.05 Book Value$19.56 per share Price / Book2.24Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares1,659,249,000Free Float1,658,585,000Market Cap$72.82 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.83 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy Before the Robotics RevolutionRobotics and automation are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and many other industries. 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