Manulife Financial (MFC) Competitors

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

Is MFC or CB a better dividend stock?

Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Chubb pays an annual dividend of $3.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Manulife Financial pays out 67.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chubb pays out 18.7% 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 Chubb has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to MFC or CB?

In the previous week, Chubb had 24 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Chubb and 15 mentions for Manulife Financial. Chubb's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Manulife Financial's score of 1.02 indicating that Chubb is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manulife Financial	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chubb	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MFC or CB?

52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Chubb shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Chubb shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MFC or CB?

Manulife Financial presently has a consensus price target of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 51.66%. Chubb has a consensus price target of $307.53, indicating a potential upside of 6.29%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Chubb.

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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chubb	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Is MFC or CB more profitable?

Chubb has a net margin of 15.05% compared to Manulife Financial's net margin of 9.58%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.84% beat Chubb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manulife Financial	9.58%	15.84%	0.75%
Chubb	15.05%	12.37%	3.43%

Which has more risk and volatility, MFC or CB?

Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chubb has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MFC or CB?

Chubb has higher revenue and earnings than Manulife Financial. Chubb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manulife Financial, 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	1.40	$4.11B	$1.91	16.74
Chubb	$55.75B	2.08	$9.27B	$20.78	13.92

Summary

Chubb beats Manulife Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.