Manulife Financial (MFC) Competitors $30.72 +0.25 (+0.82%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.72 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 05:03 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MFC vs. BHF, AMP, BMO, BN, PRI, PRU, RGA, SLF, VOYA, and CBShould you be buying Manulife Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manulife Financial include Brighthouse Financial (BHF), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), Brookfield (BN), Primerica (PRI), Prudential Financial (PRU), Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Voya Financial (VOYA), and Chubb (CB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Manulife Financial vs. Its Competitors Brighthouse Financial Ameriprise Financial Bank Of Montreal Brookfield Primerica Prudential Financial Reinsurance Group of America Sun Life Financial Voya Financial Chubb Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Do analysts prefer BHF or MFC? Brighthouse Financial currently has a consensus price target of $60.60, indicating a potential upside of 16.25%. Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 57.88%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Brighthouse Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BHF or MFC? 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to BHF or MFC? In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 6 mentions for Manulife Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.03 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brighthouse Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Manulife Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BHF or MFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manulife Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrighthouse Financial$4.72B0.63$388M$8.346.25Manulife Financial$38.90B1.35$4.11B$1.9116.08 Which has more volatility and risk, BHF or MFC? Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BHF or MFC more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 9.58% compared to Brighthouse Financial's net margin of 8.71%. Brighthouse Financial's return on equity of 25.60% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brighthouse Financial8.71% 25.60% 0.54% Manulife Financial 9.58%15.84%0.75% SummaryManulife Financial beats Brighthouse Financial on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Manulife Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MFC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricManulife FinancialINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$52.04B$13.88B$11.98B$20.59BDividend Yield4.19%3.72%5.54%3.73%P/E Ratio16.089.9319.0126.08Price / Sales1.351.5025.3743.16Price / Cash10.038.2521.4822.41Price / Book1.571.382.294.61Net Income$4.11B$1.16B$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance-2.85%-2.00%0.18%3.26%1 Month Performance-4.10%-0.19%3.09%4.37%1 Year Performance13.07%9.36%540.36%14.95% Manulife Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFCManulife Financial4.9924 of 5 stars$30.72+0.8%$48.50+57.9%+13.1%$52.04B$38.90B16.0837,000BHFBrighthouse Financial4.6806 of 5 stars$53.77-1.2%$60.80+13.1%+18.9%$3.09B$6.69B6.451,400Analyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6435 of 5 stars$534.26+1.2%$519.00-2.9%+24.4%$50.87B$17.26B18.1513,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBMOBank Of Montreal4.6624 of 5 stars$110.62+1.4%$129.50+17.1%+33.6%$79.67B$58.27B14.3546,700BNBrookfield3.4351 of 5 stars$61.88+0.5%$66.13+6.9%+45.1%$101.98B$86.01B221.00250,000Positive NewsPRIPrimerica4.2578 of 5 stars$273.50+1.9%$308.00+12.6%+15.5%$9.05B$3.16B18.392,874High Trading VolumePRUPrudential Financial4.9641 of 5 stars$107.43+0.3%$120.15+11.8%-10.2%$38.03B$68.05B17.0339,900Analyst ForecastRGAReinsurance Group of America4.8928 of 5 stars$198.54+0.5%$228.85+15.3%-5.8%$13.12B$22.11B16.754,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSLFSun Life Financial4.9506 of 5 stars$66.40+0.7%$88.00+32.5%+25.3%$37.42B$28.32B16.9029,200Analyst DowngradeVOYAVoya Financial4.9954 of 5 stars$71.01+0.5%$82.08+15.6%+3.4%$6.83B$8.05B13.4010,000Analyst ForecastCBChubb4.8505 of 5 stars$289.73+1.6%$307.53+6.1%+10.3%$116.10B$55.75B13.9443,000Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brighthouse Financial Alternatives Ameriprise Financial Alternatives Bank Of Montreal Alternatives Brookfield Alternatives Primerica Alternatives Prudential Financial Alternatives Reinsurance Group of America Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Voya Financial Alternatives Chubb Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MFC) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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