Manulife Financial (MFC) Competitors $30.85 -0.06 (-0.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.51 -0.34 (-1.12%) As of 06:41 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, BN, PRI, PRU, RGA, RY, 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), Brookfield (BN), Primerica (PRI), Prudential Financial (PRU), Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), 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 Brookfield Primerica Prudential Financial Reinsurance Group of America Royal Bank Of Canada Sun Life Financial Voya Financial Chubb Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation. Do analysts prefer MFC or BHF? Manulife Financial presently has a consensus price target of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 57.21%. Brighthouse Financial has a consensus price target of $60.30, indicating a potential upside of 18.61%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Brighthouse Financial.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) 3.00Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Which has more risk & volatility, MFC or BHF? Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MFC or BHF? 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 RatioManulife Financial$38.90B1.35$4.11B$1.9116.15Brighthouse Financial$4.72B0.62$388M$8.346.10 Is MFC or BHF 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 Manulife Financial9.58% 15.84% 0.75% Brighthouse Financial 8.71%25.60%0.54% Does the media prefer MFC or BHF? In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 13 mentions for Manulife Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.58 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manulife Financial 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brighthouse Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MFC or BHF? 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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$52.80B$13.96B$12.11B$20.85BDividend Yield4.13%3.69%5.56%3.65%P/E Ratio16.159.9218.3726.34Price / Sales1.351.4926.0759.22Price / Cash10.188.3121.6822.29Price / Book1.581.392.314.66Net Income$4.11B$1.16B$997.60M$994.58M7 Day Performance1.25%0.60%0.42%-0.29%1 Month Performance0.83%0.14%4.37%4.91%1 Year Performance18.02%5.40%541.75%10.53% Manulife Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFCManulife Financial4.9544 of 5 stars$30.85-0.2%$48.50+57.2%+16.9%$52.80B$38.90B16.1537,000Positive NewsBHFBrighthouse Financial4.6701 of 5 stars$49.13+0.7%$60.30+22.7%+4.8%$2.82B$4.72B5.891,400AMPAmeriprise Financial4.2037 of 5 stars$539.34+0.6%$526.43-2.4%+28.1%$51.36B$17.26B18.3313,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeBNBrookfield3.2149 of 5 stars$63.87+1.1%$66.13+3.5%+45.9%$105.26B$81.04B228.12250,000Positive NewsPRIPrimerica4.1839 of 5 stars$265.68+0.9%$308.00+15.9%+6.6%$8.79B$3.09B17.872,874PRUPrudential Financial4.9163 of 5 stars$105.54-0.4%$121.85+15.4%-19.0%$37.36B$60.62B16.7338,196Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRGAReinsurance Group of America4.9686 of 5 stars$196.98+1.3%$245.00+24.4%-8.1%$13.02B$20.94B16.624,100Positive NewsRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.8243 of 5 stars$131.87+0.1%$193.00+46.4%+18.7%$186.02B$98.71B14.6594,838Trending NewsSLFSun Life Financial4.8504 of 5 stars$62.77+1.1%$88.00+40.2%+23.1%$35.38B$28.32B15.9731,768Positive NewsVOYAVoya Financial4.9948 of 5 stars$73.44+1.4%$83.83+14.2%-0.9%$7.07B$8.05B13.8610,000CBChubb4.9731 of 5 stars$280.18+0.8%$307.13+9.6%+3.0%$112.28B$55.75B13.4843,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brighthouse Financial Alternatives Ameriprise Financial Alternatives Brookfield Alternatives Primerica Alternatives Prudential Financial Alternatives Reinsurance Group of America Alternatives Royal Bank Of Canada 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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