Manulife Financial (MFC) Competitors $30.47 -0.25 (-0.81%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.62 +0.15 (+0.49%) As of 07/11/2025 07:10 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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. 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% Do analysts rate MFC or BHF? Manulife Financial presently has a consensus price target of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 59.17%. Brighthouse Financial has a consensus price target of $60.60, indicating a potential upside of 24.21%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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 Do institutionals and insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$38.90B1.34$4.11B$1.9115.95Brighthouse Financial$4.72B0.59$388M$8.345.85 Does the media refer more to MFC or BHF? In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 7 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 6 mentions for Manulife Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.27 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brighthouse Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, MFC or BHF? Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$52.47B$13.89B$12.07B$20.78BDividend Yield4.15%3.72%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio15.9513.5020.0427.89Price / Sales1.341.4825.5042.43Price / Cash10.128.2721.6422.63Price / Book1.561.372.284.57Net Income$4.11B$1.16B$992.82M$988.81M7 Day Performance-3.64%-3.11%-0.23%0.20%1 Month Performance-5.17%-1.07%2.76%3.93%1 Year Performance12.31%5.96%536.06%10.27% Manulife Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFCManulife Financial4.8756 of 5 stars$30.47-0.8%$48.50+59.2%+12.1%$52.47B$38.90B15.9537,000Analyst RevisionBHFBrighthouse Financial4.6795 of 5 stars$50.70-4.9%$59.70+17.8%+2.5%$2.91B$4.72B6.081,400News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.3552 of 5 stars$536.13-1.3%$517.86-3.4%+21.9%$51.05B$17.47B18.2213,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBNBrookfield3.9119 of 5 stars$62.95-2.1%$66.13+5.0%+40.4%$103.74B$86.01B224.82250,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradePRIPrimerica4.3143 of 5 stars$272.85-1.6%$308.00+12.9%+10.6%$9.03B$3.09B18.352,874Positive NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.9603 of 5 stars$106.48-2.4%$121.15+13.8%-13.5%$37.69B$68.05B16.8738,196Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRGAReinsurance Group of America4.9663 of 5 stars$194.44-1.7%$228.85+17.7%-8.3%$12.85B$22.11B16.414,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.8509 of 5 stars$131.83-0.6%$193.00+46.4%+19.5%$185.96B$98.71B14.6594,838Trending NewsSLFSun Life Financial4.8472 of 5 stars$62.75-4.1%$88.00+40.2%+24.1%$35.37B$28.32B15.9731,768Analyst RevisionVOYAVoya Financial4.9963 of 5 stars$72.39-0.7%$82.50+14.0%-0.1%$6.96B$8.05B13.6610,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCBChubb4.9715 of 5 stars$279.84-1.4%$306.00+9.3%+7.6%$112.14B$55.75B13.4743,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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