Manulife Financial (MFC) News Today

Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE:MFC) shares have recently moved amid a mix of dividend optimism, strategic leadership hires in Asia and analyst model adjustments. Key developments include:

• Positive Sentiment: Manulife raised its quarterly dividend to $0.3199 per share, reflecting a 4.3% yield and a 0.2% bump from the prior payout. Manulife Financial Dividend Increase
• Positive Sentiment: Manulife Investment Management appointed June Chua as Head of Asian Equities and Yuting Shao as Senior Global Macro Strategist, underscoring its strategic push in Asia. Asia Leadership Appointments
• Positive Sentiment: Q2 2025 earnings call highlighted robust growth across key segments despite macro challenges. Q2 Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada trimmed its price target to $49 (from $51) but kept an “outperform” rating, implying significant upside potential. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider transcripts and presentations for Q3 2025 and Q2 2025 were released, providing detailed operational insights. Q3 Transcript Q2 Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks published a side-by-side analysis of MFC vs. SLF, evaluating value metrics for life insurance peers. MFC vs SLF Value Comparison
• Negative Sentiment: National Bank Financial cut its Q4 2025 EPS forecast to $0.74 from $0.77, signaling downward pressure on near-term earnings.
• Negative Sentiment: Cormark lowered its FY 2025 EPS estimate to $2.91 from $2.99, reflecting a more cautious profit outlook.
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 2025 earnings missed analysts’ estimates despite higher APE sales, pointing to mixed execution in North America. Q2 Earnings Miss