PFG vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, RYAN, CRBG, AEG, EQH, EG, and BNT
Should you be buying Principal Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Principal Financial Group include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Aegon (AEG), Equitable (EQH), Everest Group (EG), and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Principal Financial Group vs. Its Competitors
Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Principal Financial Group had 1 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Principal Financial Group and 8 mentions for Manulife Financial. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Manulife Financial's score of 1.21 indicating that Principal Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Manulife Financial has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Principal Financial Group's net margin of 9.74%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 15.98% beat Principal Financial Group's return on equity.
Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Principal Financial Group presently has a consensus price target of $83.85, suggesting a potential upside of 9.78%. Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of $45.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.20%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.
Manulife Financial received 455 more outperform votes than Principal Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 7.81% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote.
Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Principal Financial Group pays out 65.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial pays out 66.5% 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. Principal Financial Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Manulife Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Principal Financial Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Principal Financial Group. Principal Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manulife Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Manulife Financial beats Principal Financial Group on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:PFG) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
