Principal Financial Group (PFG) Competitors $77.36 -3.17 (-3.94%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.49 +0.13 (+0.17%) As of 06:42 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 FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock PFG vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, RYAN, CRBG, EQH, AEG, EG, and BNTShould 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), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), and Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Principal Financial Group vs. Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Equitable Aegon Everest Group Brookfield Wealth Solutions Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Principal Financial Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MFC or PFG a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Manulife Financial pays out 63.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Principal Financial Group pays out 65.1% 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. Manulife Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Principal Financial Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial currently has a consensus price target of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.73%. Principal Financial Group has a consensus price target of $83.85, suggesting a potential upside of 8.38%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Principal Financial Group 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is MFC or PFG more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial10.08% 15.98% 0.76% Principal Financial Group 9.74%14.68%0.52% Does the media prefer MFC or PFG? In the previous week, Principal Financial Group had 12 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Principal Financial Group and 11 mentions for Manulife Financial. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Manulife Financial's score of 1.10 indicating that Principal Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manulife Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Principal Financial Group 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MFC or PFG? 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial received 455 more outperform votes than Principal Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.05% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 7.81% of users gave Principal Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManulife FinancialOutperform Votes46068.05% Underperform Votes21631.95% Principal Financial GroupOutperform Votes57.81%Underperform Votes5992.19% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MFC or PFG? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Principal Financial Group. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Principal Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioManulife Financial$44.71B1.18$4.05B$1.9116.13Principal Financial Group$15.77B1.10$1.57B$4.6716.57 SummaryManulife Financial beats Principal Financial Group on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Principal Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFG 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrincipal Financial GroupAccident & health insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.34B$22.78B$11.49B$19.38BDividend Yield3.68%2.40%5.46%3.83%P/E Ratio11.588.1922.4834.23Price / Sales1.101.5827.2834.85Price / Cash7.919.0517.6217.51Price / Book1.571.672.794.69Net Income$1.57B$2.30B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.54%-1.18%0.34%-1.34%1 Month Performance10.11%3.76%8.69%9.79%1 Year Performance-7.34%19.05%537.74%3.27% Principal Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFGPrincipal Financial Group3.8419 of 5 stars$77.36-3.9%$83.85+8.4%-3.6%$17.34B$15.77B11.5819,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMFCManulife Financial4.8613 of 5 stars$31.61+2.8%$45.50+43.9%+20.3%$54.14B$45.58B15.2740,000News CoverageGap UpSLFSun Life Financial4.8582 of 5 stars$62.48+0.5%$88.00+40.8%+23.2%$35.46B$28.68B16.2729,200Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.0488 of 5 stars$307.46-0.5%$351.55+14.3%+23.6%$30.48B$9.81B-307.4646,600Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPUKPrudential3.4618 of 5 stars$22.90+3.1%N/A+13.0%$29.91B$8.14B9.8714,500Positive NewsRYANRyan Specialty2.8351 of 5 stars$69.12-0.9%$75.67+9.5%+30.0%$18.10B$2.65B100.173,850News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRBGCorebridge Financial4.4568 of 5 stars$32.57+4.6%$36.62+12.4%+7.2%$17.92B$16.06B8.627,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.4724 of 5 stars$53.90+5.0%$61.08+13.3%+32.8%$16.38B$14.78B14.118,200Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap UpAEGAegon3.71 of 5 stars$6.76+0.7%N/A+1.9%$14.89B$19.52B7.0422,300Upcoming EarningsBuyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeEGEverest Group4.8765 of 5 stars$348.35+0.1%$397.18+14.0%-10.8%$14.82B$17.23B11.092,430News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$58.63+3.4%N/AN/A$14.34B$14.34B183.2260 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Aegon Competitors Everest Group Competitors Brookfield Wealth Solutions Competitors 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:PFG) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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