Prudential (PUK) Competitors $18.30 -0.02 (-0.11%) Closing price 02/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.10 -0.19 (-1.06%) As of 02/14/2025 04:39 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PUK vs. MFC, SLF, WTW, PFG, CRBG, RYAN, EQH, AEG, EG, and KNSLShould you be buying Prudential stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Prudential include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), and Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Prudential vs. Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Ryan Specialty Equitable Aegon Everest Group Kinsale Capital Group Prudential (NYSE:PUK) and Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, PUK or MFC? Prudential has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in PUK or MFC? 1.9% of Prudential shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Prudential shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PUK or MFC a better dividend stock? Prudential pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Manulife Financial pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Manulife Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PUK or MFC? Manulife Financial received 6 more outperform votes than Prudential when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.95% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 61.66% of users gave Prudential an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPrudentialOutperform Votes45261.66% Underperform Votes28138.34% Manulife FinancialOutperform Votes45867.95% Underperform Votes21632.05% Does the media prefer PUK or MFC? In the previous week, Prudential had 1 more articles in the media than Manulife Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Prudential and 7 mentions for Manulife Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Prudential's score of 0.67 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Prudential 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Manulife Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate PUK or MFC? Manulife Financial has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.81%. Given Manulife Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Prudential.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prudential 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is PUK or MFC more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 9.79% compared to Prudential's net margin of 0.00%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 16.11% beat Prudential's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PrudentialN/A N/A N/A Manulife Financial 9.79%16.11%0.77% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PUK or MFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Prudential. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrudential$19.50B1.24$1.70BN/AN/AManulife Financial$36.10B1.42$4.05B$2.0714.33 SummaryManulife Financial beats Prudential on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Prudential News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PUK 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 PUK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrudentialLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$22.26B$21.55B$12.10B$20.35BDividend Yield1.63%2.91%5.71%3.67%P/E RatioN/A8.0421.7740.17Price / Sales1.241.2727.9816.25Price / Cash9.4921.3918.3520.33Price / Book1.401.462.745.73Net Income$1.70B$1.27B$1.03B$1.00B7 Day Performance7.80%0.61%0.51%0.13%1 Month Performance15.63%3.53%2.40%1.37%1 Year Performance-13.93%14.32%16.35%16.03% Prudential Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PUKPrudential2.4672 of 5 stars$18.30-0.1%N/A-13.9%$22.26B$19.50B0.0015,030Positive NewsMFCManulife Financial4.9162 of 5 stars$29.86-0.9%$37.50+25.6%+20.2%$51.45B$36.10B14.4240,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageSLFSun Life Financial3.7003 of 5 stars$58.85-0.6%N/A+2.3%$36.96B$45.44B13.1130,941Earnings ReportDividend CutShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.0131 of 5 stars$325.18-0.2%$338.69+4.2%+15.5%$32.75B$9.93B-325.1848,000PFGPrincipal Financial Group4.1959 of 5 stars$84.38+2.5%$85.38+1.2%+7.0%$19.30B$16.13B12.6319,800Positive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.0985 of 5 stars$33.12-1.0%$36.43+10.0%+30.6%$18.84B$21.21B-15.845,700Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑Positive NewsRYANRyan Specialty2.8033 of 5 stars$67.88-0.6%$74.40+9.6%+49.6%$17.77B$2.08B88.164,350Upcoming EarningsEQHEquitable4.0926 of 5 stars$53.72+0.1%$54.33+1.1%+61.8%$16.83B$12.44B14.068,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑AEGAegon1.7569 of 5 stars$6.59+0.5%N/A+16.5%$14.52B$11.24B0.0020,634EGEverest Group4.9093 of 5 stars$333.70-1.3%$411.89+23.4%-9.4%$14.34B$17.28B10.622,844Short Interest ↑Positive NewsKNSLKinsale Capital Group2.7591 of 5 stars$485.50-0.8%$468.89-3.4%-10.9%$11.31B$1.22B27.68470Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Ryan Specialty Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Aegon Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Kinsale Capital Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:PUK) was last updated on 2/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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