Sun Life Financial (SLF) Competitors $63.19 -0.28 (-0.44%) As of 02:46 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SLF vs. CB, MFC, WTW, PUK, PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EQH, AEG, and EGShould you be buying Sun Life Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sun Life Financial include Chubb (CB), Manulife Financial (MFC), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Equitable (EQH), Aegon (AEG), and Everest Group (EG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Sun Life Financial vs. Chubb Manulife Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Equitable Aegon Everest Group Chubb (NYSE:CB) and Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) 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, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and community ranking. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CB or SLF? 83.8% of Chubb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chubb shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, CB or SLF? Chubb has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CB or SLF? Chubb presently has a consensus price target of $307.53, suggesting a potential upside of 5.45%. Sun Life Financial has a consensus price target of $88.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.69%. Given Sun Life Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Life Financial is more favorable than Chubb.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chubb 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Sun Life Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CB or SLF more profitable? Chubb has a net margin of 16.63% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 8.08%. Sun Life Financial's return on equity of 16.86% beat Chubb's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chubb16.63% 13.75% 3.79% Sun Life Financial 8.08%16.86%1.10% Does the media favor CB or SLF? In the previous week, Chubb had 35 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Chubb and 12 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Chubb's score of 1.12 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chubb 28 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sun Life Financial 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CB or SLF a better dividend stock? Chubb pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sun Life Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Chubb pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sun Life Financial pays out 62.1% 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. Chubb has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Sun Life Financial has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CB or SLF? Chubb received 239 more outperform votes than Sun Life Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.86% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote while only 62.37% of users gave Sun Life Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChubbOutperform Votes73362.86% Underperform Votes43337.14% Sun Life FinancialOutperform Votes49462.37% Underperform Votes29837.63% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CB or SLF? Chubb has higher revenue and earnings than Sun Life Financial. Chubb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sun Life Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChubb$56.73B2.06$9.27B$20.7814.03Sun Life Financial$33.02B1.09$2.31B$3.9316.15 SummaryChubb beats Sun Life Financial on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sun Life Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLF 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 SLF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSun Life FinancialLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$35.83B$22.33B$11.64B$19.70BDividend Yield3.66%3.21%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio16.528.4622.8435.13Price / Sales1.091.3427.5934.12Price / Cash12.069.7017.6217.51Price / Book2.291.432.854.78Net Income$2.31B$1.64B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.31%1.60%1.72%1.62%1 Month Performance12.10%12.58%9.94%13.00%1 Year Performance23.85%12.07%538.82%5.59% Sun Life Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLFSun Life Financial4.8744 of 5 stars$63.19-0.4%$88.00+39.3%+23.2%$35.67B$33.02B16.4529,200Positive NewsCBChubb4.8797 of 5 stars$289.46-0.1%$307.86+6.4%+10.3%$115.99B$56.73B12.7434,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementMFCManulife Financial4.8729 of 5 stars$31.61+2.8%$45.50+43.9%+20.3%$54.14B$45.58B15.2740,000Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.0887 of 5 stars$307.46-0.5%$351.55+14.3%+23.6%$30.48B$9.81B-307.4646,600Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPUKPrudential3.5362 of 5 stars$22.90+3.1%N/A+13.0%$29.91B$8.14B9.8714,500Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.8928 of 5 stars$81.70+3.5%$83.54+2.3%-3.6%$18.32B$15.77B12.2319,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpRYANRyan Specialty2.8772 of 5 stars$69.12-0.9%$75.67+9.5%+30.0%$18.10B$2.65B100.173,850News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCRBGCorebridge Financial4.4915 of 5 stars$32.57+4.6%$36.62+12.4%+7.2%$17.92B$16.06B8.627,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQHEquitable4.5173 of 5 stars$53.90+5.0%$61.08+13.3%+32.8%$16.38B$14.78B14.118,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpAEGAegon3.7118 of 5 stars$6.76+0.7%N/A+1.9%$14.89B$19.52B7.0422,300Upcoming EarningsBuyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeEGEverest Group4.8949 of 5 stars$348.35+0.1%$397.18+14.0%-10.8%$14.82B$17.23B11.092,430News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chubb Alternatives Manulife Financial Alternatives Willis Towers Watson Public Alternatives Prudential Alternatives Principal Financial Group Alternatives Ryan Specialty Alternatives Corebridge Financial Alternatives Equitable Alternatives Aegon Alternatives Everest Group 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:SLF) 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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