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Sun Life Financial (SLF) Competitors

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SLF vs. BHF, AMP, BMO, BNS, CM, MET, MFC, PRU, RY, and VOYA

Should you be buying Sun Life Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sun Life Financial include Brighthouse Financial (BHF), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Bank Of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), MetLife (MET), Manulife Financial (MFC), Prudential Financial (PRU), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), and Voya Financial (VOYA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Sun Life Financial vs. Its Competitors

Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Sun Life Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 3 mentions for Sun Life Financial. Sun Life Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.47 indicating that Sun Life Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sun Life Financial
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Brighthouse Financial
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Sun Life Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial 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 Ratio
Sun Life Financial$28.32B1.29$2.31B$3.9316.52
Brighthouse Financial$6.69B0.45$388M$8.346.30

Sun Life Financial currently has a consensus target price of $88.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.51%. Brighthouse Financial has a consensus target price of $60.30, indicating a potential upside of 14.83%. Given Sun Life Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sun Life Financial is more favorable than Brighthouse Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sun Life Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Brighthouse Financial
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

Sun Life Financial has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Brighthouse Financial has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Sun Life Financial's net margin of 7.47%. Brighthouse Financial's return on equity of 25.60% beat Sun Life Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sun Life Financial7.47% 17.33% 1.12%
Brighthouse Financial 8.71%25.60%0.54%

52.3% of Sun Life Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Sun Life Financial beats Brighthouse Financial on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SLF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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SLF vs. The Competition

MetricSun Life FinancialINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$36.86B$14.42B$12.20B$20.68B
Dividend Yield3.90%3.64%5.53%3.71%
P/E Ratio16.5214.0020.0528.10
Price / Sales1.291.5226.1036.78
Price / Cash14.308.4821.7022.53
Price / Book2.341.412.284.58
Net Income$2.31B$1.16B$1.00B$985.54M
7 Day Performance-1.45%0.96%2.25%2.79%
1 Month Performance-0.45%0.95%3.69%4.37%
1 Year Performance32.58%13.07%541.99%15.08%

Sun Life Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SLF
Sun Life Financial
4.9601 of 5 stars
$64.94
+0.5%
$88.00
+35.5%
+32.6%$36.86B$28.32B16.5231,768
BHF
Brighthouse Financial
4.7103 of 5 stars
$53.77
-1.2%
$60.80
+13.1%
+22.2%$3.13B$4.72B6.451,400News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
AMP
Ameriprise Financial
4.6039 of 5 stars
$534.26
+1.2%
$519.00
-2.9%
+25.6%$50.28B$17.26B18.1513,600News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BMO
Bank Of Montreal
4.7358 of 5 stars
$110.62
+1.4%
$129.50
+17.1%
+35.6%$78.59B$58.27B14.3553,597
BNS
Bank of Nova Scotia
4.3298 of 5 stars
$55.31
+0.9%
$81.00
+46.4%
+22.0%$68.31B$55.90B16.2288,488Positive News
CM
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
4.9724 of 5 stars
$70.87
+1.7%
$109.00
+53.8%
+49.3%$65.51B$47.09B12.4648,552
MET
MetLife
4.9278 of 5 stars
$80.39
+0.0%
$94.17
+17.1%
+14.4%$53.95B$70.99B13.0745,000Trending News
MFC
Manulife Financial
4.9654 of 5 stars
$31.96
-0.1%
$48.50
+51.8%
+18.7%$54.64B$38.90B16.7337,000
PRU
Prudential Financial
4.8702 of 5 stars
$107.43
+0.3%
$120.15
+11.8%
-6.2%$37.92B$68.05B17.0338,196Analyst Downgrade
RY
Royal Bank Of Canada
4.8195 of 5 stars
$131.66
+1.5%
$193.00
+46.6%
+21.5%$182.97B$98.71B14.6394,838Trending News
VOYA
Voya Financial
4.9846 of 5 stars
$71.01
+0.5%
$82.08
+15.6%
+4.2%$6.80B$8.05B13.4010,000

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