Great-West Lifeco (GWO) Competitors C$52.06 +0.03 (+0.06%) As of 08/1/2025 04:24 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock GWO vs. MFC, L, SLF, PRU, CIA, ALS, STC, CNC, PIH, and ROOTShould you be buying Great-West Lifeco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Great-West Lifeco include Manulife Financial (MFC), Loblaw Companies (L), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Perseus Mining (PRU), Champion Iron (CIA), Altius Minerals (ALS), Sangoma Technologies (STC), Canada Nickel (CNC), 8002 (PIH.TO) (PIH), and Roots (ROOT). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Great-West Lifeco vs. Its Competitors Manulife Financial Loblaw Companies Sun Life Financial Perseus Mining Champion Iron Altius Minerals Sangoma Technologies Canada Nickel 8002 (PIH.TO) Roots Great-West Lifeco (TSE:GWO) and Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, GWO or MFC? Great-West Lifeco has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GWO or MFC more profitable? Great-West Lifeco has a net margin of 16.06% compared to Manulife Financial's net margin of 12.52%. Great-West Lifeco's return on equity of 14.81% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Great-West Lifeco16.06% 14.81% 0.73% Manulife Financial 12.52%11.75%0.55% Is GWO or MFC a better dividend stock? Great-West Lifeco pays an annual dividend of C$2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Great-West Lifeco pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial pays out 49.8% 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. Does the media favor GWO or MFC? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Great-West Lifeco. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Manulife Financial and 3 mentions for Great-West Lifeco. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Great-West Lifeco's score of 0.45 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Great-West Lifeco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Manulife Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, GWO or MFC? Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Great-West Lifeco. Great-West Lifeco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manulife Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGreat-West LifecoC$25.31B1.91C$4.07BC$4.3711.91Manulife FinancialC$45.06B1.64C$5.64BC$3.2113.08 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GWO or MFC? 11.0% of Great-West Lifeco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 70.7% of Great-West Lifeco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer GWO or MFC? Great-West Lifeco presently has a consensus target price of C$55.56, suggesting a potential upside of 6.71%. Manulife Financial has a consensus target price of C$47.88, suggesting a potential upside of 13.93%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Great-West Lifeco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Great-West Lifeco 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Manulife Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 SummaryManulife Financial beats Great-West Lifeco on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Great-West Lifeco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GWO 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 GWO 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 TSE 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 GWO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGreat-West LifecoInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$48.47BC$22.58BC$6.30BC$6.20BDividend Yield4.33%5.10%4.19%6.72%P/E Ratio11.918.5814.0463.43Price / Sales1.9142.611,848.521,250.99Price / Cash0.211.48127.5383.29Price / Book1.491.212.244.86Net IncomeC$4.07BC$6.79BC$1.23BC$301.20M7 Day Performance-0.72%0.22%6.05%-2.27%1 Month Performance4.14%-0.72%1.79%0.79%1 Year Performance26.70%16.66%19.31%26.62% Great-West Lifeco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GWOGreat-West Lifeco1.5181 of 5 starsC$52.06+0.1%C$55.56+6.7%+26.0%C$48.47BC$25.31B11.9133,500MFCManulife Financial3.533 of 5 starsC$41.75-1.3%C$47.88+14.7%+18.0%C$73.23BC$45.06B12.9940,000Analyst RevisionLLoblaw Companies1.2461 of 5 starsC$219.07-0.8%C$241.13+10.1%+32.9%C$66.24BC$60.23B29.7412,000SLFSun Life Financial1.8193 of 5 starsC$83.75-1.9%C$88.38+5.5%+23.8%C$47.84BC$49.53B12.6329,200Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPRUPerseus Mining0.699 of 5 starsC$3.18-0.6%C$2.70-15.1%+31.9%C$4.86BC$1.73B9.9139,900News CoverageNegative NewsAnalyst RevisionGap DownCIAChampion Iron3.2761 of 5 starsC$4.35+3.8%C$6.67+53.3%-33.0%C$2.25BC$1.51B17.40220Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionALSAltius Minerals1.148 of 5 starsC$27.360.0%C$30.75+12.4%+35.5%C$1.26BC$43.80M92.6019STCSangoma Technologies2.5746 of 5 starsC$7.94-1.9%C$11.50+44.8%+96.2%C$190.51MC$174.58M-27.791,342News CoverageCNCCanada NickelN/AC$0.86+2.4%N/A-25.2%C$155.54MN/A-17.5174,300PIH8002 (PIH.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$127.03MN/A0.009ROOTRoots1.2991 of 5 starsC$3.12+1.3%C$3.75+20.2%+51.0%C$126.20MC$261.62M43.60760 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Manulife Financial Alternatives Loblaw Companies Alternatives Sun Life Financial Alternatives Perseus Mining Alternatives Champion Iron Alternatives Altius Minerals Alternatives Sangoma Technologies Alternatives Canada Nickel Alternatives 8002 (PIH.TO) Alternatives Roots 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 (TSE:GWO) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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