Great-West Lifeco (GWO) Competitors C$51.26 -0.95 (-1.82%) As of 05/12/2025 04:15 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. 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community favor GWO or MFC? Manulife Financial received 301 more outperform votes than Great-West Lifeco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.71% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote while only 38.15% of users gave Great-West Lifeco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGreat-West LifecoOutperform Votes27238.15% Underperform Votes44161.85% Manulife FinancialOutperform Votes57365.71% Underperform Votes29934.29% 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 3.6%. 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$25.31B1.89C$4.07BC$4.3711.73Manulife FinancialC$45.06B1.72C$5.64BC$3.2113.76 Which has more volatility and risk, 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. Does the media refer more to GWO or MFC? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 9 more articles in the media than Great-West Lifeco. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Manulife Financial and 14 mentions for Great-West Lifeco. Great-West Lifeco's average media sentiment score of -0.06 beat Manulife Financial's score of -0.10 indicating that Great-West Lifeco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Great-West Lifeco 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Manulife Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate GWO or MFC? Great-West Lifeco presently has a consensus price target of C$55.56, suggesting a potential upside of 8.38%. Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of C$48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.55%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Manulife 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 12 of the 20 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 {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 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$47.72BC$22.50BC$5.58BC$5.87BDividend Yield4.33%5.10%4.11%6.73%P/E Ratio11.738.6312.9629.67Price / Sales1.8941.361,894.30700.51Price / Cash0.211.4848.0683.60Price / Book1.461.253.503.90Net IncomeC$4.07BC$6.79BC$968.86MC$302.69M7 Day Performance-2.40%0.75%1.14%2.46%1 Month Performance0.51%7.98%6.48%9.87%1 Year Performance19.15%19.95%13.48%19.31% Great-West Lifeco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GWOGreat-West Lifeco1.9633 of 5 starsC$51.26-1.8%C$55.56+8.4%+18.4%C$47.72BC$25.31B11.7333,500Analyst RevisionMFCManulife Financial2.1655 of 5 starsC$43.25-0.7%C$46.00+6.4%+24.2%C$75.86BC$45.06B13.4640,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionLLoblaw Companies2.0116 of 5 starsC$226.95+0.9%C$236.88+4.4%+37.0%C$68.62BC$60.23B30.8112,000SLFSun Life Financial1.539 of 5 starsC$83.01+0.1%C$85.70+3.2%+27.5%C$47.41BC$49.53B12.5229,200Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePRUPerseus Mining0.4704 of 5 starsC$3.10+4.0%C$2.70-12.9%+48.1%C$4.74BC$1.73B9.6739,900CIAChampion Iron3.2243 of 5 starsC$4.08flatC$7.06+73.1%-32.9%C$2.11BC$1.51B16.32220Gap UpALSAltius MineralsN/AC$25.84-1.9%C$30.03+16.2%+21.1%C$1.19BC$43.80M87.4619STCSangoma Technologies2.3965 of 5 starsC$7.99+0.5%C$12.00+50.2%+102.5%C$191.71MC$174.58M-27.961,342Insider TradeCNCCanada NickelN/AC$0.97-3.0%N/A-33.8%C$175.44MN/A-19.7574,300PIH8002 (PIH.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$127.03MN/A0.009ROOTRootsN/AC$2.81-2.1%N/A+34.8%C$113.66MC$261.62M39.27760 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 5/13/2025 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 | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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