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Loblaw Companies (L) Competitors

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C$56.75 -0.04 (-0.07%)
As of 09/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

L vs. MFC, GWO, SLF, PRU, CIA, ALS, STC, CNC, PIH, and ROOT

Should you be buying Loblaw Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Loblaw Companies include Manulife Financial (MFC), Great-West Lifeco (GWO), 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.

Loblaw Companies vs. Its Competitors

Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) and Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) are both large-cap insurance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

31.5% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Manulife Financial and Manulife Financial both had 2 articles in the media. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Manulife Financial's score of 0.34 indicating that Loblaw Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Manulife Financial
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Loblaw Companies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Manulife Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$47.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.75%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus price target of C$199.25, suggesting a potential upside of 251.10%. Given Loblaw Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than Manulife Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Manulife Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Loblaw Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Manulife Financial has a net margin of 12.52% compared to Loblaw Companies' net margin of 3.71%. Loblaw Companies' return on equity of 19.90% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Manulife Financial12.52% 11.75% 0.55%
Loblaw Companies 3.71%19.90%5.89%

Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.027119, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.452146, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Manulife Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Loblaw Companies. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loblaw Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Manulife FinancialC$47.46B1.53C$5.64BC$3.1013.78
Loblaw CompaniesC$62.29B1.08C$2.23BC$2.0228.13

Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Manulife Financial pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 26.1% 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.

Summary

Loblaw Companies beats Manulife Financial on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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L vs. The Competition

MetricLoblaw CompaniesGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$67.47BC$20.06BC$7.52BC$9.35B
Dividend Yield1.01%2.94%3.17%6.53%
P/E Ratio28.13237.631,075.0824.90
Price / Sales1.0846.86992,154.659.32
Price / Cash23.18148.13144.7483.29
Price / Book1.502.079.125.32
Net IncomeC$2.23BC$886.39MC$999.43MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.18%-0.76%-0.48%0.74%
1 Month Performance-74.99%-6.71%260.76%6.43%
1 Year Performance-67.75%-0.84%172.02%36.19%

Loblaw Companies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
L
Loblaw Companies
3.9511 of 5 stars
C$56.75
-0.1%
C$199.25
+251.1%
-67.7%C$67.47BC$62.29B28.1312,000Dividend Announcement
MFC
Manulife Financial
2.0533 of 5 stars
C$42.25
+0.1%
C$47.75
+13.0%
+14.5%C$71.76BC$47.46B13.6340,000
GWO
Great-West Lifeco
1.1853 of 5 stars
C$54.40
-1.1%
C$56.67
+4.2%
+21.4%C$50.67BC$23.72B13.6333,500Dividend Announcement
High Trading Volume
SLF
Sun Life Financial
1.5774 of 5 stars
C$80.22
+0.1%
C$86.67
+8.0%
+6.7%C$45.09BC$33.39B14.2229,200
PRU
Perseus Mining
N/AC$3.45
-1.4%
N/A+66.4%C$4.66BC$1.12B13.3739,900
CIA
Champion Iron
3.2938 of 5 stars
C$4.11
+2.5%
C$6.00
+46.0%
-21.5%C$2.19BC$1.53B25.69220
ALS
Altius Minerals
N/AC$29.98
+3.3%
C$31.83
+6.2%
+28.9%C$1.39BC$47.19M14.4119Positive News
STC
Sangoma Technologies
N/AC$8.52
+4.4%
C$11.50
+35.0%
+95.7%C$285.47MC$238.26M-40.571,342
CNC
Canada Nickel
N/AC$0.81
+1.3%
N/A-16.2%C$169.25MN/A-11.5774,300
PIH
8002 (PIH.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$127.03MN/A0.009
ROOT
Roots
0.8456 of 5 stars
C$3.15
+1.6%
C$3.75
+19.0%
+54.3%C$126.56MC$265.44M-3.89760

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