Loblaw Companies (L) Competitors C$177.41 +1.37 (+0.78%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades L vs. MFC, SLF, GWO, PRU, CIA, ALS, STC, CNC, PIH, and ROOTShould you be buying Loblaw Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Loblaw Companies include Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Great-West Lifeco (GWO), 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. Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Great-West Lifeco Perseus Mining Champion Iron Altius Minerals Sangoma Technologies Canada Nickel 8002 (PIH.TO) Roots Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) and Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MFC or L? 60.2% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, MFC or L? Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MFC or L? Loblaw Companies received 71 more outperform votes than Manulife Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.77% of users gave Loblaw Companies an outperform vote while only 66.43% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManulife FinancialOutperform Votes56866.43% Underperform Votes28733.57% Loblaw CompaniesOutperform Votes63966.77% Underperform Votes31833.23% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MFC or L? 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 RatioManulife FinancialC$28.48B2.56C$4.24BC$2.3517.50Loblaw CompaniesC$60.32B0.90C$2.08BC$6.6026.88 Do analysts prefer MFC or L? Manulife Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$40.82, indicating a potential downside of 0.76%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus price target of C$178.29, indicating a potential upside of 0.49%. Given Loblaw Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Loblaw Companies is more favorable than Manulife Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manulife Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Loblaw Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is MFC or L a better dividend stock? Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Manulife Financial pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 31.1% 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. Is MFC or L more profitable? Manulife Financial has a net margin of 17.34% compared to Loblaw Companies' net margin of 3.46%. Loblaw Companies' return on equity of 19.22% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manulife Financial17.34% 10.41% 0.55% Loblaw Companies 3.46%19.22%5.89% Does the media prefer MFC or L? In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 12 more articles in the media than Loblaw Companies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Manulife Financial and 3 mentions for Loblaw Companies. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Loblaw Companies' score of 0.12 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manulife Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Loblaw Companies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryManulife Financial beats Loblaw Companies on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyRigged election? Porter Stansberry’s viral Breaking Point 2024 broadcast has now been by tens of thousands of Americans who finally understand the grim reality of our next election. With November 5 just around the corner, it’s imperative for your financial future that you read Porter’s message below now and then watch Breaking Point before it’s too late. Watch this video, it is being taken down Monday night Get Loblaw Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for L 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 L vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLoblaw CompaniesGrocery Stores IndustryDefensive SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$54.18BC$11.87BC$5.53BC$6.00BDividend Yield1.16%2.66%3.12%5.38%P/E Ratio26.88170.61209.2026.03Price / Sales0.9014.32155,321.351,538.54Price / Cash23.1863.64140.6382.05Price / Book4.922.742.993.00Net IncomeC$2.08BC$582.88MC$157.53MC$295.12M7 Day Performance2.55%-0.32%-0.32%-1.66%1 Month Performance1.35%-0.93%-0.92%2.05%1 Year Performance48.37%8.18%57.67%42.94% Loblaw Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LLoblaw Companies1.2116 of 5 starsC$177.41+0.8%C$178.29+0.5%+50.6%C$54.18BC$60.32B26.8812,000MFCManulife Financial3.4255 of 5 starsC$40.68-2.4%C$40.82+0.3%+63.3%C$72.00BC$28.48B17.3140,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSLFSun Life Financial2.6661 of 5 starsC$77.28-1.7%C$78.82+2.0%+19.0%C$44.55BC$31.95B14.6429,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGWOGreat-West Lifeco2.4986 of 5 starsC$46.82-1.2%C$46.38-1.0%+19.4%C$43.64BC$33.04B11.7633,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePRUPerseus Mining0.7037 of 5 starsC$2.53-2.3%C$2.70+6.7%+70.9%C$3.49BC$1.03B7.9139,900Gap DownCIAChampion Iron3.2252 of 5 starsC$5.31-1.8%C$8.38+57.7%-17.4%C$2.75BC$1.69B9.32220Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpALSAltius MineralsN/AC$26.10-1.9%C$27.75+6.3%+32.3%C$1.21BC$62.38M84.1919STCSangoma Technologies0.6247 of 5 starsC$8.36-0.4%C$10.17+21.6%+115.8%C$280.39MC$247.28M-23.221,342Gap UpCNCCanada NickelN/AC$1.03-1.0%N/A-8.1%C$186.65MN/A-17.1774,300PIH8002 (PIH.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$127.03MN/A0.009ROOTRoots2.2195 of 5 starsC$2.04-0.5%C$3.25+59.3%-25.6%C$82.11MC$256.98M204.00760 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MFC Competitors SLF Competitors GWO Competitors PRU Competitors CIA Competitors ALS Competitors STC Competitors CNC Competitors PIH Competitors ROOT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (TSE:L) was last updated on 11/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Death Knell for U.S. StocksThey are among the 31 billionaires dumping their stocks at a record pace. 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