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Manulife Financial (MFC) Competitors

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C$42.68 -1.59 (-3.59%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

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

Should you be buying Manulife Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manulife Financial include Loblaw Companies (L), 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.

Manulife Financial vs.

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

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$45.06B1.72C$5.64BC$3.2113.78
Loblaw CompaniesC$60.23B1.12C$2.23BC$7.3730.23

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 pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Manulife Financial pays out 49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Loblaw Companies pays out 27.8% 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.

60.2% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Loblaw Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Loblaw Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Manulife Financial presently has a consensus target price of C$48.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.43%. Loblaw Companies has a consensus target price of C$236.88, indicating a potential upside of 6.36%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Loblaw Companies.

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)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Loblaw Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 7 more articles in the media than Loblaw Companies. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Manulife Financial and 9 mentions for Loblaw Companies. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of -0.13 beat Manulife Financial's score of -0.38 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Loblaw Companies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Manulife Financial has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Loblaw Companies received 76 more outperform votes than Manulife Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.16% of users gave Loblaw Companies an outperform vote while only 65.71% of users gave Manulife Financial an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Manulife FinancialOutperform Votes
573
65.71%
Underperform Votes
299
34.29%
Loblaw CompaniesOutperform Votes
649
66.16%
Underperform Votes
332
33.84%

Summary

Loblaw Companies beats Manulife Financial on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MFC vs. The Competition

MetricManulife FinancialInsurance IndustryFinancial SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$77.65BC$22.54BC$5.35BC$5.98B
Dividend Yield3.87%5.10%4.18%6.32%
P/E Ratio13.788.6712.7430.02
Price / Sales1.7240.841,758.49753.95
Price / Cash1.701.4849.7183.71
Price / Book1.521.261.354.00
Net IncomeC$5.64BC$6.79BC$1.22BC$301.32M
7 Day Performance-0.25%0.81%7.25%1.88%
1 Month Performance12.59%6.52%18.89%9.22%
1 Year Performance22.97%24.65%13.34%15.37%

Manulife Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MFC
Manulife Financial
3.3906 of 5 stars
C$42.68
-3.6%
C$48.00
+12.5%
+21.8%C$74.86BC$45.06B13.2840,000Dividend Announcement
L
Loblaw Companies
1.2057 of 5 stars
C$213.97
-1.9%
C$236.88
+10.7%
+41.4%C$64.69BC$60.23B29.0412,000
SLF
Sun Life Financial
1.1665 of 5 stars
C$87.15
+0.7%
C$85.50
-1.9%
+25.6%C$49.78BC$49.53B13.1529,200Dividend Increase
GWO
Great-West Lifeco
2.1898 of 5 stars
C$51.86
-0.7%
C$55.56
+7.1%
+20.9%C$48.28BC$25.31B11.8733,500Insider Trade
PRU
Perseus Mining
0.1984 of 5 stars
C$3.08
-4.9%
C$2.70
-12.3%
+43.8%C$4.71BC$1.73B9.6039,900Gap Up
CIA
Champion Iron
3.5078 of 5 stars
C$4.32
+3.1%
C$7.06
+63.5%
-41.1%C$2.23BC$1.51B17.28220Positive News
ALS
Altius Minerals
1.0408 of 5 stars
C$26.50
+0.6%
C$30.75
+16.0%
+22.9%C$1.22BC$43.80M89.6919News Coverage
Analyst Revision
STC
Sangoma Technologies
2.4848 of 5 stars
C$8.03
+1.6%
C$11.00
+37.0%
+97.7%C$192.67MC$174.58M-28.101,342Positive News
Gap Down
CNC
Canada Nickel
N/AC$0.92
flat
N/A-40.5%C$166.39MN/A-18.7474,300News Coverage
PIH
8002 (PIH.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$127.03MN/A0.009
ROOT
Roots
N/AC$3.06
-1.0%
N/A+42.2%C$123.77MC$261.62M42.77760

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This page (TSE:MFC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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