POW vs. MFC, GWO, ELF, SFC, BN, BAM, BMO, BNS, CM, and NA
Should you be buying Power Co. of Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Power Co. of Canada include Manulife Financial (MFC), Great-West Lifeco (GWO), E-L Financial (ELF), Sagicor Financial (SFC), Brookfield (BN), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), and National Bank of Canada (NA). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Power Co. of Canada vs. Its Competitors
Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) and Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.927708, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power Co. of Canada has a beta of 0.905397, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Manulife Financial currently has a consensus target price of C$48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.31%. Power Co. of Canada has a consensus target price of C$59.25, suggesting a potential downside of 5.12%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Power Co. of Canada.
Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Power Co. of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$2.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Manulife Financial pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Power Co. of Canada pays out 56.5% 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.
Manulife Financial has a net margin of 12.52% compared to Power Co. of Canada's net margin of 4.45%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 11.75% beat Power Co. of Canada's return on equity.
31.6% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.2% of Power Co. of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Power Co. of Canada 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.
In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Power Co. of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Manulife Financial and 3 mentions for Power Co. of Canada. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Power Co. of Canada's score of 0.05 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Manulife Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Power Co. of Canada. Manulife Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Power Co. of Canada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Manulife Financial beats Power Co. of Canada on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (TSE:POW) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
