POW vs. MFC, GWO, SFC, ELF, BMO, CM, BNS, BN, BAM, and IFC
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), Sagicor Financial (SFC), E-L Financial (ELF), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Brookfield (BN), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), and Intact Financial (IFC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Power Co. of Canada vs. Its Competitors
Power Co. of Canada (TSE:POW) and Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment.
Manulife Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Power Co. of Canada pays an annual dividend of C$2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Power Co. of Canada pays out 63.5% 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.
In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 9 more articles in the media than Power Co. of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Manulife Financial and 2 mentions for Power Co. of Canada. Power Co. of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Manulife Financial's score of -0.10 indicating that Power Co. of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.
32.6% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Power Co. of Canada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Power Co. of Canada has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more 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.
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.
Power Co. of Canada presently has a consensus target price of C$55.38, suggesting a potential upside of 3.52%. Manulife Financial has a consensus target price of C$47.88, suggesting a potential upside of 15.39%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Power Co. of Canada.
Summary
Manulife Financial beats Power Co. of Canada on 12 of the 19 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 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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