SFC vs. MFC, GWO, POW, ELF, HUT, EQB, GSY, FN, CWB.PD, and SII
Should you be buying Sagicor Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sagicor Financial include Manulife Financial (MFC), Great-West Lifeco (GWO), Power Co. of Canada (POW), E-L Financial (ELF), Hut 8 (HUT), EQB (EQB), goeasy (GSY), First National Financial (FN), Canadian Western Bank (CWB.PD), and Sprott (SII). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Sagicor Financial vs. Its Competitors
Sagicor Financial (TSE:SFC) and Manulife Financial (TSE:MFC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
Sagicor Financial currently has a consensus target price of C$10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.47%. Manulife Financial has a consensus target price of C$47.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.41%. Given Sagicor Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sagicor Financial is more favorable than Manulife Financial.
Sagicor Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of C$1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Sagicor Financial pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial pays out 54.2% 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.
Sagicor Financial has a beta of -0.004217, meaning that its share price is 100% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.982238, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
0.0% of Sagicor Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.3% of Manulife Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of Sagicor Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Sagicor Financial has a net margin of 22.28% compared to Manulife Financial's net margin of 12.52%. Sagicor Financial's return on equity of 56.05% beat Manulife Financial's return on equity.
In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Sagicor Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Manulife Financial and 1 mentions for Sagicor Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Sagicor Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Sagicor Financial. Sagicor Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manulife Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Manulife Financial beats Sagicor Financial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:SFC) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
