Sagicor Financial (SFC) 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 risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Is SFC or MFC more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sagicor Financial	22.28%	56.05%	1.50%
Manulife Financial	12.52%	11.75%	0.55%

Do analysts recommend SFC or MFC?

Sagicor Financial presently has a consensus price target of C$10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.15%. Manulife Financial has a consensus price target of C$48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.97%. Given Sagicor Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sagicor Financial is more favorable than Manulife Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sagicor Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Manulife Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility and risk, SFC or MFC?

Sagicor Financial has a beta of -0.083238, suggesting that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manulife Financial has a beta of 0.927708, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SFC or MFC?

Manulife Financial has lower revenue, but higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sagicor Financial	C$2.45B	0.45	C$352.72M	C$0.78	10.42
Manulife Financial	-C$10.77B	-7.06	C$5.64B	C$3.10	14.49

Does the media prefer SFC or MFC?

In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Sagicor Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Manulife Financial and 0 mentions for Sagicor Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Sagicor Financial's score of 0.57 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sagicor Financial	Positive
Manulife Financial	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SFC or MFC?

0.0% of Sagicor Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SFC or MFC a better dividend stock?

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 3.7%. 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.

Summary

Sagicor Financial and Manulife Financial tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.