TSE:MFC
Manulife Financial (MFC.TO)
61.50
-0.03 (0.05%)
as of Sep 24, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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Financials 
Technical Analysis 0
BUY
An attractive choice right now. They are starting to get over their legacy business and are trying to sell it. They have had a few good quarters. Their book value is growing since it will garner a higher valuation. Return on equity will start to improve with higher earnings. Likes their Asian presence.
Christine PooleOwned
insurance
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jan 30/20, Down 4%) They have been so desperate for a steepening yield curve. Stocks have already started to respond to this. Buying this with a dividend of 4%+ dividend yield. They are poised to rebound.
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
BUY
MFC vs. GWO Likes Great West in his portfolio because of its strong yield of about 4.76%. MFC dividend is 4.63%. Both have performed well since March 2020. Quite similar. MFC provides more foreign exposure, especially Asia. Insurers are doing well now, and benefit from steepening yield curves.
insurance
PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jan 07/20, Down 6%) COVID-19 had as much to do with the decline as anything, he suspects. The earnings projections from a year ago have hardly budged, so the intrinsic value has held up nicely. If interest rates moved higher in the next year, the banks and other financials will get help in their profitability.
Ross HealyOwned
insurance
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Premium contentTOP PICK
MFC is a frustrating stock for many.
Time and again, it threatens to breakout at $27, but then something happens. Low interest rates don't help lifecos, but their business in Asia is growing, as Asian economies have recovered. Financials as a whole, are forecast to do better in 2021 as economies revive, but the street sees only a modest rise for MFC in the next 12 months, so a return to $27 may have to wait to 2022 when the world enjoy a complete recovery.
At least you're paid a 5% dividend to wait.
That dividend could grow in 2021, but investors may find higher growth in a Canadian bank.
insurance
Premium contentTOP PICK
MFC is a frustrating stock for many.
Time and again, it threatens to breakout at $27, but then something happens. Low interest rates don't help lifecos, but their business in Asia is growing, as Asian economies have recovered. Financials as a whole, are forecast to do better in 2021 as economies revive, but the street sees only a modest rise for MFC in the next 12 months, so a return to $27 may have to wait to 2022 when the world enjoy a complete recovery.
At least you're paid a 5% dividend to wait.
That dividend could grow in 2021, but investors may find higher growth in a Canadian bank.
insurance
Premium contentTOP PICK
MFC is a frustrating stock for many.
Time and again, it threatens to breakout at $27, but then something happens. Low interest rates don't help lifecos, but their business in Asia is growing, as Asian economies have recovered. Financials as a whole, are forecast to do better in 2021 as economies revive, but the street sees only a modest rise for MFC in the next 12 months, so a return to $27 may have to wait to 2022 when the world enjoy a complete recovery.
At least you're paid a 5% dividend to wait.
That dividend could grow in 2021, but investors may find higher growth in a Canadian bank.
insurance
Premium contentTOP PICK
MFC is a frustrating stock for many.
Time and again, it threatens to breakout at $27, but then something happens. Low interest rates don't help lifecos, but their business in Asia is growing, as Asian economies have recovered. Financials as a whole, are forecast to do better in 2021 as economies revive, but the street sees only a modest rise for MFC in the next 12 months, so a return to $27 may have to wait to 2022 when the world enjoy a complete recovery.
At least you're paid a 5% dividend to wait.
That dividend could grow in 2021, but investors may find higher growth in a Canadian bank.
insurance
BUY
The whole sector will benefit huge if interest rates and the yield curve rise. If so, MFC could outperform the sector. Financials have lagged, but will do very well in the future. Good growth from Asia for MFC. He expects dividend increases. The valuation is lower than peers now.
Lorne SteinbergOwned
insurance
BUY
Financials as a group will have a tailwind. This one's attractive. Worthwhile place to look. He'd be a buyer of Sun Life, which he owns.
insurance
TOP PICK
Cheap relative to Canadian peers and to its own historic levels. Growing. Well diversified geographically. Asia is a good growth engine for them. ROE is 11%, and there are structural tailwinds to this. Yield is 5.04%. (Analysts’ price target is $24.27)
Brian MaddenOwned
insurance
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