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Manulife Financial (MFC.TO)

57.19

+0.15 (0.26%)

as of Jun 26, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 28 opinions in the last 12 months.

Manulife Financial (MFC) has received mixed reviews from experts, highlighting its strengths in capital management, particularly in Asia and wealth management. Several analysts view it as a reliable income stock, benefiting from a decent dividend yield, yet caution against its growth potential compared to Canadian banks. The company has faced short-term challenges, including mixed results from its alternative portfolio and limited growth in its U.S. operations, which has sparked some concerns. Analysts suggest waiting for opportunities to buy during pullbacks, given its valuation relative to major financials, alongside the potential for increased profitability stemming from rising interest rates. Overall, while MFC is generally recognized for its stability and improvements in earnings quality, it struggles to capture investor attention amidst recent market shifts.

Consensus

Hold

Valuation

Fair Value

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SLF-T

HOLD

Prefers banks. She has been using it as a source of funds for other investments.

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HOLD

(Market Call Minute.) In transition. They are trying to de-risk. They're doing the right thing, but it would take a couple of years to show up.

DON'T BUY

If you are looking at this space, there are a lot better names. $10 seems to attract interest but if you get below that, you have a big problem. This one has a lot of legacy costs from guaranteed products they did for many years. Lifecos are really skewed to higher interest rates.

DON'T BUY

Doesn't like the life insurance industry at this point. Prefers the banks, which give better dividends, better growth and better core operations.

DON'T BUY

This one depends on where interest rates are going in the next 1-2 years. Their chart is almost directly correlated to the level of interest rates. All the lifecos are struggling with low interest rates and how long they will stay low.

DON'T BUY

The entire life insurance space is been a very difficult one in the last couple of years. It wreaks havoc on their bond portfolio when the US Fed says rates are going to be kept low.

PAST TOP PICK

(Top Pick Oct 14/11, Down 1.9%) Don’t buy right now. Largest shorted stock in Toronto.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jan 13/11. Down 28.49%.) Got stopped out at $14. The announcement that interest rates will continue to 2014 is a negative for life insurers.

DON'T BUY

It’s cheap for a good reason. Interest rates over the next couple of years could stall its recovery. Dividend is stable. If you had a 5-year view you would be ok.

WAIT

Before the crisis people thought they would be the out performers and then in 2008 they became the poster child for not performing. Assuming a better year, that will be positive for them. Reasonable value here. Will be buying it back.

HOLD

One difficulty is that they have to invest the premiums and if they don’t you get no return. They are now telling agents not to write anything because they can’t do anything with the money. There have been mistakes in the past that we won’t talk about. All you can do is wait and hope that you get a descent recovery later in the year.

COMMENT

(Market Call Minute.) Just bought some recently. Highly volatile. $12.50-$13 and he is gone.

COMMENT

If you have a 3-5 year timeframe and you are generally positive on equity markets, then this is probably a decent level. Stock is suffering from mistakes of the past. Decent yield at just over 4%.

DON'T BUY

(Market Call Minute.) Have avoided all of the insurance companies. Low interest rates and difficult market make it tough to be a life insurer.

TOP PICK

2 big problems for them have been the stock market and the level of interest rates. Doesn’t think there is any way that long term US bond rates are going any lower from here. You could easily see them earning $1.60 a year or two out. Dividend is 5%.

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