Aflac Incorporated vs MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, two Insurance stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AFL and MFC diverge most: on revenue growth, AFL reads +19.4% and MFC reads -9.8%; on debt / equity, AFL reads 0.29 and MFC reads 0.00. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AFL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (earnings-power basis). What MFC's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AFL | MFC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $114.54 | $42.44 |
| Market cap | $57.9B | $72.3B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 12.4 | 18.7 |
| P/B | 1.91 | 1.87 |
| P/S | 3.20 | 3.40 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 81.6 |
| Revenue growth | +19.4% | -9.8% |
| Net margin | 26.9% | 21.0% |
| Return on equity | 16.0% | 11.6% |
| Return on assets | 4.2% | 0.6% |
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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