As of Wednesday close, Manulife Financial Corporation’s (NYSE:MFC) stock was up $0.06, moving up 0.33 percent to $18.44. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 2,758,980 shares. 5 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.61 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 3,498,595, while in the previous 50 days, it was 3,317,592.
Since last month, MFC stock retreated -6.77%. Shares of the company fell to $17.49 on 08/22/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $20.40 was reached on 02/16/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $14.92. Since the beginning of this year, MFC’s stock price has risen by 3.36% or $0.60, and marked a new high 15 times. However, the stock has declined by -9.61% since its 52-week high.
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Valuation Metrics
Right now, Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) has a P/E ratio of about 8.75. The stock’s beta is 1.12. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.19, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.18, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 2.40 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.2760 per share was paid out, which is 2.6% more than last year’s $0.2690. On Wednesday August 9 2023, a $0.0070 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.33, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.33. In the year ended June 29, operating margins totaled 20.10%. Based on annual data, MFC earned $6.73 billion in gross profit and brought in $13.19 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 16.30%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 12.80%.
According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. MFC’s revenue rose 51.02% during the quarter, while net income inched up to $60.95 billion. While analysts expected Manulife Financial Corporation to report $0.57 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.61 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 7.00%. During the quarter, the company generated $4.96 billion in EBITDA.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Manulife Financial Corporation’s (MFC) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 24.07%, the RSI 9-day stood at 49.73% on 30 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Manulife Financial Corporation price is up by +3.42% percent or $0.61. At present, MFC shares trade -4.36% below its 20-day simple moving average and -0.81% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -1.50% below its SMA50 and +6.71% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 35.10% and Stochastic coefficient D was 26.98%, while ATR was 0.32. Given the Stochastic reading of 44.11% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 45.96%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.27, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.07.
Analyst Ratings
Credit Suisse launched its rating on Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE: MFC) to a Neutral in a note to investors on January 12, 2023. Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 1 brokerage firm, MFC is a sell, and 8 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 2 analysts rate Manulife Financial Corporation stock as buy, with 4 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $21.14, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $17.91 – $24.62. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) will achieve an average price target of $21.58.
