The stock of Manulife Financial Corp (MFC) has gone up by 1.11% for the week, with a 3.72% rise in the past month and a 3.49% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.39%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.55% for MFC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.32% for MFC’s stock, with a 8.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE: MFC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE: MFC) is 15.29x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for MFC is 0.88. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MFC is 1.72B and currently, short sellers hold a 0.86% of that float. On April 02, 2025, MFC’s average trading volume was 2.27M shares.
MFC) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE: MFC) has increased by 1.96 when compared to last closing price of 31.15. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.11% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-03-31 that C$ unless otherwise stated TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC SEHK: 945 TORONTO, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Manulife has released a revised template for its statistical information package (“SIP”), together with updated 2024 quarterly results to reflect the impact of Global Minimum Taxes (“GMT”) by operating segments to improve the year-over-year comparability of our financial metrics including core earnings, new business value and post-tax contractual service margin. This update has been made as we expect additional local jurisdictions to enact GMT in 2025, and we will recognize GMT in the reporting segments whose earnings are subject to it starting in the first quarter of 2025.
MFC Trading at 5.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MFC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.39%, as shares surge +8.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.76% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MFC rose by +1.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +23.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $30.16. In addition, Manulife Financial Corp saw 3.42% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for MFC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Manulife Financial Corp stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 11.03, with 0.58 for asset returns.
Based on Manulife Financial Corp (MFC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.22 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.87. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.27. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.08.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.26 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.38. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.59. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 196.35.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Manulife Financial Corp (MFC) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
