NYSE: MFC

Manulife Financial (MFC) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$45.99+1.21 (+2.7%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Manulife this week drew attention mainly from a joint retirement readiness study with MIT AgeLab, the Longevity Preparedness Index, which found Canadians scoring 53 out of 100 on housing readiness for retirement versus 66 on financial readiness. Beyond that research release, most coverage consisted of routine seasonal-returns summaries across Manulife's various listings, with one note that the stock rose on a day it outperformed a falling S&P/TSX Composite Index.

The stock closes at $45.99, up 2.7%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $43.73 and its 200-day average of $40.10, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 49, placing Manulife in the Neutral zone. Against this, Gekko Fair Value stands at $40.17, putting the current price 14.5% above that level.

There is no confirmed next earnings date on the calendar; the last report, on 5 August 2026, showed core EPS of $0.79 against a $0.78 estimate, with the shares reacting -0.4%. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears within the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality offers a reference point: over the past 5 years, the 20 trading days from this point in the calendar averaged a 4.3% gain, with gains in 4 of those years. The gap between price and Gekko Fair Value remains worth noting.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Manulife Financial price vs fair value

$45.99$40.17Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $45.99200-day averageGekko Fair Value $40.17

Manulife Financial quick facts

Market cap
$76.21B
P/E ratio
16.8
Forward P/E
12.4
EPS, TTM
$2.67
Revenue, TTM
$33.11B
Profit margin
20.3%
Dividend yield
4.15%
Beta
0.75
Volume
2.27M avg 1.23M
1-year return
+39.3%
Typical daily move
±1.7%
Typical 20-day move
±4.6%
50-day average
$43.73
200-day average
$40.10
Next earnings
—
Shares outstanding
1.65B
52-week range
$32.55$46.04

Manulife Financial swing-trade checklist

Manulife Financial scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 4 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $45.99 is above the 50-day ($43.73) and 200-day ($40.10) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    49, Neutral

    Reading 49 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    14.5% above

    Price is 14.5% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskno data

    No data

    No confirmed report date on the calendar.

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  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +4.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.3% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

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Manulife Financial stock chart and price history

Manulife Financial closed at $45.99 on Nov 4, 2026, +39.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $32.55 to $46.04.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Manulife Financial share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$30$35$40DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct45.99

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+7.1%
3 months
+3.2%
6 months
+15.1%
1 year
+39.3%
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About Manulife Financial

Manulife Financial offers a broad set of financial products and services to individuals, businesses and institutions in Asia, Canada, the United States and other regions. It is known for pairing insurance coverage with savings and investment options for its clients.

Its work is split into three broad areas. One area centers on managing wealth, offering mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, workplace retirement plans and investment services for large institutional clients, reaching people through agents, brokers, advisors, pension consultants and banking partners. Another area focuses on insurance and annuity products, such as life coverage, long-term care plans and income-generating annuity contracts, distributed through insurance agents, brokers, banks, planners and direct sales. A third area brings together property and casualty coverage, reinsurance work including older annuity and health-related portfolios, land and farming investments, and additional fund and advisory management services.

Manulife Financial traces back to 1887 and operates out of Toronto, Canada. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker MFC.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
Multi-line insurance
Website
manulife.com

Manulife Financial GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Manulife Financial’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 49, in the Neutral zone, down 3.3 points over five sessions.

010049Neutral

Down 3.3 points over five sessions.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying7Too few readings yet
Accumulation164+1.0%+2.3%+3.8%+8.0%
Neutral (current zone)457+0.4%+0.6%+1.6%+4.4%
Distribution67+0.8%+1.4%+1.3%+3.0%
Selling2Too few readings yet

Average MFC share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →

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Is Manulife Financial stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Manulife Financial trades 14.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $40.17, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Manulife Financial shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$40.17

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

14.5% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 13.7% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$40$45Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Manulife Financial insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Manulife Financial, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for MFC in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in MFC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold MFC.

0added0opened0trimmed1sold out
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Manulife Financial earnings: next date and track record

Manulife Financial beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 4% on average across the report.

5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±4%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+7.7%Nov ’24+6.0%Feb ’25−0.4%May ’25−2.4%Aug ’25+2.7%Nov ’25−6.4%Feb ’26−6.2%May ’26−0.4%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Manulife reported strong Q2 2026 results with APE sales growth of 21% year-over-year and double-digit growth across all segments. Core EPS grew 16% driven by 12% core earnings growth and share buybacks. Asia core earnings reached a record high, up 21%. New business CSM grew 16% and CSM balance increased 20%. LICAT ratio stood at 136% with leverage well below medium-term targets.
Guidance
Management highlighted substantial financial flexibility from strong capital position supporting continued dividends and share buybacks. CSM balance growth of 20% positions the company well for future earnings generation, with strategic investments in AI, agency excellence, and global high net worth offerings expected to drive sustainable growth.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 5, 2026$0.79
est $0.78
+1.3%$13.87B
est $7.28B
+90.4%−0.4%
May 13, 2026$0.77
est $0.79
−2.5%$8.83B
est $2.32B
+281.3%−6.2%
Feb 11, 2026$0.80
est $0.76
+5.3%$6.27B
est $1.70B
+268.7%−6.4%
Nov 12, 2025$0.84
est $0.74
+13.5%$12.41B—+2.7%
Aug 6, 2025$0.69
est $0.71
−2.8%$11.32B—−2.4%
May 7, 2025$0.69
est $0.70
−1.4%$3.10B—−0.4%
Feb 19, 2025$0.74
est $0.67
+10.4%$3.37B
est $4.78B
−29.4%+6.0%
Nov 6, 2024$0.73
est $0.70
+4.3%$10.76B
est $9.38B
+14.7%+7.7%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Manulife Financial stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Manulife Financial is $34.93, −24.0% from the last close.

$34.93consensus 12-month target, −24.0% from the last close
+1.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+4.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.7%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Manulife Financial seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Manulife Financial averaged +4.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−6.0%2021+6.2%2022+6.9%2023+8.0%2024+6.8%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+4.1%5 of 5
Next 10 trading days+4.3%5 of 5
Next 15 trading days+4.3%4 of 5
Next 20 trading days+4.3%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+4.7%4 of 5

For scale, MFC’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.6%.

Manulife Financial market cap and key statistics

Manulife Financial’s market cap is $76.21B, with a P/E ratio of 16.8 and revenue of $33.11B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$76.21B
P/E ratio
16.8
Forward P/E
12.4
EPS, TTM
$2.67
Gekko Fair Value
$40.17

Trading

Volume
2.27M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.23M
52-week high
$46.04
52-week low
$32.55
Shares outstanding
1.65B

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$33.11B
Profit margin
20.3%
Return on equity
13.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+22.4%

Risk and income

Beta
0.75
Typical daily move
±1.7%
Typical 20-day move
±4.6%
Dividend yield
4.15%

Manulife Financial peers

Manulife Financial’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
PGRProgressive+0.8%Neutral5.3% above
ALLAllstate+1.3%Neutral5.5% above
METMetLife+0.9%Neutral1.1% above
AFLAFLAC−0.5%Neutral7.0% above
SLFSun Life Financial+0.6%Neutral11.2% above
AIGAIG+0.4%Neutral0.3% above

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Manulife Financial stock FAQ

What is Manulife Financial’s market cap?

Manulife Financial’s market cap is $76.21B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $45.99, with 1.65B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 16.8.

What is the Manulife Financial stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Manulife Financial is $34.93, −24.0% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Manulife Financial stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Manulife Financial is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $45.99 is 14.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $40.17. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

What is Manulife Financial’s 52-week high and low?

Manulife Financial’s 52-week high is $46.04 and its 52-week low is $32.55; it closed at $45.99 on Nov 4, 2026, +39.3% over the past year.

Is Manulife Financial stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 4 items with data read as supportive (trend and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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