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.
Nov 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 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
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.
See the chart49, Neutral
Reading 49 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex14.5% above
Price is 14.5% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyNo data
No confirmed report date on the calendar.
See earnings+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 seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
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.
Use the left and right arrow keys to read daily values.
Put MFC on a Gekko watchlist and see its GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and smart money signals update on the chart as they change.
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.
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.
Down 3.3 points over five sessions.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
| Accumulation | 164 | +1.0% | +3.8% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 457 | +0.4% | +1.6% | ||
| Distribution | 67 | +0.8% | +1.3% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too 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 →
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.
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.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MFC in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in MFC were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold MFC.
Manulife Financial beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 4% on average across the report.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $0.79 est $0.78 | $13.87B est $7.28B | −0.4% |
| May 13, 2026 | $0.77 est $0.79 | $8.83B est $2.32B | −6.2% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $0.80 est $0.76 | $6.27B est $1.70B | −6.4% |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $0.84 est $0.74 | $12.41B | +2.7% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.69 est $0.71 | $11.32B | −2.4% |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.69 est $0.70 | $3.10B | −0.4% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | $0.74 est $0.67 | $3.37B est $4.78B | +6.0% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.73 est $0.70 | $10.76B est $9.38B | +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.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Manulife Financial is $34.93, −24.0% from the last close.
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Manulife Financial averaged +4.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years 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’s market cap is $76.21B, with a P/E ratio of 16.8 and revenue of $33.11B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Manulife Financial this week reads positive: 6 positive, 6 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
Manulife Financial’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PGRProgressive | Neutral | 5.3% above |
| ALLAllstate | Neutral | 5.5% above |
| METMetLife | Neutral | 1.1% above |
| AFLAFLAC | Neutral | 7.0% above |
| SLFSun Life Financial | Neutral | 11.2% above |
| AIGAIG | Neutral | 0.3% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →
Every GekkoIndex reading, insider trade, options bet and Congress disclosure plotted on the chart, plus the 5,800-name screener and trade planning tools.
Join 1,461 other traders using Gekko
Start Your FREE 7 Day Trial → Every feature unlocked. No credit card required.Type a ticker or company name. Press Esc to close.