Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC) Shares on the Rise: Short-term Analysis

Manulife Financial Corp. [MFC] stock is trading at $29.68, up 0.54%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MFC shares have gain 1.89% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.20%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Previously, National Bank Financial upgraded its rating to Outperform on May 09, 2024. On February 22, 2024, Jefferies initiated with a Buy rating. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Credit Suisse initiated its recommendation with a Neutral. Scotiabank upgraded its rating to Sector Outperform for this stock on July 27, 2022. In a note dated May 13, 2022, Canaccord Genuity downgraded an Hold rating on this stock.

Manulife Financial Corp. [MFC] stock has fluctuated between $17.07 and $29.88 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $25.86 within the next 12 months. Manulife Financial Corp. [NYSE: MFC] shares were valued at $29.68 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -12.87% based on the average MFC price forecast.

Analyzing the MFC fundamentals

Manulife Financial Corp. [NYSE:MFC] reported sales of 37.41B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 2.02%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.0. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.29.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 29.40 points at the first support level, and at 29.12 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 29.89, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 30.10.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Manulife Financial Corp.’s Current Ratio is 88.82. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.41, the price to book ratio is 1.71 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.08.

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