Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC):
Sharing price with -15.31% from its 50 Day high and distanced at 11.25% from 50 Day low. Analyses consensus rating score stands at 1.5. For the next one year period, the average of the individual price target stated by the sell-side analysts is $ 23.61.
Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) exposed to change of 3.85% pushing the price on the $ 14.83 per share in recent trading session ended on Friday. The latest trading activity shows that the stock price is 11.25% off from its 52-week low and traded with the move of -33.08% from the high 52-week period. The Company kept 1916.64M Floating Shares and holds 1916.64M shares outstanding.
The company's earnings for share shows growth of -13.50% for the current year and expected to reach 4.75%. Analyst projected EPS growth for the next 5 years at8.82%. The company's EPS growth rate for the past five years was 7.10%. Stock for several years. The company's earnings will be a direct relationship to the price of the company's stock. The stock observed Sales growth of 14.90% during past 5 years. EPS growth quarter over quarter stands at 43.40% and Sales growth quarter over quarter at -32.60%.
As a short look on profitability, the firm profit margin was 5.20%, and the operating margin was noted at 9.10%. 53.70% while Insiders ownership is 0.01%. Company has kept return on investment (ROI) at 7.60% over the previous 12 months and has been able to maintain return on assets (ROA) at 0.30% for the last twelve months. Return on equity (ROE) recorded at 6.20%.
Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) stock recent traded volume stands with 2002296 shares as compared to its average volume of 3309.32K shares. The related volume observed at 0.61.
Volume can help determine the health of an existing trend. A healthy up-trend should have higher volume on the upward legs of the trend, and lower volume on the downward (corrective) legs. A healthy downtrend usually has higher volume on the downward legs of the trend and lower volume on the upward (corrective) legs.
A long term debt / equity shows a value of 0.33 with a total debt / equity of 0.33. It gives the investors the idea on the company's financial leverage, measured by apportioning total liabilities by its stockholders equity. It also illustrates how much debt is used in equity.
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Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC) stock moved up 1.95% in contrast to its 20 days moving average displaying short-term and upward movement of stock. It shifted -4.95% below its 50-day simple moving average. This is showing medium-term pessimistic trend based on SMA 50. The stock price went underground -15.92% from its 200-day simple moving average identifying long-term negative trend.
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