Manulife Financial Corporation vs Banco Santander SA — how do they compare? Manulife Financial Corporation trades at $42.81 (market cap $69.96B), while Banco Santander SA trades at $13.66 (market cap $191.46B). The key difference: Banco Santander SA is far larger — about 2.7× Manulife Financial Corporation's market cap, and Manulife Financial Corporation pays the higher dividend (3.14%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MFC | SAN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $69.96B | $191.46B |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $43.39 | $14.37 |
52-Week Low | $29.90 | $8.40 |
Enterprise Value | $66.52B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.14% | 2.09% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Manulife provides life insurance and wealth management products and services to individuals and group customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. Manulife is one of Canada's Big Three Life Insurance companies (the other two are Sun Life and Great West Life). As of Dec. 31, 2021, Manulife reported assets under management or administration of about CAD $1.4 trillion.
Read more on MFC →Santander's focus is on retail and commercial banking. Latin America is geographically the largest operation, with Brazil by far the largest. Its continental European business is still mainly Iberian. Santander's U.K. presence is the result of the acquisition of building society Abbey. In the U.S., Santander operates a vehicle finance business and a regional bank focused on the Northeastern states.
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