Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Manulife Financial (MFC)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Manulife Financial (NYSE: MFC):

• 8/7/2026 – Manulife Financial had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $55.00 to $67.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/7/2026 – Manulife Financial had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
• 8/7/2026 – Manulife Financial had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Scotiabank.
• 8/6/2026 – Manulife Financial had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Securities.
• 8/5/2026 – Manulife Financial was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b+)” to “buy (a-)”.
• 7/21/2026 – Manulife Financial was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (a-)” to “buy (b+)”.
• 7/15/2026 – Manulife Financial had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Scotiabank.
• 7/15/2026 – Manulife Financial was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.

Manulife Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.485 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. Manulife Financial’s payout ratio is currently 53.36%.

Manulife Financial Corporation is a multinational insurance and financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in the late 19th century as The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Manulife provides a broad range of financial products and services to individual and institutional clients. Its core businesses include life and health insurance, retirement and pension solutions, wealth and asset management, and group benefits.

In wealth and asset management, Manulife operates through Manulife Investment Management and offers mutual funds, segregated funds, institutional asset management, and retirement plan solutions.