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Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC $51.97)
- $51.97 P/E (TTM): 16.11X Cap: $87.56B
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Power Corporation of Canada Subordinate Voting Shares (POW $64.50)
- $64.50 P/E (TTM): 13.99X Cap: $41.09B
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Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF $65.21)
- $65.21 P/E (TTM): 22.2X Cap: $36.17B
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Q: I hold SLF and MFC for income and a little growth. Do you see the need to also own POW for the same mandate? Can you help explain the significant outperformance with POW this last year compared to SLF and MFC?

Asked by Ian on October 08, 2025

5i Research Answer:

POW was a bit of a dog and a value trap for many years, with low growth and reducing margins in...

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