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Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Financial Stocks: Manulife Financial (MFC) and UOB (OtherUOVEF)

Tipranks - Sat Jun 13, 3:24AM CDT

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Financial sector with new ratings on Manulife Financial (MFC) and UOB (UOVEF).

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Manulife Financial (MFC)

In a report released today, Ken Shih from DBS maintained a Buy rating on Manulife Financial, with a price target of HK$310.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $39.79.

According to TipRanks.com, Shih is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 22.7% and a 70.4% success rate. Shih covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co, Ping An Insurance Company of China, and China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Manulife Financial with a $40.16 average price target, a 2.6% upside from current levels. In a report released today, TipRanks – PerPlexity also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a C$65.00 price target.

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UOB (UOVEF)

J.P. Morgan analyst Harsh Wardhan maintained a Sell rating on UOB yesterday and set a price target of S$35.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $27.50.

Wardhan has an average return of 6.6% when recommending UOB. ;'>

According to TipRanks.com, Wardhan is ranked #6271 out of 12286 analysts.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for UOB with a $29.16 average price target.

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