Globe Life Inc (GL) is slightly undervalued and Manulife Financial Corp (MFC) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, GL trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +17%, against -30% for MFC.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Book value at 2.50x, the multiple a 20.9% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $205.28; the price of $169.43 is 17% below that value.
Leak Score 81/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Book value at 1.57x, the multiple a 13.0% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $33.92; the price of $44.17 is 30% above that value.
Leak Score 43/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | GL | MFC |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly undervalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $169.43 | $44.17 |
| Intrinsic value | $205.28 | $33.92 |
| Margin of safety | +17% | -30% |
| Leak Score | 81/100 (3/12) | 43/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $13.0B | $73.3B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 4.8% | -5.5% |
| Operating margin | 26.9% | 15.2% |
| Net margin | 19.6% | 9.5% |
| Return on equity | 20.9% | 13.0% |
| Debt to equity | 0.48 | 0.27 |
| P/E | 11.3x | 16.5x |
| Forward P/E | 10.3x | 12.2x |
| P/B | 2.1x | 2.3x |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | 3.1% |