Value Investing Philosophy And Metlife Inc (NYSE: MET)?

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

MET belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Insurance – Life industry. The current market capitalization of Metlife Inc is $51.68B. A total of 2.09 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.91M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Separate Account 149 bought 6 shares of MET for 82.72 per share on Mar 21 ’25. In a previous transaction on Mar 21 ’25, MetLife Separate Account SPI bought 77 shares at 82.72 per share.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Metlife 401(k) Plan Large Cap acquired of 335 shares on Mar 21 ’25 at a per-share price of $82.72. In another insider transaction, Separate Account II bought 47 shares at $82.72 per share on Mar 21 ’25.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Metlife Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.18, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.87%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.72. MET’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.11% when it declared a $0.5675 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/6/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/4/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2.65%. The MET stock dividend was $0.5450 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MET has a high of $89.05 and a low of $65.21.

As of this writing, MET has an earnings estimate of $2.0 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.05 per share and a lower estimate of $1.96.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. MET’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $367.50B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $39.82, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $67.75B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MET is Buy with a score of 4.50.

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