MetLife
About: MetLife is one of the largest life insurers in the us by assets and provides a variety of insurance and financial-services products. It is organized into five segments: us, Asia, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and MetLife Holdings. The us business contributes around 50% of earnings and is broken into the group benefits segment and the retirement solutions segment. The Asia segment contributes around 22% of earnings and is mainly composed of the Japan business, with increasing contributions from India, China, and Bangladesh. The company also holds leading market positions in Mexico and Chile, with the Latin America segment contributing around 13% of earnings. The EMEA and MetLife Holdings segments contribute around 4% and 11% of earnings, respectively.
Employees: 45,000
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Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
125% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 164 | Existing positions closed: 73
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,291 [Q3] → 1,323 (+32) [Q4]
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 473 | Existing positions reduced: 487
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $42.6B [Q3] → $41B (-$1.62B) [Q4]
1.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 73.84% [Q3] → 71.93% (-1.91%) [Q4]
14% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 [Q3] → 12 (-2) [Q4]
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $681M | Put options by funds: $1.12B
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$88
9%
upside
Avg. target
$96
18%
upside
High target
$99
22%
upside
6 analyst ratings
5 positive
83%
1 neutral
17%
0 negative
0%
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan 68% 1-year accuracy 77 / 114 met price target | 20%upside $97 | Overweight Maintained | 19 Feb 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ryan Krueger 86% 1-year accuracy 18 / 21 met price target | 21%upside $98 | Outperform Maintained | 12 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Alex Scott 48% 1-year accuracy 37 / 77 met price target | 17%upside $95 | Overweight Maintained | 7 Feb 2025 |
BMO Capital Jack Matten 75% 1-year accuracy 3 / 4 met price target | 20%upside $97 | Market Perform Initiated | 23 Jan 2025 |
JP Morgan Jimmy Bhullar 66% 1-year accuracy 23 / 35 met price target | 9%upside $88 | Overweight Maintained | 7 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 16 articles about MET published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
5 Multiline Insurers to Watch as Competition Rises, Pricing Moderates
Better pricing, product redesigns, technological advancement and improving inflation are expected to aid multiline insurers like MET, AIG, PRU, RDN and CNO.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 days ago
MetLife Announces First Quarter 2025 Preferred Stock Dividend Actions
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has declared the following preferred stock dividends: Semi-annual dividend of $29.375 per share on the company's 5.875% fixed-to-floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock, Series D, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. Quarterly dividend of $351.5625 per share on the company's 5.625% non-cumulative preferred stock, Series E, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, represented by depositary.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
MetLife CFO to Speak at Raymond James 46th Annual Institutional Investors Conference
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that John McCallion, executive vice president and CFO, and head of MetLife Investment Management, will participate in a fireside chat at the Raymond James 46th Annual Institutional Investors Conference on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, beginning at 9:15 a.m. (ET). A live webcast of the presentation will be available over the internet at https://wsw.com/webcast/rj131/met/1467270. Those who want to listen should go to the website at.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
MetLife: Double-Digit EPS Growth With A Single-Digit P/E, Strong Chart
MetLife: Double-Digit EPS Growth With A Single-Digit P/E, Strong Chart
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
MetLife Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates on Weak RIS & EMEA Unit
Management expects a variable investment income of $1.7 billion for 2025.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
MetLife, Inc. (MET) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants John Hall - Global Head, IR Michel Khalaf - President and CEO John McCallion - CFO Ramy Tadros - Regional President, U.S. Business, Head, MetLife Holdings Lyndon Oliver - President, MetLife Asia Eric Clurfain - Regional President, Latin America Conference Call Participants Ryan Krueger - KBW Tom Gallagher - Evercore Suneet Kamath - Jefferies Alex Scott - Barclays Wes Carmichael - Autonomous Research Jimmy Bhullar - JPMorgan Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the MetLife Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings and Outlook Conference Call.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Compared to Estimates, MetLife (MET) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
The headline numbers for MetLife (MET) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
MetLife (MET) Misses Q4 Earnings Estimates
MetLife (MET) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.08 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.13 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.93 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
MetLife Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2024 Results
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced its full year and fourth quarter 2024 results. Full Year Results Summary Net income of $4.2 billion, compared to net income of $1.4 billion for the full year 2023. Net income of $5.94 per share, up 228 percent from the prior year. Adjusted earnings of $5.8 billion, compared to adjusted earnings of $5.5 billion for the full year 2023. Adjusted earnings of $8.15 per share, up 12 percent from the prior year. Adjusted earnings, ex.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
MetLife CFO John McCallion Provides Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Update Video
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that John McCallion, executive vice president and CFO, and head of MetLife Investment Management, has provided a fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial update video. The video can be viewed on the company's website at https://www.metlife.com/about-us/newsroom/#video. About MetLife MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the world's leading financial services companies, pro.
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