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 7,407 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
137% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 180 | Existing positions closed: 76
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,293 [Q3] → 1,370 (+77) [Q4]
1.32% more ownership
Funds ownership: 70.87% [Q3] → 72.19% (+1.32%) [Q4]
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.9B [Q3] → $41.2B (+$247M) [Q4]
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 483 | Existing positions reduced: 500
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: $683M | Put options by funds: $1.12B
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$86
19%
upside
Avg. target
$93
28%
upside
High target
$98
35%
upside
8 analyst ratings
7 positive
88%
1 neutral
13%
0 negative
0%
Barclays Alex Scott 43% 1-year accuracy 40 / 94 met price target | 21%upside $88 | Overweight Maintained | 11 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan 59% 1-year accuracy 68 / 116 met price target | 25%upside $91 | Overweight Maintained | 10 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Nigel Dally 45% 1-year accuracy 5 / 11 met price target | 30%upside $94 | Overweight Maintained | 10 Apr 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ryan Krueger 64% 1-year accuracy 14 / 22 met price target | 31%upside $95 | Outperform Maintained | 9 Apr 2025 |
UBS Brian Meredith 81% 1-year accuracy 26 / 32 met price target | 35%upside $98 | Buy Maintained | 2 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about MET published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
MetLife Joins SKYGEN to Revolutionize Dental Provider Experience
MET partners with SKYGEN to simplify dental credentialing, enhance efficiency, and improve the provider experience.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
MetLife Foundation Commits $5 Million to Expand Its Community Impact Grant Program
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife Foundation announced the expansion of its Community Impact Grant Program (CIGP), with a commitment of $5 million over two years to local organizations addressing the essential needs of people with low incomes. Additionally, for the first time, funding will be awarded in all MetLife regions, the U.S., Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. A request for proposals is currently open in the U.S., and funding will be administered by invitation only in oth.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
MetLife Teams up with SKYGEN to Transform Dental Provider Digital Experience and Credentialing
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife, a leading dental insurance provider focused on advancing quality oral health with innovative solutions, has teamed up with SKYGEN, an industry leader in technology-driven services for dental and vision benefits administration, to transform the way dental providers interact with insurance carriers (payers) and streamline the credentialing process. Through this strategic collaboration, MetLife will incorporate SKYGEN's Dental Hub into its dental provider experi.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
MetLife to Hold Conference Call for First Quarter 2025 Results
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it will hold its first quarter 2025 earnings conference call and audio webcast on Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 9-10 a.m. (ET). The call will follow MetLife's issuance of its first quarter 2025 earnings news release and First Quarter 2025 Financial Supplement on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, after the market closes. The news release and First Quarter 2025 Financial Supplement will also be available on the MetLife Investor Rela.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
MetLife (MET) is a Top Dividend Stock Right Now: Should You Buy?
Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does MetLife (MET) have what it takes?
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Plan Sponsors Reaffirm Commitment to Workforce Retirement Benefits, According to New MetLife Study
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #finance--Despite a constantly evolving macroeconomic landscape, plan sponsors remain firmly committed to providing workforce retirement benefits for the foreseeable future. MetLife's 2025 Enduring Retirement Model Study, released today, found that eight in ten (82%) of plan sponsors cannot envision a time when their company would no longer offer any retirement benefits. “In the fifty years since the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, which was designed to.
Positive
Market Watch
3 weeks ago
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Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
MetLife Announced as 2025 CIO 100 Award Winner
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) has been named as a 2025 CIO 100 Award Winner by Foundry CIO for My Leave Navigator. For almost 30 years, the CIO 100 Awards have recognized innovative organizations that exemplify the highest level of strategic and operational excellence in IT. "Receiving the CIO 100 Award for My Leave Navigator is a testament to our relentless pursuit of innovation that delivers real value for our customers,” said Bill Pappas, MetLife's Head of Global Techn.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to MetLife, Inc.'s New Subordinated Notes
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) to the newly issued $1 billion, 6.35% subordinated notes, due March 15, 2055, issued by MetLife, Inc. (MetLife) (headquartered in New York, NY) [NYSE: MET]. The outlook assigned to this Credit Rating (rating) is stable. All other ratings of MetLife and its subsidiaries remain unchanged. MetLife's proforma adjusted financial leverage and the historical interest coverage are in line with its curr.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
MetLife's New Latin America Unit Generates 4.5M Active Customers
By leveraging technology and a startup-like agile model, MET aims to scale operations across Latin America.
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