What Are The Chances Of Metlife Inc (NYSE: MET) Becoming A Clear Buy?

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As a NYSE listed company, MET falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Insurance – Life industry segment. The current market capitalization of Metlife Inc is $54.58B. A total of 2.34 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.03M shares.

In the most recent transaction, PAPPAS BILL sold 27,000 shares of MET for 72.27 per share on Mar 18 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Global Tech. & Ops. now owns 57,768 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 13 ’24, TADROS RAMY sold 4,026 shares at 71.90 per share. MET shares that President, U.S. Business owns now total 146,981.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Khalaf Michel disposed of 20,460 shares on Feb 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $65.95. This resulted in the President & CEO holding 385,987 shares of MET after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DEBEL MARLENE sold 9,391 shares at $63.18 per share on Aug 09 ’23. Company shares held by the EVP & Chief Risk Officer now total 77,638.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Metlife Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.10, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.74%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.38. MET’s most recent ex-dividend date was 8/6/2024 when it declared a $0.5450 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/10/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/11/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5/6/2024. The MET stock dividend was $0.5450 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MET has a high of $76.90 and a low of $57.91.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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 $39.87, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $67.75B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 4.47.

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