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Metlife Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Insurance – Life industry. The current market capitalization of Metlife Inc is $52.54B. A total of 1.78 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.22M shares.
In the most recent transaction, MetLife 401k Plan bought 242 shares of MET for 74.34 per share on Aug 26 ’24. In a previous transaction on Mar 18 ’24, PAPPAS BILL sold 27,000 shares at 72.27 per share. MET shares that EVP, Global Tech. & Ops. owns now total 57,768.
Among the insiders who sold shares, TADROS RAMY disposed of 4,026 shares on Mar 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $71.90. This resulted in the President, U.S. Business holding 146,981 shares of MET after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Khalaf Michel sold 20,460 shares at $65.95 per share on Feb 05 ’24. Company shares held by the President & CEO now total 385,987.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Metlife Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.13, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.84%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.25. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MET has a high of $79.34 and a low of $57.91.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $38.72, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $67.75B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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.
