After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Insurance – Life industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Metlife Inc is $61.45B. A total of 3.0 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.23M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Separate Account II bought 118 shares of MET for 82.60 per share on Nov 21 ’24. In a previous transaction on Nov 07 ’24, MetLife 401k Plan Large Cap Eq bought 352 shares at 83.25 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Separate Account SPI acquired of 474 shares on Oct 28 ’24 at a per-share price of $82.39. In another insider transaction, Separate Account 149 bought 29 shares at $84.84 per share on Oct 22 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Metlife Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.15, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.44%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.80. MET’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/5/2024 when it declared a $0.5450 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/16/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/6/2024. The MET stock dividend was $0.5450 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MET has a high of $87.88 and a low of $62.81.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $44.53, 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 4.50.
