After Hours
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities.
Stocks Info
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 $56.26B. A total of 2.97 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.36M shares.
In the most recent transaction, DEBEL MARLENE sold 22,810 shares of MET for 82.88 per share on Dec 13 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP & Chief Risk Officer now owns 108,507 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 13 ’24, Khalaf Michel sold 20,926 shares at 82.84 per share. MET shares that President & CEO owns now total 500,799.
Among the insiders who bought shares, DEBEL MARLENE acquired of 22,810 shares on Dec 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $82.88. In another insider transaction, Khalaf Michel bought 20,926 shares at $82.84 per share on Dec 13 ’24.
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 $2.15, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.65%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.39. MET’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.62% when it declared a $0.5450 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/5/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/6/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.04%. 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 $89.05 and a low of $64.61.
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 $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.
