After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Insurance – Life industry segment. The current market capitalization of Metlife Inc is $58.38B. A total of 3.1 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.51M shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, MET has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, MetLife Separate Account SPI bought 957 shares of MET for 86.03 per share on Jan 27 ’25. In a previous transaction on Jan 21 ’25, Separate Account 149 bought 44 shares at 86.78 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, MetLife Separate Account SPI acquired of 492 shares on Jan 13 ’25 at a per-share price of $80.25. In another insider transaction, MetLife Separate Account SPI bought 257 shares at $81.99 per share on Jan 07 ’25.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Metlife Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.18, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.38. MET’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.65% when it declared a $0.5450 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/4/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/5/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.62%. The MET stock dividend was $0.5450 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for MET in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $97.50 with high estimates of $110.00 and low estimates of $81.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MET has a high of $89.05 and a low of $67.30.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $39.82, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $67.75B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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.
