Metlife Inc (NYSE: MET) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 17.52x compared to its average ratio. MET has 36-month beta value of 1.06. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MET is 578.49M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.09% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MET on January 22, 2025 was 3.37M shares.
MET) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Metlife Inc (NYSE: MET) has increased by 0.12 when compared to last closing price of 86.78.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 6.07% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-14 that CHELMSFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Axis Communications, the industry leader in video surveillance and network devices, today announced the implementation of a custom surveillance solution developed in collaboration with the MetLife Stadium security team. This new, tailored solution will help the venue augment its security capabilities, providing high-quality video at unprecedented distances and allowing the security team to identify details from anywhere in the venue. “As one of the world’s la.
MET’s Market Performance
Metlife Inc (MET) has seen a 6.07% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 6.93% gain in the past month and a 1.39% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.70%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.99% for MET. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.98% for MET’s stock, with a 12.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MET
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MET stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for MET by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for MET in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $97 based on the research report published on October 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MET reach a price target of $91. The rating they have provided for MET stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to MET, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on January 08th of the previous year.
MET Trading at 4.25% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MET to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.44% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.70%, as shares surge +10.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.17% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MET rose by +6.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.09% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $82.76. In addition, Metlife Inc saw 6.11% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MET starting from Separate Account 149, who proposed sale 44 shares at the price of $86.78 back on Jan 21 ’25. After this action, Separate Account 149 now owns shares of Metlife Inc, valued at $3,818 using the latest closing price.
MetLife Separate Account SPI, the Affiliate of Metlife Inc, proposed sale 492 shares at $80.25 during a trade that took place back on Jan 13 ’25, which means that MetLife Separate Account SPI is holding shares at $39,483 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MET
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Metlife Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 13.31, with 0.55 for asset returns.
Based on Metlife Inc (MET), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.8. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.61. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 3.92 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.05. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.17.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Metlife Inc (MET) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
