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MetLife Inc MET

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$69.95 +1.03 (1.49%)
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MetLife Should Benefit From a Higher Interest Rate Environment

MetLife provides a variety of insurance and financial services products, including life, dental, disability, vision, accident & health, stable value, and annuities in various countries. The company is a leader in the attractive group benefits business in the U.S. where products are sold through long-standing relationships with corporate employers. This business is relatively capital-light and entails lower risk because the company can reprice its products quickly based on experience. The company's recent acquisitions and its investments into new product segments (such as pet insurance, health savings accounts, and Versant Health) will enable it to offer a comprehensive suite of products in the group benefits segment and expand its market share.

Price vs Fair Value

MET is trading at a 4% premium.
Price
$68.92
Fair Value
$62.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$43.60
5-Star Price
$47.50
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

MetLife’s leading market positions in various international markets (particularly Asia and Latin America) provide opportunities for growth.

Bears

Unlike its peers, MetLife has a smaller asset-management business, which typically generates strong returns and higher operating margins.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$68.92
Day Range
$69.3370.15
52-Week Range
$48.9574.68
Bid/Ask
$69.36 / $70.20
Market Cap
$50.58 Bil
Volume/Avg
2.8 Mil / 3.4 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
9.39
Price/Sales
0.79
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
3.02%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
3.02%
Total Yield
9.11%

Company Profile

MetLife is one of the largest life insurers in the us by assets and provides a variety of insurance and financial services products. The company is organized into five segments: us, Asia, Latin America, EMEA, and MetLife Holdings. The U.S. business contributes around 50% of earnings and is broken into the group benefits segment and the retirement solutions segment. The Asia segment contributes around 22% of earnings and is mainly composed of the Japan business with increasing contributions from India, China, and Bangladesh. The company also holds leading market positions in Mexico and Chile with the Latin America segment contributing around 13% of earnings. The EMEA and the MetLife segments contribute around 4% and 11% of earnings, respectively.
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Life
Stock Style Box
Mid Value
Total Number of Employees
45,000

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
MET
SLF
MFC
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
9.3910.668.95
Price/Book Value
1.681.821.35
Price/Sales
0.791.221.35
Price/Cash Flow
4.2833.96
Price/Earnings
MET
SLF
MFC

Financial Strength

Metric
MET
SLF
MFC
Quick Ratio
Current Ratio
Interest Coverage
3.078.125.15
Quick Ratio
No chart available

Profitability

Metric
MET
SLF
MFC
Return on Assets (Normalized)
0.82%1.15%0.78%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
18.66%16.86%16.60%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
3.21%12.08%9.66%
Return on Assets
MET
SLF
MFC
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