MetLife
About: MetLife is one of the largest life insurers in the US by assets and provides a variety of life insurance and annuity products. It is organized into six segments: Group Benefits, Retirement and Income Solutions, Asia, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA), and MetLife Holdings (products in run-off). Group Benefits and RIS are US-based, contributing to around 48% of the firm's 2024 adjusted earnings. The Asia segment contributes around 25% of earnings, mainly tied to Japan. The company also holds leading market positions in Mexico and Chile, with the Latin America segment contributing around 13% of 2024 earnings. The EMEA and MetLife Holdings segments contributed around 4% and 10% of 2024 earnings, respectively.
Employees: 45,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 126 | Existing positions closed: 99
1.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 71.29% [Q1] → 72.56% (+1.26%) [Q2]
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 549 | Existing positions reduced: 500
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $38.9B [Q1] → $39.2B (+$202M) [Q2]
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,389 [Q1] → 1,392 (+3) [Q2]
30% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $554M | Put options by funds: $785M
31% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 13 [Q1] → 9 (-4) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley
Nigel Dally
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$94
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Overweight
Maintained
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18 Aug 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Ryan Krueger
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$92
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Outperform
Maintained
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11 Aug 2025 |
Jefferies
Suneet Kamath
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$103
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Buy
Maintained
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11 Aug 2025 |
UBS
Brian Meredith
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$91
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Buy
Maintained
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7 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo
Elyse Greenspan
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$97
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Overweight
Maintained
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10 Jul 2025 |
JP Morgan
Jimmy Bhullar
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$95
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Overweight
Maintained
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8 Jul 2025 |
Barclays
Alex Scott
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$94
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Overweight
Maintained
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7 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about MET published over the past 30 days