Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MET in the last 90 days.
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MetLife (MET) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$97.04−0.31 (−0.3%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:19 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryMetLife trades at $97.04, down 0.3% on the day, sitting above both its 50-day average of $95.85 and its 200-day average of $82.92. The stock has gained 2% over one month, 13.4% over three months, and 41.4% over six months, and it trades within reach of its 52-week high of $100.93. The GekkoIndex reads 58.8, placing MetLife in the Neutral zone, and the price sits 2.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $99.53.
Recent activity centers on an analyst rating and a wave of ownership filings. Wall Street Zen cut its rating on MetLife from Buy to Hold, this coming after the company reported double-digit revenue growth, an earnings beat, and a new $3 billion share buyback program. Separately, several Rule 144 filings show MetLife-affiliated accounts, including a 401(k) plan, lining up small share sales through Cantor Fitzgerald, while Nykredit A/S disclosed a new stake of over 2.11 million shares valued at approximately $178.6 million and Bank of America Corp DE acquired over 5.38 million shares valued at approximately $455.4 million.
The next earnings date falls on 4 November 2026, 45 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the prior quarter's report on 5 August 2026 produced a 4% reaction on EPS of $2.43 against an estimate of $2.30, with four beats over the last eight quarters and an average absolute reaction of 2.6%. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 2.6% return over 5 years, rising in 2 of those years. Analyst consensus across 12 firms shows 10 buy and 2 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $105.06.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $97.04200-day averageGekko Fair Value $99.53
Key stats
- Market cap
- $62.44B
- P/E ratio
- 18.6
- Forward P/E
- 10.7
- EPS, TTM
- $5.23
- Revenue, TTM
- $79.40B
- Profit margin
- 4.6%
- Dividend yield
- 2.36%
- Beta
- 0.76
- Volume
- 7.31M avg 3.05M
- 1-year return
- +23.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.5%
- 50-day average
- $95.85
- 200-day average
- $82.92
- Next earnings
- Nov 4
- Shares outstanding
- 635.5M
MetLife swing-trade checklist
MetLife scores 2 supportive, 3 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive3 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $97.04 is above the 50-day ($95.85) and 200-day ($82.92) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
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58.8, Neutral
Reading 58.8 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
2.5% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (2.5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 45 days
Next report Nov 4, 2026, 45 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+2.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +2.6% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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MetLife stock chart and price history
MetLife closed at $97.04 on Sep 18, 2026, +23.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $67.33 to $100.93.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +2.0%
- 3 months
- +13.4%
- 6 months
- +41.4%
- 1 year
- +23.3%
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About MetLife
MetLife sells insurance and related financial products to individuals and businesses, covering areas like life coverage, dental, disability, pet, vision and accident protection, plus prepaid legal plans. It is widely known for the sheer range of coverage types it packages together for both personal policyholders and workplace benefit programs.
Operationally, the company is split into five regional and business segments, covering the United States, Asia, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and a separate unit for older policy blocks called MetLife Holdings. It works with employers on benefits administration, structures pension risk transfer deals, sells institutional annuities and settlement products, and builds investment offerings for capital markets clients. Customers can also access various annuity styles such as fixed, indexed and variable contracts, along with whole, term, universal and group life policies, plus reinsurance for longevity risk, credit-linked insurance, and coverage aimed at long-term care needs and executive benefit funding.
MetLife traces back to 1863 and runs its headquarters out of New York City. The stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker MET.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Multi-line insurance
- Website
- metlife.com
MetLife GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
MetLife’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 58.8, in the Neutral zone, up 1.5 points over five sessions.
58.8Neutral
Up 1.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 10 | +3.5% | +10.4% | ||
| Accumulation | 190 | +0.7% | +2.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 423 | +0.2% | +0.6% | ||
| Distribution | 38 | −0.7% | +0.3% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average MET share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is MetLife stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
MetLife trades 2.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $99.53, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what MetLife shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$99.53
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
2.5% below fair value · About fair value
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MetLife insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MetLife, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in MET were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
MetLife has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $3.00B, Aug 5, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $722.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.16%
- Trailing four quarters
- $2.44B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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MetLife earnings: next date and track record
MetLife reports on Nov 4, 2026 (45 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 4, 2026
45 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.55
- Revenue estimate
- $20.10B
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.6%average move across the report
1 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- MetLife reported Q2 2026 adjusted earnings of ~$1.6B ($2.43/share), up 15% YoY, with EPS growing 20%. Adjusted ROE hit 17%, at the top of the 15-17% target range. Group Benefits earnings rose 25% YoY with Group Life mortality ratio of 79%. Adjusted premiums/fees grew 5% YoY, sales rose 7%, and the direct expense ratio held at 12.1% despite PineBridge integration. All business segments showed YoY earnings growth.
- Guidance
- Management reaffirmed full-year direct expense ratio target of 12.1% and annual adjusted ROE target of 15-17%. AI investments and PineBridge integration are expected to support durable long-term growth and productivity gains while maintaining return standards.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $2.43 est $2.30 | $19.08B est $19.67B | +4.0% |
| May 6, 2026 | $2.42 est $2.27 | $19.07B est $19.49B | −1.4% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $2.58 est $2.34 | $23.81B est $27.22B | −2.1% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $2.34 est $2.31 | $16.88B est $18.64B | −4.4% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $2.02 est $2.15 | $17.34B est $18.53B | −1.4% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $1.96 est $2.00 | $18.28B est $18.37B | −0.9% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $2.09 est $2.09 | $18.38B est $19.50B | −1.1% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $1.95 est $2.18 | $18.44B est $18.66B | −5.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
MetLife stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for MetLife is $105.06, +8.3% from the last close, from 12 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$105.06consensus 12-month target, +8.3% from the last close
Now $97.04Avg $105.06
Low $90High $119
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 12 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | Morgan Stanley | $111 | +14.4% |
| Aug 19 | Wells Fargo | $109 | +12.3% |
| Aug 18 | Wells Fargo | $109 | +12.3% |
| Aug 11 | Mizuho Securities | $112 | +15.4% |
| Aug 11 | J.P. Morgan | $108 | +11.3% |
+0.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+2.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
MetLife seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, MetLife averaged +2.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +2.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.0% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, MET’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.5%.
MetLife market cap and key statistics
MetLife’s market cap is $62.44B, with a P/E ratio of 18.6 and revenue of $79.40B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $62.44B
- P/E ratio
- 18.6
- Forward P/E
- 10.7
- EPS, TTM
- $5.23
- Gekko Fair Value
- $99.53
Trading
- Volume
- 7.31M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.05M
- 52-week high
- $100.93
- 52-week low
- $67.33
- Shares outstanding
- 635.5M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $79.40B
- Profit margin
- 4.6%
- Return on equity
- 13.1%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +5.8%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.76
- Typical daily move
- ±1.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.5%
- Dividend yield
- 2.36%
MetLife stock news this week
Coverage of MetLife this week reads positive: 6 positive, 6 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- MetLife Inc. stock holds firm as Wall Street Zen cuts rating to HoldAD HOC NEWS, Sep 19
- MetLife (NYSE: MET) plans $4.4K stock sale via CantorStock Titan, Sep 19
- MetLife (NYSE: MET) affiliate lines up September stock saleStock Titan, Sep 18
- MetLife (NYSE: MET) retirement plan to sell company sharesStock Titan, Sep 18
- Nykredit A S Acquires Shares of 2,111,310 MetLife, Inc. $METMarketBeat, Sep 18
- MetLife Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the dayMarketWatch, Sep 16
MetLife peers
MetLife’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PGRProgressive | Accumulation | 3.9% below |
| MFCManulife Financial | Neutral | 10.8% above |
| ALLAllstate | Accumulation | 5.6% below |
| AFLAFLAC | Accumulation | 2.9% below |
| SLFSun Life Financial | Neutral | 9.1% above |
| AIGAIG | Accumulation | 8.0% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
MetLife stock FAQ
What is MetLife’s market cap?
MetLife’s market cap is $62.44B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $97.04, with 635.5M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 18.6.
What is the MetLife stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for MetLife is $105.06, +8.3% from the last close. Of the 12 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is MetLife stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate MetLife is about fair value: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $97.04 is 2.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $99.53. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does MetLife report earnings next?
MetLife is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026 (45 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.55 per share on revenue of $20.10B. MetLife beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.6% on average across the report.
What is MetLife’s 52-week high and low?
MetLife’s 52-week high is $100.93 and its 52-week low is $67.33; it closed at $97.04 on Sep 18, 2026, +23.3% over the past year.
Is MetLife stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend and earnings risk), 3 as mixed (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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