DOWLING & PARTN Estimates MetLife FY2026 Earnings

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET) – Equities research analysts at DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for MetLife in a report released on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Hurwitz expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $9.95 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for MetLife’s current full-year earnings is $9.96 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for MetLife’s FY2027 earnings at $10.75 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $12.00 EPS.

MetLife (NYSE:MET) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The financial services provider reported $2.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.27 by $0.15. MetLife had a net margin of 4.66% and a return on equity of 22.60%. The business had revenue of $14.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.49 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.96 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on MET. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of MetLife from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of MetLife from $87.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of MetLife from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of MetLife from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Evercore set a $96.00 target price on shares of MetLife in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, MetLife presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.31.

MetLife Trading Down 0.1%

MET stock opened at $83.15 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. MetLife has a twelve month low of $67.33 and a twelve month high of $85.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.63 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $76.77.

Institutional Trading of MetLife

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Activest Wealth Management lifted its stake in MetLife by 205.8% in the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 315 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares during the period. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its stake in MetLife by 790.0% in the third quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 356 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 316 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in MetLife by 58.9% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 383 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in MetLife in the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management purchased a new stake in MetLife in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. 94.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

MetLife Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 12th will be paid a $0.5925 dividend. This represents a $2.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. This is a boost from MetLife’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 12th. MetLife’s payout ratio is currently 45.93%.

About MetLife

MetLife, Inc is a global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs. Headquartered in New York City, the company offers a range of risk protection and retirement solutions to individuals, employers and institutional clients. Its core businesses include life insurance, group benefits, retirement products such as annuities, and supplemental health products including dental and disability coverage.

In addition to traditional life and group insurance, MetLife provides workplace benefits and voluntary products distributed through employer-sponsored programs.