MetLife, Inc. (MET) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Insurance - Life
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $88.94: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
MetLife is a global insurance and financial services company with six segments—Group Benefits, Retirement and Income Solutions, Asia, Latin America, EMEA, and MetLife Investment Management—serving institutional and individual clients in 40+ countries. Revenue comes from... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $88.94: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 56d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — MetLife, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Piper Sandler Maintains Neutral on MetLife, Raises Price Target to $86 — benzinga May 26, 2026 positive
- NEWS Morgan Stanley Maintains Overweight on MetLife, Raises Price Target to $93 — benzinga May 21, 2026 positive
- NEWS Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on MetLife, Raises Price Target to $98 — benzinga May 13, 2026 positive
- NEWS JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on MetLife, Raises Price Target to $96 — benzinga May 12, 2026 positive
- NEWS Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight on MetLife, Raises Price Target to $95 — benzinga May 12, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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- 2026-02-24Item 5.02LOWBoard increased directors from 11 to 13 and elected Daniel S. Glaser and Michelle R. Seitz as new independent directors, effective immediately. Routine board expansion with committee assignments.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $88.94: Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $85.58. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $87.83 (-1.4% upside). Prior stop was $85.58. Stop-loss: $85.58.
Target reached (-7.0% upside); Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0).
MetLife, Inc. trades at a P/E of 17.2 (forward 8.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
23 analysts cover MET with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $92.
What does MetLife, Inc. do?MetLife is a global insurance and financial services company with six segments—Group Benefits, Retirement and Income...
MetLife is a global insurance and financial services company with six segments—Group Benefits, Retirement and Income Solutions, Asia, Latin America, EMEA, and MetLife Investment Management—serving institutional and individual clients in 40+ countries. Revenue comes from premiums, annuity considerations, net investment income, and asset management fees; it holds leading positions in U.S. group insurance and Japan life insurance.