Metlife Inc [NYSE: MET] stock went on an upward path that rose over 0.39% on Wednesday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -0.36%.
Over the last 12 months, MET stock rose by 39.14%. The one-year Metlife Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 13.06. The average equity rating for MET stock is currently 1.62, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
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The market cap for the stock reached $51.82 billion, with 730.82 million shares outstanding and 596.26 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.02M shares, MET stock reached a trading volume of 3185564 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Metlife Inc [MET]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MET shares is $83.82 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MET stock is a recommendation set at 1.62. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Goldman have made an estimate for Metlife Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on January 08, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Barclays raised their target price to Overweight. The new note on the price target was released on November 17, 2023, representing the official price target for Metlife Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $71, while Deutsche Bank analysts kept a Hold rating on MET stock. On September 14, 2023, analysts increased their price target for MET shares from 58 to 72.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Metlife Inc is set at 1.21, with the Price to Sales ratio for MET stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.77. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.83. Price to Free Cash Flow for MET in the course of the last twelve months was 3.56.
MET Stock Performance Analysis:
Metlife Inc [MET] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.36. With this latest performance, MET shares gained by 0.90% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 16.57% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 39.14% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MET stock in for the last two-week period is set at 54.04, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 53.89, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 53.91 for Metlife Inc [MET]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 72.19, while it was recorded at 73.21 for the last single week of trading, and 66.69 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Metlife Inc Fundamentals:
Metlife Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Current Ratio set at 3.91.
Metlife Inc [MET] Institutonal Ownership Details
The top three institutional holders of MET stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.4983%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $200.69 billion in MET stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $174.35 billion in MET stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8386%.
