MetLife (MET) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

MetLife (NYSE:MET) is expected to issue its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, November 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.30 per share and revenue of $18.6413 billion for the quarter. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET.

MetLife (NYSE:MET) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The financial services provider reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.32 by ($0.30). The company had revenue of $17.34 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.58 billion. MetLife had a net margin of 5.83% and a return on equity of 19.88%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.28 EPS. On average, analysts expect MetLife to post $10 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.

MetLife Trading Up 0.9%

MetLife stock opened at $79.85 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $53.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.16 and a quick ratio of 0.16. MetLife has a 1 year low of $65.21 and a 1 year high of $89.05. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $80.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.67.

MetLife Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 4th will be given a dividend of $0.5675 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 4th. This represents a $2.27 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. MetLife’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.47%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MET has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of MetLife from $100.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their target price on shares of MetLife from $94.00 to $92.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of MetLife from $95.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of MetLife in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of MetLife from $93.00 to $98.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in MetLife by 21.8% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,610,057 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $129,384,000 after buying an additional 288,176 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in MetLife by 22.8% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,446,199 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $116,303,000 after buying an additional 268,793 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in MetLife by 3.5% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 1,420,217 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $114,214,000 after buying an additional 47,980 shares during the period. Man Group plc boosted its stake in MetLife by 325.5% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,344,551 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $108,129,000 after buying an additional 1,028,554 shares during the period. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its stake in MetLife by 5.0% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 969,473 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $77,965,000 after buying an additional 45,874 shares during the period. 94.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About MetLife

MetLife, Inc, a financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide. It operates through six segments: Retirement and Income Solutions; Group Benefits; Asia; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and MetLife Holdings. The company offers life, dental, group short-and long-term disability, individual disability, pet insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, vision, and accident and health coverages, as well as prepaid legal plans; administrative services-only arrangements to employers; and general and separate account, and synthetic guaranteed interest contracts, as well as private floating rate funding agreements.