MetLife, Inc. (MET) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Financial Services · Insurance - Life
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $80.35: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality.
MetLife provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and institutional asset management through six segments globally: Group Benefits, RIS, Asia, Latin America, EMEA, and MIM. It serves corporations, governments, and individuals, earning premiums and investment income, with... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $80.35: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 78. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-24Item 5.02LOWBoard increased from 11 to 13 directors on Feb 24, 2026. Daniel S. Glaser elected (Audit, Compensation, Finance & Risk Committees) and Michelle R. Seitz elected (Compensation, Governance, Investment Committees), each effective immediately. Both determined independent.SEC filing →
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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 $80.35: Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.4/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 78. Prior stop was $77.28. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $78.77 (-2.0% upside). Prior stop was $77.28. Stop-loss: $77.28.
Target reached (-0.3% upside); Quality below floor (3.1 < 4.0).
MetLife, Inc. trades at a P/E of 16.8 (forward 7.2). TrendMatrix value score: 7.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
22 analysts cover MET with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $89.
What does MetLife, Inc. do?MetLife provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and institutional asset management through six segments...
MetLife provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and institutional asset management through six segments globally: Group Benefits, RIS, Asia, Latin America, EMEA, and MIM. It serves corporations, governments, and individuals, earning premiums and investment income, with its largest Asia operations in Japan and major Latin America presence in Mexico and Chile.