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ConsensusBuy33 ratings
Bullish2678.8%
Neutral721.2%
Bearish00.0%
MetLife, Inc. · MET · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
MetLife pairs record retirement volumes with maintained 2026 targets
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but qualified view of MetLife’s operating trajectory: retirement volumes, international growth, asset-management scale, and efficiency initiatives support continued earnings growth, while underwriting, macro, integration, and workforce risks temper the outlook.
Reported After market closeNYSEFinancial Services
$61.26B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$2.58
Consensus $2.34
EPS surprise
+10.3%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$23.81B
Consensus $27.22B
Revenue surprise
-12.5%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-3.4%
Event window
SPY move
-1.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
-2.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.4×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-4.6%
Up to 20 sessions
METSPY benchmark
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Why did MET fall 3.4% after beating EPS estimates in FY2025 Q4?What changed in MET's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for MET after FY2025 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, MetLife has closed the PineBridge acquisition and established MetLife Investment Management as a standalone segment. The current analysis also emphasizes record annual pension risk transfer origination, international sales growth, and maintained 2026 targets, while adding integration and disability-severity considerations.
Guidance delta
Management maintained its outlook, including double-digit adjusted EPS growth and 15–17% ROE in 2026, with a 12.1% direct expense-ratio target for 2026.
Key takeaways
- The current analysis describes adjusted EPS growth and 2025 ROE as meeting five-year targets.
- International sales growth, especially in Asia and Latin America, remained a central driver.
- PineBridge is now integrated into a standalone MetLife Investment Management segment, adding scale while creating integration considerations.
Management priorities
- Sustain double-digit adjusted EPS growth and 15–17% ROE in 2026.
- Expand pension risk transfer, retirement, and annuity reinsurance flows.
- Scale MetLife Investment Management and digital platforms while improving efficiency.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$95.2Previous close
$68Low
$94Average
$145High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 8, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 22, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 9, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 4, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 22, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 12, 2019 |
| Sandler O'Neill | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 16, 2019 |
| B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 16, 2018 |
| B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 26, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 6, 2017 |
| FBR Capital | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 12, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 13, 2014 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 7, 2014 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 3, 2014 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 3, 2014 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $95.2. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | Paul Newsome | $110 | $96.64 | +15.5% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $111 | $95.75 | +16.6% | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $96.73 | +14.5% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $96.26 | +1.9% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Atlantic Equities | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $92.44 | +8.2% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Suneet Kamath | $103 | $91.15 | +8.2% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Michael Ward | $105 | $90.27 | +10.3% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Barclays | Alex Scott | $94 | $90.46 | -1.3% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $90.93 | +8.2% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $88.03 | -5.5% | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $84.06 | -9.7% | May 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $93 | $83.5 | -2.3% | May 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $77.98 | -0.2% | May 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $95 | $78.82 | -0.2% | May 8, 2026 |
| Barclays | Alex Scott | $93 | $80.16 | -2.3% | May 7, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Yaron Kinar | $93 | $74.63 | -2.3% | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $96 | $74.65 | +0.8% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $74.65 | +7.1% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $78.89 | +5.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Thomas Gallagher | $95 | $77.92 | -0.2% | Feb 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $78.01 | +2.9% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $77.08 | +7.1% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan | $97 | $78.32 | +1.9% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $79.79 | -1.3% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $79.47 | -5.5% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $97 | $81.77 | +1.9% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $82.62 | +6.1% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $101 | $83.22 | +6.1% | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $98 | $82.75 | +2.9% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $97 | $82.7 | +1.9% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | John Barnidge | $84 | $79.07 | -11.8% | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Tracy Benguigui | $95 | $80.46 | -0.2% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $98 | $77.74 | +2.9% | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | John Barnidge | $94 | $82.49 | -1.3% | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $86.18 | +14.5% | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | John Barnidge | $92 | $81.78 | -3.4% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Barclays | Alex Scott | $91 | $77.52 | -4.4% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Joshua Shanker | $96 | $76.85 | +0.8% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Bob Huang | $83 | $69.92 | -12.8% | Jul 10, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Kevin Heal | $80 | $73.15 | -16.0% | May 22, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | John Barnidge | $82 | $70.94 | -13.9% | May 6, 2024 |
| CFRA | Catherine Seifert | $77 | $72.67 | -19.1% | Mar 13, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Alex Scott | $80 | $68.92 | -16.0% | Jan 8, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $145 | $63.79 | +52.3% | Sep 14, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $72.68 | -5.5% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $71.35 | -7.6% | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $73.58 | -18.1% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $73.58 | -16.0% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $82 | $73.61 | -13.9% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $74.01 | -8.6% | Nov 17, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $77 | $67.39 | -19.1% | Aug 22, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $67.25 | -12.8% | Aug 17, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $79 | $64.14 | -17.0% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $75 | $57.79 | -21.2% | Jul 14, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $61.4 | -16.0% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $78 | $61.58 | -18.1% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Charles Lederer | $74 | $61.75 | -22.3% | Jun 22, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $67.23 | -16.0% | May 5, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Thomas Gallagher | $75 | $64.18 | -21.2% | Jan 5, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Alex Scott | $77 | $58.92 | -19.1% | Dec 2, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Andrew Kligerman | $68 | $63.12 | -28.6% | May 13, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Kevin Heal | $72 | $65.2 | -24.4% | May 7, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationMetLife, Inc. operates as a leading global financial services entity, delivering an extensive array of services encompassing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management. The company manages its operations through five primary divisions: the U.S., Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and MetLife Holdings. Its broad insurance offerings include life, dental, group short-term and long-term disability, individual disability, pet, accidental death and dismemberment, vision, and accident and health coverages, as well as prepaid legal plans. MetLife also supports employers with administrative services-only (ASO) arrangements. Furthermore, it provides sophisticated financial instruments such as general and separate account contracts, synthetic guaranteed interest contracts, and private floating rate funding agreements.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:36:15.940040+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-30T04:46:07.235017+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-30T04:46:07.231734+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-30. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.