Analyst Activity – J P Morgan Chase & Co Initiates Coverage On MetLife (NYSE:MET) With a Hold

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Analyst Ratings For MetLife (NYSE:MET)

Today, J P Morgan Chase & Co initiated coverage on MetLife (NYSE:MET) with a Hold with a price target of $78.00.

There are 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings, 5 buy ratings on the stock.

The current consensus rating on MetLife (NYSE:MET) is Hold (Score: 2.40) with a consensus target price of $59.65 per share, a potential 9.15% upside.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 7/24/2017-J P Morgan Chase & Co initiated coverage with a Hold rating.
  • 7/12/2017-Wells Fargo & Company Reiterated Rating of Outperform.
  • 7/12/2017-Royal Bank Of Canada Reiterated Rating of Buy.
  • 5/25/2017-FBR & Co Upgrade from a “Market Perform ” rating to a ” Outperform” rating.
  • 3/6/2017-Bank of America Corporation was Downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from a “Buy ” rating to a ” Neutral” rating. They now have a $54.83 price target on the stock, up previously from $54.20 .
  • 2/5/2017-Deutsche Bank AG Reiterated Rating of Buy.

Dividend information for MetLife (NYSE:MET)

MetLife (NYSE:MET) pays an annual dividend of Community Ranking: with a yield of 2.93% and an average dividend growth of 16.00% based on a 3 Year Average.

Dividend History for MetLife (NYSE:MET)

  • On 7/7/2017 MetLife announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 2.85% with an ex dividend date of 8/3/2017 which will be payable on 9/13/2017.
  • On 4/25/2017 MetLife announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 3.08% with an ex dividend date of 5/4/2017 which will be payable on 6/13/2017.
  • On 1/6/2017 MetLife announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 2.98% with an ex dividend date of 2/2/2017 which will be payable on 3/13/2017.
  • On 10/25/2016 MetLife announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 3.41% with an ex dividend date of 11/3/2016 which will be payable on 12/13/2016.
  • On 7/7/2016 MetLife announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 4.08% with an ex dividend date of 8/4/2016 which will be payable on 9/13/2016.
  • On 4/26/2016 MetLife announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 3.42% with an ex dividend date of 5/5/2016 which will be payable on 6/13/2016.
  • On 10/27/2015 MetLife announced a quarterly dividend of $0.38 2.93% with an ex dividend date of 11/4/2015 which will be payable on 12/11/2015.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For MetLife (NYSE:MET)
MetLife (NYSE:MET) has insider ownership of 0.30% and institutional ownership of 74.60%.

  • On 3/22/2017 James M Kilts, Director, bought 17,205 with an average share price of $51.13 per share and the total transaction amounting to $879,691.65. View SEC Filing
  • On 3/1/2017 James M Kilts, Director, bought 2,795 with an average share price of $54.17 per share and the total transaction amounting to $151,405.15. View SEC Filing
  • On 12/23/2016 Peter M Carlson, EVP, sold 23,636 with an average share price of $54.32 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,283,907.52. View SEC Filing
  • On 12/1/2016 Frans Hijkoop, EVP, sold 14,997 with an average share price of $56.18 per share and the total transaction amounting to $842,531.46. View SEC Filing
  • On 11/9/2016 Frans Hijkoop, EVP, sold 56,250 with an average share price of $51.48 per share and the total transaction amounting to $2,895,750.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 11/1/2016 Maria R Morris, EVP, sold 2,200 with an average share price of $47.33 per share and the total transaction amounting to $104,126.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 10/4/2016 Maria R Morris, EVP, sold 8,800 with an average share price of $45.00 per share and the total transaction amounting to $396,000.00. View SEC Filing

Recent Trading Activity for MetLife (NYSE:MET)
Shares of MetLife closed the previous trading session at 54.69 up +0.04 0.07% with 3,585,397 shares trading hands.