MetLife Ownership

MET Stock  USD 87.34  0.75  0.87%   
MetLife maintains a total of 692.42 Million outstanding shares. The majority of MetLife outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in MetLife to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in MetLife. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of MetLife as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on February 2, 2024, Senator Thomas R Carper of US Senate acquired under $15k worth of MetLife's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2009-03-31
Previous Quarter
715 M
Current Value
704 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
969.3 M
Quarterly Volatility
137.5 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as MetLife in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of MetLife, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to gain to 1.17 in 2024, whereas Dividends Paid is likely to drop slightly above 1.3 B in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 954.7 M in 2024. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 3.8 B in 2024.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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MetLife Stock Ownership Analysis

About 16.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by corporate insiders. The company has price-to-book ratio of 1.94. Typically companies with comparable Price to Book (P/B) are able to outperform the market in the long run. MetLife has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.15. The entity last dividend was issued on the 5th of November 2024. The firm had 1122:1000 split on the 7th of August 2017. MetLife, Inc., a financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide. MetLife, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Metlife operates under Insurance - General classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. To find out more about MetLife contact Michel Khalaf at 212 578 9500 or learn more at https://www.metlife.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, MetLife also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different MetLife's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align MetLife's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

MetLife Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

704.98 Billion

MetLife Insider Trades History

About 16.0% of MetLife are currently held by insiders. Unlike MetLife's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against MetLife's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of MetLife's insider trades
 
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MetLife Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as MetLife is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading MetLife backward and forwards among themselves. MetLife's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase MetLife's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
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5.3 M
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5.2 M
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4.6 M
Ubs Asset Mgmt Americas Inc2024-09-30
4.5 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
58.3 M
Dodge & Cox2024-09-30
54.7 M
Note, although MetLife's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

MetLife Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific MetLife insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on MetLife's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases MetLife insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

MetLife's latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like MetLife, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in MetLife by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-02-02Senator Thomas R CarperAcquired Under $15KVerify
2024-02-01Senator Thomas R CarperAcquired Under $15KVerify
2023-10-17Senator Sheldon WhitehouseAcquired Under $15KVerify
2023-10-16Senator Sheldon WhitehouseAcquired Under $15KVerify
2019-08-12Representative Bill FloresAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2018-06-14Senator John HoevenAcquired $50K to $100KVerify
2014-11-29Senator Benjamin CardinAcquired Under $15KVerify

MetLife Outstanding Bonds

MetLife issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. MetLife uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most MetLife bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when MetLife has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

MetLife Corporate Filings

8K
15th of November 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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13th of November 2024
Other Reports
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10Q
1st of November 2024
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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F4
3rd of October 2024
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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