Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, life insurer MetLife (NYSE: MET ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at MetLife and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
MetLife facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
New York (1863) |
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Market Cap |
$38.4 billion |
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Industry |
Life and health insurance |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$67.8 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Steven Kandarian |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
7.3% |
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Cash / Debt |
$43.6 billion / $68.4 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.2% |
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Competitors |
Allianz |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 90% of the 836 members who have rated MetLife believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
About a month ago, one of those Fools, RGilbs06, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
MetLife is divesting in operations that hold them vulnerable to interest rates, and emerging as a fee based business that is specializing more and more in insurance and annuities. They have insurance projects in the making with [Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) ]. And given the drastic drop in price over the last few years, a good opportunity is presenting itself in this evolving firm.
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