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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
$83.79
+0.3%
$82.31
$64.10
$86.26
$48.21B0.912.26 million shs451,722 shs
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$28.77
+1.8%
$28.34
$18.50
$32.43
$4.89B1.811.89 million shs221,050 shs
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
$72.26
+0.4%
$71.19
$48.95
$74.68
$52.25B1.043.51 million shs582,441 shs
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
$111.46
0.0%
$111.38
$77.22
$118.69
$40.01B1.371.51 million shs383,585 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
+0.35%+4.05%-0.76%-1.32%+26.58%
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
+2.24%+1.40%-4.07%+0.78%+34.88%
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
+1.20%+3.63%-0.92%+3.60%+19.59%
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
+0.78%+2.87%-2.73%+6.85%+30.05%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
4.2943 of 5 stars
2.02.04.23.82.22.51.9
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
4.8705 of 5 stars
2.04.02.53.72.73.33.8
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
4.9485 of 5 stars
3.53.02.53.02.72.53.8
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
4.9427 of 5 stars
1.95.04.23.63.71.73.8

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
2.08
Hold$82.15-1.95% Downside
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
1.91
Reduce$28.45-1.10% Downside
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
2.92
Moderate Buy$79.239.65% Upside
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
1.83
Reduce$111.33-0.11% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest PRU, AFL, MET, and LNC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/15/2024
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$80.00 ➝ $84.00
4/15/2024
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$80.00 ➝ $82.00
4/15/2024
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$109.00 ➝ $117.00
4/11/2024
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$83.00 ➝ $81.00
4/11/2024
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$33.00 ➝ $35.00
4/11/2024
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$26.00 ➝ $28.00
4/11/2024
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$83.00 ➝ $86.00
4/11/2024
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$100.00 ➝ $106.00
4/11/2024
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$104.00 ➝ $115.00
4/10/2024
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$83.00 ➝ $87.00
4/10/2024
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$30.00 ➝ $32.00
(Data available from 4/23/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
$18.70B2.58$7.84 per share10.69$37.62 per share2.23
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$11.65B0.42$5.73 per share5.02$34.82 per share0.83
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
$66.91B0.78$6.83 per share10.58$40.87 per share1.77
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
$50.89B0.79$12.26 per share9.09$81.06 per share1.38

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
$4.66B$7.7510.8112.232.2824.92%17.59%2.89%5/1/2024 (Confirmed)
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
-$752M-$4.99N/A3.810.18-6.46%20.81%0.28%5/2/2024 (Confirmed)
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
$1.58B$1.8339.497.260.532.36%19.48%0.86%5/1/2024 (Confirmed)
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
$2.49B$6.6916.667.690.754.89%14.52%0.61%4/30/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest PRU, AFL, MET, and LNC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/2/2024N/A
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$1.25N/A-$1.25N/AN/AN/A  
5/1/2024N/A
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
$1.58N/A-$1.58N/AN/AN/A  
5/1/2024N/A
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
$2.00N/A-$2.00N/AN/AN/A  
4/30/2024N/A
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
$3.28N/A-$3.28N/AN/AN/A  
2/8/2024Q4 2023
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$1.32$1.45+$0.13$10.25$4.44 billion$1.97 billion
2/6/2024Q4 2023
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
$2.67$2.58-$0.09$1.55$12.99 billion$13.02 billion    
2/1/2024Q4 23
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
$1.47$1.25-$0.22$2.04$4.44 billion$3.78 billion    
1/31/2024Q4 2023
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
$1.95$1.93-$0.02$3.09$18.07 billion$18.72 billion

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
$2.002.39%+14.47%25.81%43 Years
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$1.806.26%+4.00%N/A N/A
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
$2.082.88%+4.22%113.66%6 Years
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
$5.204.67%+4.35%77.73%16 Years

Latest PRU, AFL, MET, and LNC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/22/2024
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
quarterly$0.456.65%4/9/20244/10/20245/1/2024
2/6/2024
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
Quarterly$1.304.76%2/16/20242/20/20243/14/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
0.33
0.06
0.06
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
0.96
0.26
0.26
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
0.53
0.16
0.16
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
0.65
0.13
0.13

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
67.44%
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
72.81%
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
89.81%
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
56.83%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
0.80%
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
0.54%
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
0.32%
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
0.34%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Aflac Incorporated stock logo
AFL
Aflac
12,785575.41 million570.81 millionOptionable
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
11,024170.02 million169.10 millionOptionable
MetLife, Inc. stock logo
MET
MetLife
45,000723.02 million720.71 millionOptionable
Prudential Financial, Inc. stock logo
PRU
Prudential Financial
40,658359.00 million357.78 millionOptionable

PRU, AFL, MET, and LNC Headlines

SourceHeadline
Prudential (PRU) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?Prudential (PRU) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
zacks.com - April 23 at 11:07 AM
ICICI Pru Life Q4 net profit falls 26% to Rs 174 cr, insurer announces dividendICICI Pru Life Q4 net profit falls 26% to Rs 174 cr, insurer announces dividend
msn.com - April 23 at 9:55 AM
Foster & Motley Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)Foster & Motley Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)
marketbeat.com - April 23 at 9:48 AM
Prudential Financial (PRU) Scheduled to Post Earnings on TuesdayPrudential Financial (PRU) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Tuesday
americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 2:26 AM
Q4 results previews: Tata Consumer, Tata Elxsi, M&M Finance, ICICI Pru & MCXQ4 results previews: Tata Consumer, Tata Elxsi, M&M Finance, ICICI Pru & MCX
msn.com - April 23 at 12:42 AM
Q4 results today: Tata Consumer Products, ICICI Prudential Life among 16 companies to post Q4 earnings on April 23Q4 results today: Tata Consumer Products, ICICI Prudential Life among 16 companies to post Q4 earnings on April 23
msn.com - April 23 at 12:42 AM
What Prudential Advisors new office space in The Woodlands means for its Texas marketWhat Prudential Advisors' new office space in The Woodlands means for its Texas market
bizjournals.com - April 22 at 1:12 PM
Foundry Partners LLC Has $37.80 Million Holdings in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)Foundry Partners LLC Has $37.80 Million Holdings in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)
marketbeat.com - April 21 at 10:18 PM
UK Minister Blasts Diversity Proposals by Financial RegulatorsUK Minister Blasts Diversity Proposals by Financial Regulators
bloomberg.com - April 20 at 11:39 AM
Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. Invests $1.16 Million in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. Invests $1.16 Million in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)
marketbeat.com - April 19 at 9:39 PM
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) an Upcoming Claims Deadline in a Class Action SettlementLevi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) an Upcoming Claims Deadline in a Class Action Settlement
accesswire.com - April 18 at 12:15 PM
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. Sells 13,021 Shares of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. Sells 13,021 Shares of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)
marketbeat.com - April 18 at 5:57 AM
Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Has $28.28 Million Holdings in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Has $28.28 Million Holdings in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)
marketbeat.com - April 17 at 9:41 AM
Prudential Financial’s PGIM struggles to sell 78 Shenton Way, sources sayPrudential Financial’s PGIM struggles to sell 78 Shenton Way, sources say
straitstimes.com - April 17 at 9:05 AM
Prudential Financial, Inc. - Preferred Security (PRS) Price Target Increased by 10.86% to 26.14Prudential Financial, Inc. - Preferred Security (PRS) Price Target Increased by 10.86% to 26.14
msn.com - April 17 at 9:05 AM
Institutional investors may overlook Prudential Financial, Inc.s (NYSE:PRU) recent US$2.4b market cap drop as long-term gains remain positiveInstitutional investors may overlook Prudential Financial, Inc.'s (NYSE:PRU) recent US$2.4b market cap drop as long-term gains remain positive
finance.yahoo.com - April 17 at 9:05 AM
Tyche Wealth Partners LLC Acquires New Position in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)Tyche Wealth Partners LLC Acquires New Position in Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU)
marketbeat.com - April 16 at 8:10 PM
$75,000 Is Americans New Financial Health Barometer, Study Finds$75,000 Is Americans' New Financial Health Barometer, Study Finds
forbes.com - April 16 at 2:59 PM
5 Dividend-Paying Multiline Insurers Worth Watching5 Dividend-Paying Multiline Insurers Worth Watching
zacks.com - April 16 at 1:31 PM
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) an Upcoming Claims Deadline in a Class Action SettlementLevi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Shareholders of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) an Upcoming Claims Deadline in a Class Action Settlement
accesswire.com - April 16 at 12:30 PM
Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) Price Target Raised to $117.00 at Morgan StanleyPrudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) Price Target Raised to $117.00 at Morgan Stanley
americanbankingnews.com - April 16 at 4:14 AM
Prudential Financial: Inexpensive High-Yielding Dividend Growth PickPrudential Financial: Inexpensive High-Yielding Dividend Growth Pick
seekingalpha.com - April 15 at 3:14 PM
Prudential Financial Up 25.9% in a Year: More Room to Run?Prudential Financial Up 25.9% in a Year: More Room to Run?
markets.businessinsider.com - April 15 at 2:06 PM
Equinix and PGIM Real Estate Enter Into $600 Million JV for First xScale® Data Center in the U.S.Equinix and PGIM Real Estate Enter Into $600 Million JV for First xScale® Data Center in the U.S.
finance.yahoo.com - April 15 at 9:14 AM

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Company Descriptions

Aflac logo

Aflac

NYSE:AFL
Aflac Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides supplemental health and life insurance products. The company operates through Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. segments. The Aflac Japan segment offers cancer, medical, nursing care, work leave, GIFT, and whole and term life insurance products, as well as WAYS and child endowment plans under saving type insurance products in Japan. The Aflac U.S. segment provides cancer, accident, short-term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, dental, vision, long-term care and disability, and term and whole life insurance products in the United States. It sells its products through sales associates, brokers, independent corporate agencies, individual agencies, and affiliated corporate agencies. Aflac Incorporated was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia.
Lincoln National logo

Lincoln National

NYSE:LNC
Lincoln National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates in four segments: Life Insurance, Annuities, Group Protection, and Retirement Plan Services. The Life Insurance segment provides life insurance products, including term insurance, universal life insurance (UL), indexed universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL products, and critical illness and long-term care riders. The Annuities segment offers variable, fixed, and registered index-linked annuities. The Group Protection segment offers group non-medical insurance products consisting of short and long-term disability and statutory disability; paid family medical leave administration and absence management services; term life; dental and vision; and accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity benefits and services to the employer marketplace through various forms of employee-paid and employer-paid plans. The Retirement Plan Services segment provides employers with retirement plan products and services primarily in the defined contribution retirement plan marketplace; individual and group variable annuities, group fixed annuities, and mutual fund-based programs; and various plan services, including plan recordkeeping, compliance testing, participant education, and trust and custodial services. The company distributes its products through consultants, brokers, planners, agents, financial advisors, third-party administrators, and other intermediaries. Lincoln National Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.
MetLife logo

MetLife

NYSE:MET
MetLife, Inc., a financial services company, provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management services worldwide. It operates through six segments: Retirement and Income Solutions; Group Benefits; Asia; Latin America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and MetLife Holdings. The company offers life, dental, group short-and long-term disability, individual disability, pet insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, vision, and accident and health coverages, as well as prepaid legal plans; administrative services-only arrangements to employers; and general and separate account, and synthetic guaranteed interest contracts, as well as private floating rate funding agreements. It also provides pension risk transfers, institutional income annuities, structured settlements, and capital markets investment products; and other products and services, such as life insurance products and funding agreements for funding postretirement benefits, as well as company, bank, or trust-owned life insurance used to finance nonqualified benefit programs for executives. In addition, it provides fixed, indexed-linked, and variable annuities; pension products; regular savings products; whole and term life, endowments, universal and variable life, and group life products; longevity reinsurance solutions; credit insurance products; and protection against long-term health care services. MetLife, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in New York, New York.
Prudential Financial logo

Prudential Financial

NYSE:PRU
Prudential Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through PGIM, Retirement Strategies, Group Insurance, Individual Life, and International Businesses segments. The PGIM segment offers investment management services and solutions related to public fixed income, public equity, real estate debt and equity, private credit and other alternatives, and multi-asset class strategies to institutional and retail clients, as well as its general account. The Retirement Strategies segment provides a range of retirement investment, and income products and services to retirement plan sponsors in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors; develops and distributes individual variable and fixed annuity products. The Group Insurance segment offers various group life, and long-term and short-term group disability, as well as group corporate-, bank-, and trust-owned life insurance in the United States primarily for institutional clients for use in connection with employee and membership benefits plans; sells accidental death and dismemberment, and other supplemental health solutions; and plan administration services in connection with its insurance coverages. The Individual Life segment develops and distributes variable life, universal life, and term life insurance products. The International Businesses segment develops and distributes life insurance, retirement products, investment products, and certain accident and health products; and advisory services. The company provides its products and services to individual and institutional customers through its proprietary and third-party distribution networks. Prudential Financial, Inc. was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.