MetLife (MET) Competitors $77.65 +1.88 (+2.48%) As of 10:57 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MET vs. AFL, PRU, UNM, PRI, LNC, CNO, CIA, MFC, SLF, and PUKShould you be buying MetLife stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MetLife include Aflac (AFL), Prudential Financial (PRU), Unum Group (UNM), Primerica (PRI), Lincoln National (LNC), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Citizens (CIA), Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), and Prudential (PUK). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. MetLife vs. Aflac Prudential Financial Unum Group Primerica Lincoln National CNO Financial Group Citizens Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Prudential MetLife (NYSE:MET) and Aflac (NYSE:AFL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MET or AFL? MetLife received 385 more outperform votes than Aflac when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.98% of users gave MetLife an outperform vote while only 55.78% of users gave Aflac an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMetLifeOutperform Votes96473.98% Underperform Votes33926.02% AflacOutperform Votes57955.78% Underperform Votes45944.22% Is MET or AFL a better dividend stock? MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Aflac pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. MetLife pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aflac pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. MetLife has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Aflac has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MET or AFL? 95.0% of MetLife shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Aflac shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of MetLife shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Aflac shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MET or AFL more profitable? Aflac has a net margin of 28.76% compared to MetLife's net margin of 6.19%. MetLife's return on equity of 20.42% beat Aflac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MetLife6.19% 20.42% 0.86% Aflac 28.76%16.20%3.32% Do analysts rate MET or AFL? MetLife currently has a consensus target price of $92.46, indicating a potential upside of 22.05%. Aflac has a consensus target price of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.38%. Given MetLife's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MetLife is more favorable than Aflac.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MetLife 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93Aflac 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to MET or AFL? In the previous week, MetLife had 2 more articles in the media than Aflac. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for MetLife and 35 mentions for Aflac. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat MetLife's score of 0.72 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MetLife 20 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Aflac 16 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MET or AFL? MetLife has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aflac has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MET or AFL? Aflac has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MetLife. Aflac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetLife, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMetLife$69.90B0.74$4.43B$5.9712.69Aflac$19.13B2.96$5.44B$9.6010.79 SummaryMetLife beats Aflac on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MetLife News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MET and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MET vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMetLifeLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$51.61B$21.26B$11.11B$18.96BDividend Yield2.90%3.29%5.77%4.01%P/E Ratio12.698.0022.1032.87Price / Sales0.741.2826.3128.03Price / Cash12.319.7017.6017.52Price / Book1.891.352.674.47Net Income$4.43B$1.64B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.70%1.81%0.72%0.59%1 Month Performance-8.30%-4.11%-0.58%-3.54%1 Year Performance7.87%12.82%537.58%3.80% MetLife Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)METMetLife4.9829 of 5 stars$77.65+2.5%$92.46+19.1%+5.4%$52.80B$69.90B12.9845,000Earnings ReportBuyback AnnouncementAFLAflac4.5942 of 5 stars$108.39+0.4%$103.93-4.1%+22.5%$59.12B$19.13B11.2812,400Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPRUPrudential Financial4.8018 of 5 stars$103.64+0.7%$121.85+17.6%-9.4%$36.75B$70.65B13.8839,900Earnings ReportNews CoverageUNMUnum Group4.9531 of 5 stars$78.90+0.5%$88.36+12.0%+49.4%$13.91B$12.79B8.3410,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPRIPrimerica4.384 of 5 stars$262.88+0.5%$309.14+17.6%+19.7%$8.69B$3.09B19.093,440Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpLNCLincoln National4.8067 of 5 stars$31.90+0.5%$35.91+12.6%+15.5%$5.45B$17.99B1.7410,800Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCNOCNO Financial Group4.7244 of 5 stars$39.71+0.3%$41.00+3.2%+38.8%$3.99B$4.45B10.653,350Earnings ReportPositive NewsCIACitizens0.9896 of 5 stars$4.52+5.2%N/A+86.7%$225.53M$245.00M10.51220Upcoming EarningsMFCManulife Financial4.946 of 5 stars$30.41+0.5%$45.50+49.6%+31.0%$52.23B$45.58B14.6840,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSLFSun Life Financial3.51 of 5 stars$58.63+0.5%N/A+14.9%$33.30B$28.68B15.2829,200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPUKPrudential4.257 of 5 stars$21.61+0.8%N/A+19.5%$28.22B$8.14B9.3114,500Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFL Competitors PRU Competitors UNM Competitors PRI Competitors LNC Competitors CNO Competitors CIA Competitors MFC Competitors SLF Competitors PUK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MET) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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