MetLife (MET) Competitors $77.20 -0.46 (-0.59%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$76.67 -0.53 (-0.69%) As of 05:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 Aflac (NYSE:AFL) and MetLife (NYSE:MET) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AFL or MET? 67.4% of Aflac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of MetLife shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Aflac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of MetLife shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, AFL or MET? Aflac has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MetLife has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AFL or MET? Aflac currently has a consensus price target of $104.57, suggesting a potential upside of 1.93%. MetLife has a consensus price target of $94.17, suggesting a potential upside of 21.98%. Given MetLife's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MetLife is more favorable than Aflac.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aflac 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00MetLife 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Is AFL or MET 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 Aflac28.76% 16.20% 3.32% MetLife 6.19%20.42%0.86% Is AFL or MET a better dividend stock? Aflac pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Aflac pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MetLife pays out 36.9% 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. Aflac has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years and MetLife has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AFL or MET? MetLife received 388 more outperform votes than Aflac when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.04% of users gave MetLife an outperform vote while only 55.57% of users gave Aflac an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAflacOutperform Votes57955.57% Underperform Votes46344.43% MetLifeOutperform Votes96774.04% Underperform Votes33925.96% Which has better earnings & valuation, AFL or MET? Aflac has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MetLife. MetLife is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aflac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAflac$17.14B3.24$5.44B$6.4016.03MetLife$72.28B0.72$4.43B$6.1512.55 Does the media refer more to AFL or MET? In the previous week, MetLife had 30 more articles in the media than Aflac. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for MetLife and 28 mentions for Aflac. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat MetLife's score of 0.69 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aflac 21 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MetLife 28 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 24 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$51.82B$21.87B$11.48B$19.27BDividend Yield2.82%3.18%5.45%3.83%P/E Ratio12.938.1922.2434.37Price / Sales0.721.2927.3534.89Price / Cash12.319.7017.6217.52Price / Book1.931.392.774.69Net Income$4.43B$1.64B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.46%-2.15%-1.42%-2.43%1 Month Performance3.95%5.34%4.34%6.24%1 Year Performance7.75%11.30%538.51%5.82% MetLife Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)METMetLife4.9415 of 5 stars$77.20-0.6%$94.17+22.0%+6.5%$51.82B$72.28B12.9345,000Trending NewsGap DownAFLAflac4.7422 of 5 stars$106.42-0.4%$104.57-1.7%+16.8%$57.54B$17.14B11.0912,400Positive NewsInsider TradePRUPrudential Financial4.8661 of 5 stars$107.78+0.4%$121.08+12.3%-14.4%$38.15B$60.62B14.4339,900Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionGap DownUNMUnum Group4.9255 of 5 stars$82.19+0.0%$88.43+7.6%+50.3%$14.33B$12.84B8.6810,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRIPrimerica4.2807 of 5 stars$280.40+0.5%$308.00+9.8%+16.7%$9.28B$3.16B20.393,440Positive NewsLNCLincoln National4.9704 of 5 stars$34.23-0.6%$36.82+7.6%+2.5%$5.84B$18.59B1.8610,800Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownCNOCNO Financial Group4.51 of 5 stars$38.77+0.3%$41.00+5.8%+30.8%$3.84B$4.30B10.373,350Positive NewsCIACitizens0.9704 of 5 stars$3.96-1.0%N/A+32.6%$197.63M$242.94M9.21220Analyst DowngradeMFCManulife Financial4.7711 of 5 stars$32.07+0.2%$45.50+41.9%+17.8%$54.93B$44.71B15.4940,000Positive NewsSLFSun Life Financial4.8479 of 5 stars$63.19+0.4%$88.00+39.3%+24.3%$35.69B$33.02B16.4629,200Positive NewsPUKPrudential3.4342 of 5 stars$23.21+0.3%N/A+12.9%$30.32B$8.14B10.0014,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap Down 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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