Does the media prefer PFG or MET?

In the previous week, MetLife had 17 more articles in the media than Principal Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for MetLife and 5 mentions for Principal Financial Group. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat MetLife's score of 0.29 indicating that Principal Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Principal Financial Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MetLife 4 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio MetLife $77.08B 0.82 $3.38B $5.22 18.85 Aflac $18.29B 3.15 $3.65B $9.33 12.31

Is MET or AFL more profitable?

Aflac has a net margin of 26.91% compared to MetLife's net margin of 4.57%. MetLife's return on equity of 23.39% beat Aflac's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MetLife 4.57% 23.39% 0.89% Aflac 26.91% 13.27% 3.34%

Does the media prefer MET or AFL?

In the previous week, Aflac had 1 more articles in the media than MetLife. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Aflac and 22 mentions for MetLife. MetLife's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Aflac's score of 0.25 indicating that MetLife is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MetLife 4 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Aflac 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MET or AIZ?

MetLife has higher revenue and earnings than Assurant. Assurant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetLife, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio MetLife $77.08B 0.82 $3.38B $5.22 18.85 Assurant $12.81B 1.05 $872.70M $20.94 13.01

Is MET or AIZ more profitable?

Assurant has a net margin of 7.90% compared to MetLife's net margin of 4.57%. MetLife's return on equity of 23.39% beat Assurant's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MetLife 4.57% 23.39% 0.89% Assurant 7.90% 20.40% 3.34%

Does the media prefer MET or AIZ?

In the previous week, MetLife had 12 more articles in the media than Assurant. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for MetLife and 10 mentions for Assurant. Assurant's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat MetLife's score of 0.29 indicating that Assurant is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MetLife 4 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Assurant 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media refer more to AMP or MET?

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 6 more articles in the media than MetLife. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 22 mentions for MetLife. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat MetLife's score of 0.29 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameriprise Financial 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MetLife 4 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media prefer CNO or MET?

In the previous week, MetLife had 20 more articles in the media than CNO Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for MetLife and 2 mentions for CNO Financial Group. CNO Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat MetLife's score of 0.29 indicating that CNO Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CNO Financial Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MetLife 4 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

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MET vs. PFG, AFL, AIZ, AMP, and CNO

Should you buy MetLife stock or one of its competitors? MetLife's main competitors and comparable companies include Principal Financial Group (PFG), Aflac (AFL), Assurant (AIZ), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), and CNO Financial Group (CNO). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does MetLife compare to Principal Financial Group?

Principal Financial Group (NASDAQ:PFG) and MetLife (NYSE:MET) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

MetLife has higher revenue and earnings than Principal Financial Group. Principal Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetLife, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Principal Financial Group	$15.63B	1.50	$1.19B	$7.04	15.59
MetLife	$77.08B	0.82	$3.38B	$5.22	18.85

Principal Financial Group has a net margin of 9.93% compared to MetLife's net margin of 4.57%. MetLife's return on equity of 23.39% beat Principal Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Principal Financial Group	9.93%	16.49%	0.58%
MetLife	4.57%	23.39%	0.89%

In the previous week, MetLife had 17 more articles in the media than Principal Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for MetLife and 5 mentions for Principal Financial Group. Principal Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat MetLife's score of 0.29 indicating that Principal Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Principal Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MetLife	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Principal Financial Group has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MetLife has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Principal Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Principal Financial Group pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MetLife pays out 45.4% 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. Principal Financial Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and MetLife has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Principal Financial Group currently has a consensus target price of $108.58, suggesting a potential downside of 1.08%. MetLife has a consensus target price of $106.69, suggesting a potential upside of 8.42%. Given MetLife's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MetLife is more favorable than Principal Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Principal Financial Group	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
MetLife	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

75.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of MetLife shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Principal Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of MetLife shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MetLife beats Principal Financial Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MetLife compare to Aflac?

MetLife (NYSE:MET) and Aflac (NYSE:AFL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

MetLife currently has a consensus price target of $106.69, suggesting a potential upside of 8.42%. Aflac has a consensus price target of $116.15, suggesting a potential upside of 1.13%. Given MetLife's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Aflac	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Aflac pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. MetLife pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aflac pays out 26.2% 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 increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Aflac has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MetLife	$77.08B	0.82	$3.38B	$5.22	18.85
Aflac	$18.29B	3.15	$3.65B	$9.33	12.31

95.0% of MetLife shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Aflac shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of MetLife shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Aflac shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Aflac had 1 more articles in the media than MetLife. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Aflac and 22 mentions for MetLife. MetLife's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Aflac's score of 0.25 indicating that MetLife is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MetLife	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aflac	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Aflac has a net margin of 26.91% compared to MetLife's net margin of 4.57%. MetLife's return on equity of 23.39% beat Aflac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MetLife	4.57%	23.39%	0.89%
Aflac	26.91%	13.27%	3.34%

MetLife has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aflac has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

MetLife and Aflac tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MetLife compare to Assurant?

MetLife (NYSE:MET) and Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

In the previous week, MetLife had 12 more articles in the media than Assurant. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for MetLife and 10 mentions for Assurant. Assurant's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat MetLife's score of 0.29 indicating that Assurant is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MetLife	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Assurant	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

95.0% of MetLife shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Assurant shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of MetLife shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Assurant shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

MetLife presently has a consensus target price of $106.69, indicating a potential upside of 8.42%. Assurant has a consensus target price of $324.29, indicating a potential upside of 19.04%. Given Assurant's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Assurant is more favorable than MetLife.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MetLife	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Assurant	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

MetLife has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Assurant has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

MetLife has higher revenue and earnings than Assurant. Assurant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetLife, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MetLife	$77.08B	0.82	$3.38B	$5.22	18.85
Assurant	$12.81B	1.05	$872.70M	$20.94	13.01

Assurant has a net margin of 7.90% compared to MetLife's net margin of 4.57%. MetLife's return on equity of 23.39% beat Assurant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MetLife	4.57%	23.39%	0.89%
Assurant	7.90%	20.40%	3.34%

MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Assurant pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. MetLife pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Assurant pays out 16.8% 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 Assurant has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Summary

Assurant beats MetLife on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MetLife compare to Ameriprise Financial?

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and MetLife (NYSE:MET) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Ameriprise Financial presently has a consensus price target of $559.80, indicating a potential upside of 12.23%. MetLife has a consensus price target of $106.69, indicating a potential upside of 8.42%. Given Ameriprise Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ameriprise Financial is more favorable than MetLife.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameriprise Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
MetLife	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MetLife pays out 45.4% 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. Ameriprise Financial has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and MetLife has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MetLife has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Ameriprise Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MetLife. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetLife, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameriprise Financial	$18.48B	2.43	$3.56B	$41.46	12.03
MetLife	$77.08B	0.82	$3.38B	$5.22	18.85

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 6 more articles in the media than MetLife. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 22 mentions for MetLife. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat MetLife's score of 0.29 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameriprise Financial	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MetLife	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 20.24% compared to MetLife's net margin of 4.57%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 64.19% beat MetLife's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameriprise Financial	20.24%	64.19%	2.15%
MetLife	4.57%	23.39%	0.89%

84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of MetLife shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of MetLife shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats MetLife on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MetLife compare to CNO Financial Group?

CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) and MetLife (NYSE:MET) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

CNO Financial Group has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MetLife has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

MetLife has higher revenue and earnings than CNO Financial Group. CNO Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetLife, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CNO Financial Group	$4.49B	1.10	$229.30M	$2.91	18.40
MetLife	$77.08B	0.82	$3.38B	$5.22	18.85

CNO Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. CNO Financial Group pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MetLife pays out 45.4% 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. CNO Financial Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and MetLife has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. MetLife is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

CNO Financial Group has a net margin of 6.02% compared to MetLife's net margin of 4.57%. MetLife's return on equity of 23.39% beat CNO Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNO Financial Group	6.02%	18.76%	1.24%
MetLife	4.57%	23.39%	0.89%

95.4% of CNO Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of MetLife shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of CNO Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of MetLife shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

CNO Financial Group currently has a consensus price target of $56.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.61%. MetLife has a consensus price target of $106.69, indicating a potential upside of 8.42%. Given MetLife's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MetLife is more favorable than CNO Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNO Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
MetLife	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, MetLife had 20 more articles in the media than CNO Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for MetLife and 2 mentions for CNO Financial Group. CNO Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat MetLife's score of 0.29 indicating that CNO Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNO Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MetLife	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

MetLife beats CNO Financial Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	MetLife	Insurance Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$61.63B	$18.28B	$13.35B	$22.80B
Dividend Yield	2.47%	3.29%	6.06%	3.73%
P/E Ratio	18.85	14.69	24.64	28.55
Price / Sales	0.82	29.98	479.92	20.71
Price / Cash	12.36	11.78	43.45	36.44
Price / Book	2.26	2.01	2.71	4.70
Net Income	$3.38B	$1.80B	$1.32B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	4.18%	0.29%	-0.52%	0.16%
1 Month Performance	2.70%	-3.09%	-2.64%	-4.01%
1 Year Performance	20.10%	5.69%	10.06%	6.27%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MET MetLife	4.7449 of 5 stars	$98.41 +2.7%	$106.69 +8.4%	+20.0%	$61.63B	$77.08B	18.85	46,000	Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
PFG Principal Financial Group	3.7967 of 5 stars	$111.03 -0.8%	$109.08 -1.8%	+34.2%	$23.97B	$15.63B	15.77	11,600	Analyst Forecast
AFL Aflac	3.525 of 5 stars	$112.41 +0.8%	$116.62 +3.7%	+2.7%	$55.92B	$17.16B	12.05	12,716	Trending News Analyst Forecast Insider Trade
AIZ Assurant	4.8961 of 5 stars	$266.64 -0.3%	$327.14 +22.7%	+24.3%	$13.19B	$12.81B	12.73	14,800	Analyst Forecast
AMP Ameriprise Financial	4.8926 of 5 stars	$495.22 +0.9%	$556.80 +12.4%	+1.8%	$44.13B	$18.48B	11.94	13,600	Positive News Analyst Forecast Buyback Announcement

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MetLife (MET) Competitors

MET vs. PFG, AFL, AIZ, AMP, and CNO

How does MetLife compare to Principal Financial Group?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PFG or MET?

Is PFG or MET more profitable?

Does the media prefer PFG or MET?

Which has more risk and volatility, PFG or MET?

Is PFG or MET a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer PFG or MET?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PFG or MET?

Summary

How does MetLife compare to Aflac?

Do analysts rate MET or AFL?

Is MET or AFL a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MET or AFL?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MET or AFL?

Does the media prefer MET or AFL?

Is MET or AFL more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, MET or AFL?

Summary

How does MetLife compare to Assurant?

Does the media prefer MET or AIZ?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MET or AIZ?

Do analysts prefer MET or AIZ?

Which has more risk and volatility, MET or AIZ?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MET or AIZ?

Is MET or AIZ more profitable?

Is MET or AIZ a better dividend stock?

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How does MetLife compare to Ameriprise Financial?

Do analysts prefer AMP or MET?

Is AMP or MET a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, AMP or MET?

Which has better earnings and valuation, AMP or MET?

Does the media refer more to AMP or MET?

Is AMP or MET more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMP or MET?

Summary

How does MetLife compare to CNO Financial Group?

Which has more volatility & risk, CNO or MET?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CNO or MET?

Is CNO or MET a better dividend stock?

Is CNO or MET more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNO or MET?

Do analysts prefer CNO or MET?

Does the media prefer CNO or MET?

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