Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for MetLife (MET)

MetLife (NYSE: MET) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/8/2025 – MetLife had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $93.00 to $98.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2025 – MetLife had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 10/8/2025 – MetLife had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $95.00 to $96.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2025 – MetLife had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $94.00 to $97.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – MetLife had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/19/2025 – MetLife was downgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating. They now have a $84.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/16/2025 – MetLife was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 9/15/2025 – MetLife is now covered by analysts at Wolfe Research. They set an “outperform” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/22/2025 – MetLife had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 8/18/2025 – MetLife had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $98.00 to $94.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

MetLife Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.5675 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 4th. This represents a $2.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. MetLife’s payout ratio is currently 38.47%.

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.