MetLife Inc Stock Upgraded (MET)
NEW YORK (
)
-- MetLife
(NYSE:
) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
Highlights from the ratings report include:
- MET's very impressive revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 7.0%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues leaped by 65.8%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- METLIFE INC reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past year. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, METLIFE INC turned its bottom line around by earning $3.17 versus -$2.94 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($4.92 versus $3.17).
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Insurance industry. The net income increased by 1033.5% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $316.00 million to $3,582.00 million.
- Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 77.62% to $2,247.00 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, METLIFE INC has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -13.95%.
MetLife, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs primarily in the United States, Japan, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. The company has a P/E ratio of seven, below the average insurance industry P/E ratio of 7.2 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. MetLife has a market cap of $39.04 billion and is part of the
sector and
industry. Shares are up 16.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.
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