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MET (MetLife) Beta : 0.74 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is MetLife Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-12-15), MetLife's Beta is 0.74.


MetLife Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for MetLife's Beta can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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MetLife Beta Chart

MetLife Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.89 1.34 1.39 1.13 0.69

MetLife Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.69 0.65 0.65 0.67

Competitive Comparison of MetLife's Beta

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, MetLife's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


MetLife's Beta Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, MetLife's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MetLife's Beta falls into.



MetLife Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


MetLife  (NYSE:MET) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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MetLife Business Description

Address
200 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10166-0188
MetLife is one of the largest life insurers in the us by assets and provides a variety of insurance and financial-services products. It is organized into five segments: us, Asia, Latin America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, and MetLife Holdings. The us business contributes around 50% of earnings and is broken into the group benefits segment and the retirement solutions segment. The Asia segment contributes around 22% of earnings and is mainly composed of the Japan business, with increasing contributions from India, China, and Bangladesh. The company also holds leading market positions in Mexico and Chile, with the Latin America segment contributing around 13% of earnings. The EMEA and MetLife Holdings segments contribute around 4% and 11% of earnings, respectively.
Executives
Bill Pappas officer: EVP, Global Tech. & Ops. METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Ramy Tadros officer: President, U.S. Business 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Michel Khalaf director, officer: President & CEO 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Marlene Debel officer: EVP & Chief Risk Officer METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Jeh C. Johnson director 77 BEALE ST., P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Robert Glenn Hubbard director 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
Susan M Podlogar officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Steven J Goulart officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Carla A Harris director 702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Gerald L Hassell director
Diana Mckenzie director METLIFE, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Carlos M Gutierrez director 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Denise M Morrison director METLIFE, 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
Mark A Weinberger director METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166
William E Kennard director METLIFE, INC., 200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10166