Metlife Stock Debt To Equity

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USD 82.75 0.50 0.61%

MetLife fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to MetLife's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of MetLife Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure MetLife's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to MetLife stock.

		Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
	Debt To Equity	0.65	0.68

Debt To Equity is likely to gain to 0.68 in 2024.

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MetLife Company Debt To Equity Analysis

MetLife's Debt to Equity is calculated by dividing the Total Debt of a company by its Equity. If the debt exceeds equity of a company, then the creditors have more stakes in a firm than the stockholders. In other words, Debt to Equity ratio provides analysts with insights about composition of both equity and debt, and its influence on the valuation of the company.

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Current MetLife Debt To Equity

4.11 %

Most of MetLife's fundamental indicators, such as Debt To Equity, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, MetLife is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

MetLife Debt To Equity Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for MetLife is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of MetLife Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Debt To Equity. Since MetLife's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of MetLife's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of MetLife's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Accounts Payable	Long Term Debt	Net Receivables	Good Will	Short Term Investments	Treasury Stock	Intangible Assets	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Deferred Long Term Liab	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Capital Stock	Current Deferred Revenue
Total Assets		0.82	0.4	0.51	1.0	0.24	-0.85	-0.3	0.1	0.73	0.89	0.7	0.16	0.4	0.62	0.06	0.63	0.51	-0.81	0.11	0.34	0.06	-0.15	0.23	0.17	0.11
Total Stockholder Equity	0.82		0.33	0.26	0.79	0.17	-0.58	-0.6	-0.19	0.37	0.67	0.61	0.28	0.13	0.34	0.13	0.85	0.83	-0.78	-0.1	0.62	0.11	-0.29	0.69	0.31	0.25
Net Debt	0.4	0.33		-0.31	0.4	0.33	-0.07	-0.44	0.3	0.26	0.41	-0.19	0.75	0.07	-0.18	-0.54	0.03	0.41	-0.3	-0.62	0.6	0.74	-0.69	0.29	0.31	0.61
Retained Earnings	0.51	0.26	-0.31		0.53	0.04	-0.66	0.17	0.31	0.5	0.57	0.56	-0.61	0.5	0.83	0.59	0.29	0.01	-0.26	0.71	-0.41	-0.5	0.63	-0.22	0.07	-0.62
Total Liab	1.0	0.79	0.4	0.53		0.24	-0.87	-0.26	0.13	0.76	0.89	0.7	0.14	0.42	0.64	0.05	0.59	0.46	-0.79	0.13	0.3	0.06	-0.13	0.17	0.15	0.09
Total Current Assets	0.24	0.17	0.33	0.04	0.24		-0.23	-0.31	0.53	0.17	0.43	-0.1	0.01	0.65	-0.01	0.26	-0.14	0.07	-0.17	-0.11	0.11	0.19	0.12	0.07	-0.02	-0.16
Short Term Debt	-0.85	-0.58	-0.07	-0.66	-0.87	-0.23		0.1	-0.18	-0.73	-0.87	-0.71	0.3	-0.41	-0.83	-0.3	-0.39	-0.09	0.8	-0.5	0.11	0.31	-0.25	0.16	0.16	0.2
Accounts Payable	-0.3	-0.6	-0.44	0.17	-0.26	-0.31	0.1		0.2	0.09	-0.39	-0.2	-0.39	0.02	0.05	-0.09	-0.49	-0.7	0.44	0.35	-0.58	-0.31	0.34	-0.7	-0.52	-0.37
Long Term Debt	0.1	-0.19	0.3	0.31	0.13	0.53	-0.18	0.2		0.29	0.35	-0.42	-0.25	0.56	0.2	0.1	-0.53	-0.32	0.11	0.19	-0.37	0.0	0.32	-0.41	-0.24	-0.38
Net Receivables	0.73	0.37	0.26	0.5	0.76	0.17	-0.73	0.09	0.29		0.69	0.45	0.0	0.4	0.76	0.08	0.19	0.06	-0.56	0.4	0.02	-0.1	0.09	-0.21	-0.16	0.0
Good Will	0.89	0.67	0.41	0.57	0.89	0.43	-0.87	-0.39	0.35	0.69		0.52	-0.05	0.49	0.71	0.26	0.36	0.33	-0.81	0.25	0.14	-0.09	0.07	0.07	0.13	-0.06
Short Term Investments	0.7	0.61	-0.19	0.56	0.7	-0.1	-0.71	-0.2	-0.42	0.45	0.52		-0.11	0.14	0.62	0.23	0.78	0.36	-0.57	0.33	0.08	-0.21	0.09	0.16	0.2	-0.08
Treasury Stock	0.16	0.28	0.75	-0.61	0.14	0.01	0.3	-0.39	-0.25	0.0	-0.05	-0.11		-0.26	-0.5	-0.73	0.26	0.58	-0.07	-0.87	0.85	0.84	-0.94	0.53	0.48	0.86
Intangible Assets	0.4	0.13	0.07	0.5	0.42	0.65	-0.41	0.02	0.56	0.4	0.49	0.14	-0.26		0.33	0.45	-0.05	-0.04	-0.12	0.25	-0.15	-0.13	0.38	-0.17	-0.03	-0.43
Common Stock	0.62	0.34	-0.18	0.83	0.64	-0.01	-0.83	0.05	0.2	0.76	0.71	0.62	-0.5	0.33		0.51	0.28	-0.04	-0.57	0.78	-0.33	-0.54	0.51	-0.27	-0.14	-0.4
Property Plant Equipment	0.06	0.13	-0.54	0.59	0.05	0.26	-0.3	-0.09	0.1	0.08	0.26	0.23	-0.73	0.45	0.51		0.12	-0.04	-0.19	0.68	-0.34	-0.71	0.76	0.02	-0.09	-0.63
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.63	0.85	0.03	0.29	0.59	-0.14	-0.39	-0.49	-0.53	0.19	0.36	0.78	0.26	-0.05	0.28	0.12		0.82	-0.51	-0.08	0.55	0.1	-0.26	0.7	0.47	0.23
Net Tangible Assets	0.51	0.83	0.41	0.01	0.46	0.07	-0.09	-0.7	-0.32	0.06	0.33	0.36	0.58	-0.04	-0.04	-0.04	0.82		-0.42	-0.47	0.84	0.39	-0.54	0.92	0.69	0.47
Long Term Debt Total	-0.81	-0.78	-0.3	-0.26	-0.79	-0.17	0.8	0.44	0.11	-0.56	-0.81	-0.57	-0.07	-0.12	-0.57	-0.19	-0.51	-0.42		-0.16	-0.36	0.15	0.14	-0.25	-0.02	-0.22
Capital Surpluse	0.11	-0.1	-0.62	0.71	0.13	-0.11	-0.5	0.35	0.19	0.4	0.25	0.33	-0.87	0.25	0.78	0.68	-0.08	-0.47	-0.16		-0.72	-0.79	0.89	-0.5	-0.51	-0.76
Long Term Investments	0.34	0.62	0.6	-0.41	0.3	0.11	0.11	-0.58	-0.37	0.02	0.14	0.08	0.85	-0.15	-0.33	-0.34	0.55	0.84	-0.36	-0.72		0.63	-0.79	0.8	0.54	0.73
Short Long Term Debt	0.06	0.11	0.74	-0.5	0.06	0.19	0.31	-0.31	0.0	-0.1	-0.09	-0.21	0.84	-0.13	-0.54	-0.71	0.1	0.39	0.15	-0.79	0.63		-0.72	0.34	0.35	0.59
Cash And Equivalents	-0.15	-0.29	-0.69	0.63	-0.13	0.12	-0.25	0.34	0.32	0.09	0.07	0.09	-0.94	0.38	0.51	0.76	-0.26	-0.54	0.14	0.89	-0.79	-0.72		-0.48	-0.45	-0.93
Net Invested Capital	0.23	0.69	0.29	-0.22	0.17	0.07	0.16	-0.7	-0.41	-0.21	0.07	0.16	0.53	-0.17	-0.27	0.02	0.7	0.92	-0.25	-0.5	0.8	0.34	-0.48		0.55	0.41
Capital Stock	0.17	0.31	0.31	0.07	0.15	-0.02	0.16	-0.52	-0.24	-0.16	0.13	0.2	0.48	-0.03	-0.14	-0.09	0.47	0.69	-0.02	-0.51	0.54	0.35	-0.45	0.55		0.4
Current Deferred Revenue	0.11	0.25	0.61	-0.62	0.09	-0.16	0.2	-0.37	-0.38	0.0	-0.06	-0.08	0.86	-0.43	-0.4	-0.63	0.23	0.47	-0.22	-0.76	0.73	0.59	-0.93	0.41	0.4

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MetLife Debt To Equity Historical Pattern

Today, most investors in MetLife Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various MetLife's growth ratios. Consistent increases or drops in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's debt to equity growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of MetLife debt to equity as a starting point in their analysis.

MetLife Debt To Equity

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High Debt to Equity ratio typically indicates that a firm has been borrowing aggressively to finance its growth and as a result may experience a burden of additional interest expense. This may reduce earnings or future growth. On the other hand a small D/E ratio may indicate that a company is not taking enough advantage from financial leverage. Debt to Equity ratio measures how the company is leveraging borrowing against the capital invested by the owners.

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MetLife Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

46.36 Billion

At this time, MetLife's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

According to the company disclosure, MetLife has a Debt To Equity of 4.113%. This is 87.48% lower than that of the Insurance sector and significantly higher than that of the Financials industry. The debt to equity for all United States stocks is 91.55% higher than that of the company.

MetLife Debt To Equity Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses MetLife's direct or indirect competition against its Debt To Equity to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of MetLife could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing MetLife by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

MetLife is currently under evaluation in debt to equity category among its peers.

MetLife ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, MetLife's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to MetLife's managers, analysts, and investors.

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MetLife Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.13
	Return On Asset	0.0058
	Profit Margin	0.05 %
	Operating Margin	0.15 %
	Current Valuation	71.16 B
	Shares Outstanding	692.42 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	16.41 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	75.59 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	6.2 M
	Price To Earning	28.61 X
	Price To Book	1.84 X
	Price To Sales	0.80 X
	Revenue	66.41 B
	Gross Profit	14.89 B
	EBITDA	3.92 B
	Net Income	1.58 B
	Cash And Equivalents	20.2 B
	Cash Per Share	41.28 X
	Total Debt	18.83 B
	Debt To Equity	4.11 %
	Current Ratio	1.11 X
	Book Value Per Share	44.52 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	13.72 B
	Short Ratio	1.77 X
	Earnings Per Share	4.93 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	0.14 X
	Target Price	92.54
	Number Of Employees	45 K
	Beta	1.04
	Market Capitalization	56.95 B
	Total Asset	687.58 B
	Retained Earnings	40.15 B
	Annual Yield	0.03 %
	Five Year Return	3.58 %
	Net Asset	687.58 B
	Last Dividend Paid	2.13

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