MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET)

Judging that Metlife has the contract for many reserve military members for dental. I see Metlife going up...

Stock does not pay enough to bother holding it.

Ridiculously low P/E. Should be a good bet to rebound within the next couple yrs and it is at a good price to get in.

MetLife, Inc. (MET), is a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, serving 90 million customers in over 50 countries. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife operates in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

As I type this Aug 23, 2001, the price is about 34½, the P/E about 5½, the forward P/E more like 6½, meaning earnings growth expectations are not that good. Thus this stock is more of a value play. Most sell side analysts consider MET a BUY, but some are neutral. About 71% of shares are held by institutions. The 52-wk range is 25.61, set Sep 2011, to 39.55, set Mar. 2012. The stock has risen over 9% in the last 12 months, and yields just over 2%.

Disclosure: I own shares of MET with an avg price per share of $34.83.

P/E, profitability, seems unlike me to say this but I also like their marketing/brand recognition via sports.

Undervalued according to GS

Iconic brand in the insurance industry. Many changes in the industry taking place. Valuation is compelling.

Valuation Assume
Adjusted Sales $60
Adjusted Margin 6.5%

5% Growth Sales
6.5% Profit Margin within 5YRS
15% Cost Of Capital

Fair Price $38.76

Hard to ignore this ridiculous valuation at 6x 2013 earnings. MET is a strong brand with a much improved balance sheet.

hard to beat a P/E of 6... decent dividend to boot... insurance made warren buffett rich...there are reasons for that...large cash float that is usually making money. never goes out of favor, its not something many people live without...

Very undervalued. Low Graham Number / Current Price ratio.

Life insurance is one of the safest bets anywhere, and this stock is probably undervalued. Factor in that the stock has about 10 Billion in free cash on hand (compared to a market cap of 40Bil) I think the metrics make sense.

Obviously, you're not going to see a 100% ROI, but I dont think youre going to see a 3-5% return either.

Lot of potential goods things that could happen and fewer bad things that could happen.

oversold

Takeover

It's cheap, and may spin off it's banking branch which should allow the company to enhance shareholder value without regulatory interference

met

2x

low interest rates a risk but solid fundamentals, a cost cutting machine, and a global footprint equals outperform for me.

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