$35.15

1.51 (4.49%)

2/9/2010 4:00 PM

MetLife, Inc. (MET)

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The Company is a provider of insurance and other financial services with operations throughout the United States and the regions of Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

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It's a Verb! (39), S&P 500 (499), Cyclical (3415), Large Cap (413), Financials (1255), Insurance (166), Value (1901), New York (31), Insurance Products and Services (11)
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MetLife, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$35.15
Last Trade Time:	2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open:	$0.00
Previous Close:	$33.64
Daily Range:	$33.40 - $35.73
52-Week Range:	$11.37 - $41.45
Volume:	16,339,561
Market Cap:	$28.78B
P/E Ratio:	11.89
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Other News Headlines for MET

MetLife may pay AIG in stock, cash for unit: source
2/9/2010 2:49:44 PM -
MetLife may pay AIG in stock, cash for unit: source
2/9/2010 2:49:44 PM -
UPDATE 2-MetLife may pay AIG in stock, cash for unit -source
2/9/2010 2:42:22 PM -
AIG Up 4% on Rumors MetLife May Pay $15B for American Life Unit
2/9/2010 2:02:00 PM -

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2 MetLife, Inc. (MET)

Avatar MJKpayday (98.57) Submitted: 1/04/08 9:27 PM

Cramer – Love’em, hate’em, laugh at’em - whatever he’s got a great gig going and I confess sometimes I watch, I know I know, say what you will. Well this Friday (1/4/08) he mentions Capital Growth Management fund (CGMFX) as one of the top performing mutual funds. The fund is headed by G. Kenneth H...More

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Cramer – Love’em, hate’em, laugh at’em - whatever he’s got a great gig going and I confess sometimes I watch, I know I know, say what you will. Well this Friday (1/4/08) he mentions Capital Growth Management fund (CGMFX) as one of the top performing mutual funds. The fund is headed by G. Kenneth Heebner who invest in 20 to 100 companies with a minimum 100M market cap, but if you look through his portfolio he has some 40 companies and most are large cap international stocks. Their results are very nice, just under 20% annualized return since 97’ and yes that includes the most recent recession where he did 54%, 48%, -18%, 67% in 2000 thru 2003 – not too shabby can I get a Borat, “very very nice.”

So I start rummaging through his latest picks (http://tinyurl.com/2seh7v) and then cross reference them to two other factors - 5 star CAPS picks and companies that I ‘feel’ comfortable with (‘feel’ I know real specific huh?)

Drum roll please….

I came up with FMC Technologies, inc and Metlife, inc.

FMC Technologies provides technology solutions primarily in the Energy Systems, but also for its FoodTech, and Airport Systems segments. The argument here is that after years of higher oil prices and with no end in sight oil drillers are ready to make serious capital investments. FMC’s most recent deal was with a division of Total (TOT) for 980M and it’s their largest deal to date solidifying their market leading position. In 08’ look for their FoodTech and Airport systems, which grew at 40% last year, to be spun off as an independent publicly traded company.

Metlife provides offers life insurance, annuities, automobile and homeowners insurance, retail banking and other financial services, group insurance, reinsurance, retirement and savings products, and other insurance and financial related products and services to corporations, institutions, and individuals. MetLife’s future looks promising as it expands its existing business in emerging markets primarily within the Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Combining the state side’s baby boomer’s demand for these types of services with the population of emerging markets discovering these products and services for the first time the company is well positioned for growth and withstanding a recession if that were to happen in the US.

in 2008 the company is expected to by back 2B or 5% of existing shares – a nice token of shareholder friendliness.

Both of these ideas are definitely worth further investigation any body else agree disagree? Post it.

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Avatar marcad28 (79.86) Submitted: 3/13/08 3:54 PM

i believe that because we are going into a recession, more people will be losing their jobs and will not be able to afford insurance...the average monthly payment for a single person is about $250, for a senior citizen $400+ and what about for a family, it absolutely crazy! When people have to choo...More

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Recs 0 (MET) jed71 (77.47) Submitted: 2/03/10 3:33 PM : Start Price: $35.05 MET Score: -2.91 I am going to go out on a limb here and put a hex, a pox and a dead chicken voodoo curse on the impending purchase of ALICO by Met. I have a feeling Met is going to majorly overpay for ALICO and will struggle mightily in integrating such a huge life insurance business. Life insurance is also a heavily commoditized product and will eventually lead to margin pressures for Met, especially if they have to borrow big money to complete this purchase. I also do not underestimate the federal government’s ability to somehow get their fingers into this deal and make it into one big mess which would send Met Life’s stock price into the toilet. Met should focus on raising their credit agency ratings, and strengthening their balance sheet before pursuing these types of M&A deals. In summary, Met should be running away from this deal screaming like a frightened little girl. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MET) Zhadow (< 20) Submitted: 12/23/09 8:33 PM : Start Price: $35.48 MET Score: -3.51 at a 2% Yield and about the same year to date this is not much of an Investment Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MET) adartmouth (23.42) Submitted: 11/03/09 3:12 PM : Start Price: $37.91 MET Score: 12.01 commercial property holders so holders of investment turds Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MET) Chicken114 (57.30) Submitted: 8/22/09 12:46 AM : Start Price: $38.37 MET Score: -12.59 recovery time! what is new? insurance companies;banks, holding companies. who isn't getting a break! Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MET) Marshal82 (71.58) Submitted: 8/11/09 2:30 PM : Start Price: $34.78 MET Score: -6.78 Met has been in a "slump" before and has always rebounded. You will see this stock gain rather quickley. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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