MetLife Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.MetLife Inc. (MET) shares fell 1.73% to $93.46 on Thursday, underperforming competitors like AIG and Cigna during a broader market decline. The S&P 500 dropped 0.87%, while the Dow Jones fell 1.32%. This marks MetLife's second consecutive day of losses, with the stock trading 7.40% below its 52-week high of $100.93 reached in August.
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Shares of MetLife Inc. (MET) slipped 1.73% to $93.46 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
MetLife Inc. closed 7.40% short of its 52-week high of $100.93, which the company achieved on August 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Cigna Group (CI) fell 1.10% to $274.41, American International Group Inc. (AIG) rose 0.07% to $75.75, and Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) fell 1.33% to $120.59.
Trading volume (3.8 M) remained 19,462 below its 50-day average volume of 3.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.
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