Metlife Inc (MET): stock score 65/100

Metlife Inc (MET) scores 65 out of 100 (above average among 99 US stocks) on trend, stability, fundamentals, market backdrop and news tone. Every calculation step shown. Educational, not advice.

MET scores 64.8 out of 100 (above average), down 1.1 points from last week. Its stability adds the most (+7.7 points: forecast 23.9% vs normal 24.8%). Its fundamentals weigh on it most (-1.7 points: revenue growth vs a year earlier: +6.5%). Our risk model is tested on the S&P 500 only.

How the score is built

Trend: 75/100 (+5.0 points)

1. Price is +10.5% vs its 100-day average → higher than 79% of the comparison group → 79
2. 12-1 month momentum +26.5% → higher than 71% of the comparison group → 71
3. Average of the two → trend score 75.3

Tested in our research: the trend rule did not hold up out of sample.

Stability: 88/100 (+7.7 points)

1. Forecast 23.9% vs normal 24.8% → ratio 0.97
2. Ratio is higher than 12% of the comparison group → 100 minus 12 → stability 88.4 (bigger expected swings than usual → lower stability)

A machine-learning volatility model beat HAR for the S&P 500 (p = 0.04); not yet tested on single stocks. This component uses HAR.

Fundamentals: 42/100 (-1.7 points)

1. Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +6.5% → higher than 35% of the comparison group → 35
2. Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: +0.6 pp → higher than 49% of the comparison group → 49
3. Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: +0.3 pp → higher than 41% of the comparison group (lower is better) → 41
4. Average of available items → fundamentals score 41.5

Not yet tested in our research.

Market backdrop: 51/100 (+0.2 points)

1. VIX in its 5-year range: 60 after inverting (lower VIX → higher)
2. Breadth vs its 5-year range → 45
3. Credit trend vs its 5-year range → 15
4. Yield curve vs its 5-year range → 83
5. Average → backdrop score 50.8 (same for every stock)

Tested in our research: cross-asset indicators did not improve forecasts.

News tone: 68/100 (+3.6 points)

1. Average FinBERT sentiment +0.328 over 14 articles; shrunk towards 0 for few articles → tone +0.242
2. Tone vs this stock's own past year → news score 68.1

Tested in our research: news sentiment made predictions slightly worse.

MET score history (weekly)

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Questions

What is Metlife Inc's (MET) Quantooo score today?

MET scores 65 out of 100 on 2026-10-22, above average among 99 US stocks. It ranks 8th of 99 overall and 2nd of 15 in Financials. It was 66 a week earlier.

What raises and lowers MET's score?

Stability adds the most (88/100, +7.7 points) and fundamentals weighs on it most (42/100, -1.7 points). The score is 50 plus each part's weighted distance from 50.

Is MET stock volatile right now?

Our volatility model (HAR) expects annualised swings of 23.9% over the next 20 trading days, against a normal level of 24.8% for MET: calmer than usual for this stock. Its stability score is 88/100 compared with the other 99 US stocks.

How are Metlife Inc's fundamentals changing?

Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +6.5%; Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: +0.6 pp; Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: +0.3 pp. Fundamentals score: 42/100. From the 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 (period to 2026-06-30).

Does the score predict MET's share price?

No. The score describes the stock's recent data; it is not a forecast of the share price. Our own tests found no reliable ability to rank stocks by future returns, and every test, including the failures, is published. Educational, not investment advice.

Sector: Financials. Data as of 2026-10-22. Scores describe data; they are not recommendations or predictions. Educational, not investment advice.