MetLife Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.MetLife Inc. (MET) shares fell 1.00% to $96.68, underperforming the broader market but outpacing competitors like Cigna and AIG during a poor trading session. The decline ended a two-day winning streak, with MetLife closing 4.21% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was below the 50-day average.
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Shares of MetLife Inc. (MET) slid 1.00% to $96.68 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.52% to 7,745.06 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,459.78.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
MetLife Inc. closed 4.21% below its 52-week high of $100.93, which the company reached on August 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Cigna Group (CI) fell 2.56% to $275.33, American International Group Inc. (AIG) fell 1.08% to $75.81, and Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) fell 0.46% to $124.56.
Trading volume (2.5 M) remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 17, 2026.
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