DJ MetLife Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ advanced 1.78% to $82.51 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.08% to 7,432.97 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.31% to 50,009.35.
MetLife Inc. closed 1.60% short of its 52-week high of $83.85, which the company reached on December 16th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 2.81% to $283.10, American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ rose 0.64% to $78.03, and Prudential Financial Inc. $(PRU)$ rose 2.04% to $103.22.
Trading volume (3.0 M) remained 497,376 below its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 20, 2026.
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