DJ MetLife Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ slipped 1.52% to $71.83 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.33% to 6,740.02 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.95% to 47,501.55.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

MetLife Inc. closed 15.49% short of its 52-week high of $85.00, which the company reached on March 25th.

Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 3.43% to $271.63, American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ fell 1.69% to $78.72, and Prudential Financial Inc. $(PRU)$ fell 2.04% to $97.12.

Trading volume (3.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 6, 2026.

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March 06, 2026 16:51 ET (21:51 GMT)

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