Replies to post #78 on MetLife Inc (MET)

[Femto99]

Thanks a lot for your insights!

[DewDiligence]

MET boosts dividend—forward yield=5.2%:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/metlife-increases-common-stock-dividend-201500280.html

MetLife, Inc…today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a second quarter 2020 common stock dividend of $0.46 per share, an increase of 4.5 percent from the first quarter common stock dividend of $0.44 per share. The dividend will be payable on June 12, 2020, to shareholders of record as of May 8, 2020.

The new annualized payout is $1.84, which is 5.2% of the current share price ($35.18).

[DewDiligence]

MET 1Q20 results:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099219/000109921920000200/ex991earningsreleaseta.htm

Astonishingly, MET says that COVID-19 will have only a “modest” impact on 2020 financial results—see slide #10 at: https://s23.q4cdn.com/579645270/files/doc_financials/2020/Q1/MET_1Q-20-Supplemental-Slides-FINAL.pdf .