MetLife stock gets a Charm partnership for employee benefits

Published on 10/07/2026 at 16:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

MetLife stock was at USD 96.14 on October 7, 2026, down 1.05 percent. The Charm tie-up joins a USD 0.5925 dividend and a USD 104.69 analyst target.

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MetLife Inc. (ISIN US59156R1086) was trading at USD 96.14 on the NYSE on October 7, 2026 at 10:26 a.m. ET, down 1.05 percent from the prior close of USD 97.16. The company added a workplace benefits partnership with Charm Industrial to its latest corporate agenda on October 6, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance.

Partnership links benefits and climate

The collaboration supports Charm employees through MetLife benefits while also backing efforts to reduce wildfire risk, according to the October 6, 2026 report. The connection places MetLife's employee-benefits business alongside a specific climate-resilience project rather than a broad sustainability pledge.

MetLife provides insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management through subsidiaries and affiliates, as described in its October 6, 2026 dividend release from MetLife. That mix gives the Charm agreement a direct link to the group's core workplace-solutions franchise.

Quarterly earnings set the comparison

For the second quarter of 2026, MetLife reported adjusted earnings per share of USD 2.43, compared with USD 2.02 in the same quarter a year earlier, according to MarketBeat. The same report said adjusted EPS exceeded the USD 2.30 consensus by USD 0.13, giving investors a concrete profitability benchmark behind the latest valuation.

The board also declared a fourth-quarter 2026 dividend of USD 0.5925 per share on October 6, 2026. The payment is scheduled for December 8, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 3, 2026, according to MetLife.

Analyst target stays above the price

TD Cowen raised its MetLife target from USD 105.00 to USD 110.00 while keeping a Buy rating on October 5, 2026, as reported by MarketBeat. MarketBeat also listed a Buy consensus from 12 analysts with an average target of USD 104.69, which lies 8.9 percent above the USD 96.14 price.

MetLife stock was trading 4.8 percent below its 52-week high of USD 100.93 and 42.8 percent above its 52-week low of USD 67.33 on October 7, 2026. Market capitalization stood at USD 61.9 billion and volume reached 311,140 shares at 10:26 a.m. ET.

MetLife stock trades below consensus target

MetLife stock was last at USD 96.14 on the NYSE on October 7, 2026 at 10:26 a.m. ET. The combination of a concrete employee-benefits partnership, a scheduled dividend and a consensus target above the price gives the stock three separate valuation and operating reference points.