MetLife Inc. Stock Falls 4.6%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of MetLife Inc. slid 4.6% to $98.82 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.5% to 7,623.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.2% to 52,215.16.

The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.

MetLife Inc. closed 4.7% short of its 52-week high of $103.65, which the company achieved on October 22nd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Cigna Group fell 2.8% to $306.95, American International Group Inc. fell 2.1% to $81.26, and Prudential Financial Inc. fell 2.69% to $114.99.

Trading volume totaled 6.0 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.0 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 23, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)