MetLife slides 3% as quality score drags Alpha reading
MetLife fell 3.05% to $99.75 on Thursday, the worst session in weeks for the insurer. The stock now sits $3.90 below its 52-week high of $103.65 set last month. Revenue grew 8.4% year over year, but EPS dropped 11%, and net margin sits at 4.6%. The Alpha Score of 55, computed Nov. 3, reflects strong momentum (78.8) and decent value (59.3), but quality scored just 41.5. That quality sub-score — driven by the margin compression and earnings decline — appears to be capping the stock near the top of its range. Watch next week for any analyst commentary on Q3 margin trends; the quality score has room to improve if costs stabilize.