Life Insurance Companies in Focus - MET, GNW, LNC, PRU

Pompano Beach, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/08/2013 -- Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) the board of directors of MetLife offered common stock dividend of $0.185 per share for fiscal first quarter of 2013.

The dividend will be payable on March 13, 2013. In the beginning of 2013, MetLife has transitioned to paying common stock dividends quarterly. The company previously paid its common stock dividend on annual bases.

Where MET is Headed Exactly? Find out in This Trend Analysis Reports

Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) percentage change dropped -0.45% to close at $35.79 with the total traded volume of 8,446,600 shares as compare to average volume of 11.10 million shares.

Company’s lowest price during last trade was $35.51 while its highest price remained $36.16 for the day. MET’s total market capitalization is $39.05 billion along with 1.09 billion shares outstanding. Its beta value stands at 1.95 points and its earning per shares remained $2.05.

Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) reported that on February 5, 2013 it would issue its earnings release and financial supplement containing fourth quarter results after the market closes. The company will discuss the quarter's results at 9:00 a.m. (ET) at the conference call. The company will report business results and provide a progress update on their strategic priorities.

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Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) reported an upsurge of +0.60% after opening at the price of $8.22 its closing price for the day was $8.33.

GNW’s total trading volume for the day was 7,053,100 shares versus its average volume of 10.91 million shares. Company’s current market capitalization stands at $4.10 billion along with 491.83 million shares.

Genworth Financial Company’s earning per share is $0.61 while its beta value stands at 3.08 times. If we look at previous 5 day’s performance of the stock, it remained optimistic with the gain of 15.37%, in its last one month’s trade it gained 26.02%.

Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) percentage change decreased 1.10% to close at $27.80 with the total traded volume of 2,080,700 shares as compare to average volume of 2.58 million.

Its market capitalization is $7.65 billion and EPS was $1.44. Its beta value stands at 2.63 times. LNC’s shares were trading within the range of $27.53 - $27.98 while its opening price was $27.96.

If we look at previous three months trade, it gained more than 13% while in in last 5 day’s it remained up 10.19%.

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Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) reported the decline of -1.29% and closed at $55.79 with the total traded volume of 1,944,300 shares, stock’s opening price was $56.15. The company has total of 464.00 million outstanding shares and its total market capitalization is $25.89 billion.

52-week price range of the stock remained $44.47 - $65.17, while during last trade its minimum price was $55.48 and it gained highest price of $56.32. Company’s last 5 days shows an uptrend with upsurge of 6.33%.

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