American International Group Inc (AIG), Metlife Inc (MET): Why This Insurer Is Set To Soar

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With that criteria, MetLife’s net profit margin of 3.3% and higher-than-average ROE of 3.7% seem quite attractive.

Final words

In my opinion, most of the insurance agencies with a significant exposure to the U.S, stand to benefit over the short-medium term. But MetLife comes out ahead with better margins, higher ROEs and a modest dividend yield of 2.44%. Besides that, MetLife has a lot of international growth potential, which, coupled with its Chilean acquisition, could bring about a significant upside.

Piyush Arora has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends American International Group (NYSE:AIG). The Motley Fool owns shares of American International Group and has the following options: Long Jan 2014 $25 Calls on American International Group.

The article 3 Reasons Why This Insurer Is Set To Soar originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Piyush Arora.

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