Big Headline Beats For PRU And MET, Goldman Sachs Reports

Prudential Financial, Inc. PRU and MetLife, Inc. MET both reported big headline beats, Goldman Sachs reports, with PRU +15% and MET by 6%. “Unusual items explain some of the upside but ex items EPS was still above consensus (but more in line),” Goldman Sachs writes. “Notably, themes that worried investors and weighed on shares were immaterial or unfounded.” Prudential Financial closed Wednesday at $62.43; MetLife closed at $46.15.