Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. provides annuity and life insurance products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Annuities, Life, and Run-off. The Annuities segment consists of variable, fixed, index-linked, and income annuities for contract holders' needs for protected wealth accumulation on a tax-deferred basis, wealth transfer, and income security. The Life segment offers term, universal, whole, and variable life products for policyholders' needs for financial security and protected wealth transfer. The Run-off segment manages structured settlements, pension risk transfer contracts, certain company-owned life insurance policies, funding agreements, and universal life with secondary guarantees. Brighthouse Financial, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $48.51 to $49.74
• 50-Day Range: $44.53 to $52.91
• 52-Week Range: $40.00 to $54.73
• Volume: 310,119 shs
• Average Volume: 421,652 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $51.13
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Brighthouse Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brighthouse Financial scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 408th out of 946 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Brighthouse Financial has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.75, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brighthouse Financial has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brighthouse Financial are expected to grow by 9.04% in the coming year, from $18.47 to $20.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brighthouse Financial is -2.43, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brighthouse Financial is -2.43, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brighthouse Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.63. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.14% of the float of Brighthouse Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brighthouse Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brighthouse Financial has recently increased by 5.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Brighthouse Financial does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Brighthouse Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.31

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.14% of the float of Brighthouse Financial has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brighthouse Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brighthouse Financial has recently increased by 5.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.35

News Sentiment

Brighthouse Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.35. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Brighthouse Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for BHF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Brighthouse Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brighthouse Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $630,641.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.40% of the stock of Brighthouse Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

81.24% of the stock of Brighthouse Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BHF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BHF shares performed this year?

Brighthouse Financial's stock was trading at $52.92 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, BHF stock has decreased by 6.7% and is now trading at $49.35.
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How were Brighthouse Financial's earnings last quarter?

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $3.99 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.50 by $0.51. The firm earned $2.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.21 billion. Brighthouse Financial had a negative net margin of 24.40% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.54%.

Who are Brighthouse Financial's major shareholders?

Brighthouse Financial's top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (3.90%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.84%), Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. (1.19%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.60%). Insiders that own company stock include Eric T Steigerwalt, John Rosenthal, Edward A Spehar, Myles Lambert, Vonda Huss and Michael J Inserra.
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How do I buy shares of Brighthouse Financial?

Shares of BHF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Brighthouse Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Brighthouse Financial investors own include Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), MetLife (MET), Tesla (TSLA) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 12/16/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Life insurance
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BHF
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:BHF
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1685040
• Web: www.brighthousefinancial.com
• Phone: (980) 365-7100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $51.13
• High Stock Price Target: $63.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $41.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.4%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($20.33)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.65
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-1,112,000,000.00
• Net Margins: -24.40%
• Pretax Margin: -32.24%
• Return on Equity: 23.54%
• Return on Assets: 0.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.56
• Current Ratio: 0.92
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.71
• Cash Flow: $11.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.15
• Book Value: $78.00 per share
• Price / Book: 0.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,350,000
• Free Float: 58,523,000
• Market Cap: $2.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.06