Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based life insurance company that specializes in retirement income solutions and annuity products. The firm was established in August 2017 as a spin-off from MetLife, Inc., and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since its separation, Brighthouse Financial has focused on providing products designed to help individuals and families manage retirement income needs, drawing on decades of experience in life insurance and annuity administration inherited from its parent company.

The company’s core product offerings include fixed indexed annuities, which allow policyholders to participate in market-linked gains while protecting against downside market risk, and single premium immediate annuities, which provide guaranteed lifetime income. In addition to annuities, Brighthouse Financial offers group annuity solutions tailored to institutional clients such as retirement plan providers and financial advisors. These products are distributed through a network of independent broker-dealers, insurance agents, banks and other strategic partners across the United States.

Brighthouse Financial serves clients throughout the United States and maintains operational centers in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Kansas City, Missouri, among other locations. Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Eric Steigerwalt and Chief Financial Officer Stephen Secor, the company has sought to streamline its operations, optimize its portfolio of legacy blocks and drive growth in its retirement income business. Brighthouse continues to emphasize risk management, capital efficiency and product innovation as it seeks to meet the evolving needs of retirees and retirement savers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.30 to $45.85
• 50-Day Range: $44.52 to $54.44
• 52-Week Range: $40.00 to $64.12
• Volume: 919,088 shs
• Average Volume: 832,570 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.84
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $59.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Brighthouse Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brighthouse Financial scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 936 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Brighthouse Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brighthouse Financial has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brighthouse Financial are expected to grow by 12.55% in the coming year, from $20.32 to $22.87 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brighthouse Financial is 4.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brighthouse Financial is 4.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 227.52.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brighthouse Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.44. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.02% 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 3.5, 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 10.51%, 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

5.02% 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 3.5, 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 10.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Brighthouse Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 lower news sentiment than the 1.07 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Brighthouse Financial this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for BHF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brighthouse Financial insiders have not sold or bought any 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 $48.04 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BHF stock has decreased by 7.0% and is now trading at $44.6560.

How were Brighthouse Financial's earnings last quarter?

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $3.43 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.70 by $1.27. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Brighthouse Financial's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Brighthouse Financial include State Street Corp (3.85%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.49%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.82%) and Marshall Wace LLP (1.55%). Insiders that own company stock include Eric T Steigerwalt, John Rosenthal, Edward A Spehar, Myles Lambert, Vonda Huss and Michael J Inserra.
View institutional ownership trends.

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.

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: 8/07/2025
• Today: 9/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - LIFE
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BHF
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:BHF
• CIK: 1685040
• Web: www.brighthousefinancial.com
• Phone: (980) 365-7100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,400
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Brighthouse Financial: $59.67
• High Price Target: $72.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.24
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.21
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $388 million
• Net Margins: 10.24%
• Pretax Margin: 11.74%
• Return on Equity: 21.06%
• Return on Assets: 0.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.55
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.42
• Cash Flow: $15.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.86
• Book Value: $100.40 per share
• Price / Book: 0.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,152,000
• Free Float: 56,352,000
• Market Cap: $2.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87