Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Competitors $58.97 -0.12 (-0.20%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.97 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BHF vs. KNSL, GL, BNT, BNRE, VOYA, JXN, ESNT, BWIN, ACT, and GSHDShould you be buying Brighthouse Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brighthouse Financial include Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Globe Life (GL), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Essent Group (ESNT), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), Enact (ACT), and Goosehead Insurance (GSHD). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Brighthouse Financial vs. Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life Brookfield Wealth Solutions Brookfield Reinsurance Voya Financial Jackson Financial Essent Group The Baldwin Insurance Group Enact Goosehead Insurance Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) and Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, BHF or KNSL? Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BHF or KNSL? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 16 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 5 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Kinsale Capital Group's score of 1.01 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brighthouse Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Kinsale Capital Group 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BHF or KNSL? Brighthouse Financial received 47 more outperform votes than Kinsale Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.95% of users gave Kinsale Capital Group an outperform vote while only 49.13% of users gave Brighthouse Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBrighthouse FinancialOutperform Votes36549.13% Underperform Votes37850.87% Kinsale Capital GroupOutperform Votes31866.95% Underperform Votes15733.05% Do insiders and institutionals believe in BHF or KNSL? 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BHF or KNSL more profitable? Kinsale Capital Group has a net margin of 26.13% compared to Brighthouse Financial's net margin of 8.21%. Kinsale Capital Group's return on equity of 28.04% beat Brighthouse Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brighthouse Financial8.21% 26.94% 0.53% Kinsale Capital Group 26.13%28.04%8.31% Which has higher valuation and earnings, BHF or KNSL? Kinsale Capital Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinsale Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrighthouse Financial$4.37B0.78$388M$5.1611.43Kinsale Capital Group$1.59B7.13$414.84M$17.7927.35 Do analysts rate BHF or KNSL? Brighthouse Financial presently has a consensus target price of $63.80, suggesting a potential upside of 8.19%. Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus target price of $468.56, suggesting a potential downside of 3.71%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Kinsale Capital Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brighthouse Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Kinsale Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27 SummaryKinsale Capital Group beats Brighthouse Financial on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Brighthouse Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BHF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BHF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrighthouse FinancialLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.42B$21.68B$11.42B$8.06BDividend YieldN/A2.89%5.57%4.02%P/E Ratio11.438.5722.8519.03Price / Sales0.781.3525.7593.17Price / Cash5.099.7017.6134.64Price / Book0.701.432.774.33Net Income$388M$1.64B$1.04B$247.06M7 Day Performance1.71%2.36%0.76%-0.52%1 Month Performance0.46%3.34%496.42%-3.73%1 Year Performance15.20%12.09%536.70%1.74% Brighthouse Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHFBrighthouse Financial4.3197 of 5 stars$58.97-0.2%$63.80+8.2%+19.4%$3.42B$4.37B11.431,500Positive NewsKNSLKinsale Capital Group2.5827 of 5 stars$481.98+2.5%$468.56-2.8%-9.3%$11.22B$1.59B27.09470Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGLGlobe Life4.7435 of 5 stars$129.79+2.3%$135.60+4.5%+12.1%$10.88B$5.78B10.863,540News CoverageBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$55.32+3.3%N/AN/A$8.05B$14.34B172.884,000News CoverageBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$53.56-0.2%N/A+34.9%$7.79B$9.35B184.7060High Trading VolumeVOYAVoya Financial4.9866 of 5 stars$69.06+1.7%$83.55+21.0%-2.4%$6.60B$7.89B11.286,000Positive NewsJXNJackson Financial3.7423 of 5 stars$88.57+3.5%$97.40+10.0%+35.7%$6.43B$3.09B7.743,500Positive NewsESNTEssent Group3.4561 of 5 stars$56.75+2.1%$62.57+10.3%+0.8%$5.89B$1.27B8.30350Short Interest ↑Positive NewsBWINThe Baldwin Insurance Group2.0035 of 5 stars$45.82+4.4%$43.50-5.1%N/A$5.39B$1.38B-71.594,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageACTEnactN/A$34.47+2.2%$35.00+1.5%+13.8%$5.24B$1.20B7.89500GSHDGoosehead Insurance3.6571 of 5 stars$119.58+2.6%$109.10-8.8%+88.7%$4.44B$314.51M166.091,430Insider TradePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kinsale Capital Group Alternatives Globe Life Alternatives Brookfield Wealth Solutions Alternatives Brookfield Reinsurance Alternatives Voya Financial Alternatives Jackson Financial Alternatives Essent Group Alternatives The Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives Enact Alternatives Goosehead Insurance Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BHF) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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