Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Competitors $50.76 -0.33 (-0.65%) (As of 11:09 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BHF vs. NWLI, AEL, FFG, PRI, GL, VOYA, JXN, LNC, FG, and GNWShould you be buying Brighthouse Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brighthouse Financial include National Western Life Group (NWLI), American Equity Investment Life (AEL), FBL Financial Group (FFG), Primerica (PRI), Globe Life (GL), Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Lincoln National (LNC), F&G Annuities & Life (FG), and Genworth Financial (GNW). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Brighthouse Financial vs. National Western Life Group American Equity Investment Life FBL Financial Group Primerica Globe Life Voya Financial Jackson Financial Lincoln National F&G Annuities & Life Genworth Financial National Western Life Group (NASDAQ:NWLI) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NWLI or BHF? 81.6% of National Western Life Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of National Western Life Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NWLI or BHF? Brighthouse Financial received 213 more outperform votes than National Western Life Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave National Western Life Group an outperform vote while only 49.73% of users gave Brighthouse Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNational Western Life GroupOutperform Votes15050.00% Underperform Votes15050.00% Brighthouse FinancialOutperform Votes36349.73% Underperform Votes36750.27% Does the media favor NWLI or BHF? In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 8 more articles in the media than National Western Life Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 1 mentions for National Western Life Group. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat National Western Life Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment National Western Life Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Brighthouse Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate NWLI or BHF? Brighthouse Financial has a consensus price target of $50.63, suggesting a potential downside of 0.91%. Given Brighthouse Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than National Western Life Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score National Western Life Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Brighthouse Financial 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Is NWLI or BHF more profitable? National Western Life Group has a net margin of 20.22% compared to Brighthouse Financial's net margin of -24.40%. Brighthouse Financial's return on equity of 23.54% beat National Western Life Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets National Western Life Group20.22% 6.40% 1.24% Brighthouse Financial -24.40%23.54%0.47% Which has more volatility & risk, NWLI or BHF? National Western Life Group has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, NWLI or BHF? National Western Life Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Western Life Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNational Western Life Group$703.35M2.59$94.43M$44.0411.35Brighthouse Financial$3.81B0.80-$1.11B-$20.33-2.51 SummaryNational Western Life Group and Brighthouse Financial tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$3.03B$19.70B$10.63B$8.88BDividend YieldN/A2.91%9.82%4.04%P/E Ratio-2.5110.9547.0817.45Price / Sales0.801.293,408.2193.00Price / Cash4.4922.2730.5836.42Price / Book0.541.373.735.86Net Income-$1.11B$1.23B$987.09M$225.23M7 Day Performance1.15%-0.06%0.07%-1.15%1 Month Performance7.90%0.46%2.97%3.63%1 Year Performance3.17%19.97%24.07%24.95% Brighthouse Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHFBrighthouse Financial3.042 of 5 stars$50.76-0.6%$50.63-0.3%+3.9%$3.01B$4.12B-2.501,500Short Interest ↑NWLINational Western Life Group1.7185 of 5 stars$499.98flatN/AN/A$1.82B$703.35M11.35270Analyst ForecastAELAmerican Equity Investment Life1.2918 of 5 stars$56.47+0.6%N/A+3.8%$4.49B$2.84B26.39995High Trading VolumeFFGFBL Financial GroupN/A$60.99flatN/A+0.0%$1.49B$732.27M14.591,754High Trading VolumePRIPrimerica4.7037 of 5 stars$296.82-1.1%N/A+43.3%$9.90B$2.82B22.683,450Analyst DowngradeInsider SellingBuyback AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News CoverageGLGlobe Life4.8746 of 5 stars$108.97-1.0%N/A-7.9%$9.15B$5.45B9.223,636VOYAVoya Financial4.9443 of 5 stars$81.35-0.9%N/A+14.0%$7.83B$7.35B12.959,000Analyst ForecastJXNJackson Financial2.2767 of 5 stars$100.47-7.1%N/A+123.3%$7.56B$3.16B-7.953,840Analyst DowngradeLNCLincoln National4.9327 of 5 stars$34.92-0.3%N/A+50.3%$5.95B$13.63B24.9411,024Dividend AnnouncementFGF&G Annuities & Life1.9222 of 5 stars$45.56-0.5%N/A+15.4%$5.74B$5.50B-759.211,165Positive NewsGNWGenworth Financial3.465 of 5 stars$7.28-0.7%N/A+23.9%$3.11B$7.49B34.642,700Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies National Western Life Group Alternatives American Equity Investment Life Alternatives FBL Financial Group Alternatives Primerica Alternatives Globe Life Alternatives Voya Financial Alternatives Jackson Financial Alternatives Lincoln National Alternatives F&G Annuities & Life Alternatives Genworth Financial Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BHF) was last updated on 11/15/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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