Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Competitors $50.66 +0.16 (+0.32%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.70 +0.04 (+0.07%) As of 06:32 AM 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, BNRE, BNT, ESNT, VOYA, JXN, ACT, BWIN, and FGShould 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 Reinsurance (BNRE), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Essent Group (ESNT), Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Enact (ACT), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), and F&G Annuities & Life (FG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Brighthouse Financial vs. Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life Brookfield Reinsurance Brookfield Wealth Solutions Essent Group Voya Financial Jackson Financial Enact The Baldwin Insurance Group F&G Annuities & Life Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KNSL or BHF? 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 48.99% of users gave Brighthouse Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKinsale Capital GroupOutperform Votes31866.95% Underperform Votes15733.05% Brighthouse FinancialOutperform Votes36548.99% Underperform Votes38051.01% Is KNSL or BHF 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 Kinsale Capital Group26.13% 28.04% 8.31% Brighthouse Financial 8.21%26.94%0.53% Do analysts prefer KNSL or BHF? Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus target price of $468.56, suggesting a potential downside of 2.97%. Brighthouse Financial has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.38%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Kinsale Capital Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kinsale Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.27Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KNSL or BHF? 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Kinsale Capital 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, KNSL or BHF? Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, KNSL or BHF? Kinsale Capital Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioKinsale Capital Group$1.59B7.08$414.84M$17.7927.14Brighthouse Financial$4.37B0.67$388M$5.169.82 Does the media prefer KNSL or BHF? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group and Kinsale Capital Group both had 19 articles in the media. Kinsale Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.87 indicating that Kinsale Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kinsale Capital Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brighthouse Financial 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryKinsale Capital Group beats Brighthouse Financial on 14 of the 18 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$2.94B$20.09B$10.85B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A3.34%6.00%4.32%P/E Ratio9.827.7721.5817.82Price / Sales0.671.2225.4494.61Price / Cash5.099.7017.6134.64Price / Book0.601.312.574.00Net Income$388M$1.64B$1.03B$247.23M7 Day Performance-5.98%-1.87%0.14%1.45%1 Month Performance-8.88%-5.92%-3.46%-6.24%1 Year Performance6.99%13.74%534.69%0.60% Brighthouse Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHFBrighthouse Financial4.4144 of 5 stars$50.66+0.3%$62.00+22.4%+7.8%$2.94B$4.37B9.821,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownKNSLKinsale Capital Group1.4659 of 5 stars$440.56-4.0%$468.56+6.4%+8.0%$10.25B$1.59B24.76470Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeGLGlobe Life4.8754 of 5 stars$114.21-2.6%$138.45+21.2%+120.0%$9.51B$5.78B9.563,540Short Interest ↓BNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$46.30-8.2%N/A+26.5%$6.74B$9.35B159.6660Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$45.67-1.4%N/AN/A$6.64B$14.34B142.724,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeESNTEssent Group4.0752 of 5 stars$52.79-3.1%$62.57+18.5%+4.6%$5.48B$1.27B7.72350Short Interest ↓VOYAVoya Financial4.9929 of 5 stars$55.00-2.8%$82.83+50.6%-14.6%$5.25B$7.89B8.996,000Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeJXNJackson Financial4.4592 of 5 stars$71.07+1.0%$97.40+37.1%+13.5%$5.16B$3.09B6.213,500Short Interest ↓ACTEnactN/A$32.15-3.3%$35.00+8.9%+19.8%$4.87B$1.20B7.36500High Trading VolumeBWINThe Baldwin Insurance Group1.7592 of 5 stars$41.22-4.1%$44.86+8.8%N/A$4.85B$1.38B-64.414,000Positive NewsGap DownFGF&G Annuities & Life3.9776 of 5 stars$35.00+2.5%$46.67+33.3%-4.2%$4.44B$5.42B7.221,165Short Interest ↑High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kinsale Capital Group Alternatives Globe Life Alternatives Brookfield Reinsurance Alternatives Brookfield Wealth Solutions Alternatives Essent Group Alternatives Voya Financial Alternatives Jackson Financial Alternatives Enact Alternatives The Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives F&G Annuities & Life 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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