Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Competitors $59.45 -2.42 (-3.91%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$59.98 +0.53 (+0.89%) As of 02/21/2025 07:16 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends BHF vs. AEG, EG, KNSL, GL, BNT, BNRE, VOYA, JXN, ESNT, and FGShould you be buying Brighthouse Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brighthouse Financial include Aegon (AEG), Everest Group (EG), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Globe Life (GL), Brookfield Wealth Solutions (BNT), Brookfield Reinsurance (BNRE), Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Essent Group (ESNT), and F&G Annuities & Life (FG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Brighthouse Financial vs. Aegon Everest Group Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life Brookfield Wealth Solutions Brookfield Reinsurance Voya Financial Jackson Financial Essent Group F&G Annuities & Life Aegon (NYSE:AEG) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Is AEG or BHF more profitable? Brighthouse Financial has a net margin of 8.21% compared to Aegon's net margin of 0.00%. Brighthouse Financial's return on equity of 26.94% beat Aegon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AegonN/A N/A N/A Brighthouse Financial 8.21%26.94%0.53% Do analysts recommend AEG or BHF? Brighthouse Financial has a consensus target price of $61.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.87%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Aegon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aegon 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Does the media prefer AEG or BHF? In the previous week, Aegon had 6 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Aegon and 10 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Aegon's score of 0.55 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aegon 3 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brighthouse Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AEG or BHF? Brighthouse Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aegon. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAegon$11.24B1.17-$193.73MN/AN/ABrighthouse Financial$4.72B0.75$388M$5.1611.52 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AEG or BHF? Aegon received 9 more outperform votes than Brighthouse Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.90% of users gave Aegon an outperform vote while only 49.19% of users gave Brighthouse Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAegonOutperform Votes37353.90% Underperform Votes31946.10% Brighthouse FinancialOutperform Votes36449.19% Underperform Votes37650.81% Which has more volatility & risk, AEG or BHF? Aegon has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in AEG or BHF? 4.3% of Aegon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryBrighthouse Financial beats Aegon on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$3.53B$21.10B$11.60B$8.98BDividend YieldN/A2.90%5.38%3.85%P/E Ratio11.527.7824.1318.82Price / Sales0.751.3126.2080.74Price / Cash5.3921.7318.1537.47Price / Book0.701.372.594.64Net Income$388M$1.64B$1.03B$245.69M7 Day Performance-4.33%-2.61%-1.41%-2.63%1 Month Performance15.46%-0.13%0.19%-2.37%1 Year Performance24.37%10.42%15.13%13.65% Brighthouse Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHFBrighthouse Financial4.5542 of 5 stars$59.45-3.9%$61.75+3.9%+24.4%$3.53B$4.72B11.521,500Analyst ForecastAEGAegon2.1222 of 5 stars$6.66-0.7%N/A+2.5%$14.67B$11.24B0.0020,634News CoverageEGEverest Group4.5207 of 5 stars$333.18-0.7%$416.50+25.0%-6.8%$14.32B$17.28B10.612,844Analyst RevisionKNSLKinsale Capital Group2.7142 of 5 stars$449.77-7.7%$460.78+2.4%-13.3%$10.48B$1.22B25.64470Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeGLGlobe Life4.9282 of 5 stars$121.80-1.4%$133.10+9.3%-3.2%$10.22B$5.78B10.193,636Analyst ForecastBNTBrookfield Wealth SolutionsN/A$60.90+1.0%N/AN/A$8.86B$7.02B196.454,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$60.78+0.8%N/A+49.8%$8.84B$9.35B209.5960VOYAVoya Financial4.987 of 5 stars$74.98+1.0%$82.27+9.7%+4.4%$7.21B$8.05B12.259,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsJXNJackson Financial3.6132 of 5 stars$96.58+4.0%$92.40-4.3%+62.2%$7.13B$3.16B-7.643,840Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageESNTEssent Group4.2561 of 5 stars$56.43-2.6%$62.71+11.1%+6.6%$5.99B$1.11B8.18350Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeFGF&G Annuities & Life2.2928 of 5 stars$47.01+1.2%$46.50-1.1%-9.3%$5.93B$4.50B-783.341,165Earnings ReportNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Aegon Alternatives Everest Group Alternatives Kinsale Capital Group Alternatives Globe Life Alternatives Brookfield Wealth Solutions Alternatives Brookfield Reinsurance Alternatives Voya Financial Alternatives Jackson Financial Alternatives Essent Group Alternatives F&G Annuities & Life 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy this AI Stock Before Elon’s AnnouncementWith Trump back in office, xAI is primed to become the leader in generative AI, leaving competitors in the dus...InvestorPlace | SponsoredSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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