Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF - Get Free Report) is expected to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect Brighthouse Financial to post earnings of $4.79 per share and revenue of $2.29 billion for the quarter.

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The company reported $5.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.56 by $1.32. Brighthouse Financial had a return on equity of 26.94% and a net margin of 8.21%. On average, analysts expect Brighthouse Financial to post $20 EPS for the current fiscal year and $23 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Brighthouse Financial Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of BHF traded down $0.46 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $58.44. 178,489 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 557,715. The stock's 50-day moving average is $54.59 and its 200-day moving average is $52.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.93. Brighthouse Financial has a fifty-two week low of $40.00 and a fifty-two week high of $64.12. The company has a market cap of $3.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.32 and a beta of 0.96.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Brighthouse Financial from $59.00 to $56.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Raymond James upgraded Brighthouse Financial from a "market perform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Brighthouse Financial from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Barclays upgraded shares of Brighthouse Financial from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the stock from $52.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $72.00 price target on shares of Brighthouse Financial in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $62.00.

About Brighthouse Financial

Brighthouse Financial, Inc provides annuity and life insurance products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Annuities, Life, and Run-off. The Annuities segment consists of variable, fixed, index-linked, and income annuities for contract holders' needs for protected wealth accumulation on a tax-deferred basis, wealth transfer, and income security.