NASDAQ:BHF Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Stock Forecast, Price & News $47.97 -0.97 (-1.98%) (As of 10/2/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$47.66▼$48.9050-Day Range$46.61▼$54.6052-Week Range$39.24▼$60.54Volume585,836 shsAverage Volume484,300 shsMarket Capitalization$3.14 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$51.86 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Brighthouse Financial MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingReduce1.86 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside8.3% Upside$51.86 Price TargetShort InterestBearish3.08% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-0.31Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment1.13Based on 6 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth14.04%From $15.17 to $17.30 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.1.66 out of 5 starsFinance Sector795th out of 878 stocksLife Insurance Industry17th out of 21 stocks 0.9 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBrighthouse Financial has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.86, and is based on no buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $51.86, Brighthouse Financial has a forecasted upside of 8.3% from its current price of $47.90.Amount of Analyst CoverageBrighthouse Financial has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.08% of the float of Brighthouse Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBrighthouse Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Brighthouse Financial has recently increased by 54.26%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBrighthouse Financial does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthBrighthouse Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 3.0 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreBrighthouse Financial has received a 27.67% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is driven by its "Life annuities" and "Life insurance services for individuals" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Brighthouse Financial is -0.31. Previous Next 3.4 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBrighthouse Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Brighthouse Financial this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 2 people have searched for BHF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Brighthouse Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Brighthouse Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.20% of the stock of Brighthouse Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions79.77% of the stock of Brighthouse Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Brighthouse Financial are expected to grow by 14.04% in the coming year, from $15.17 to $17.30 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Brighthouse Financial is -1.39, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Brighthouse Financial is -1.39, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBrighthouse Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.55. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) StockBrighthouse 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 offers 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. The Life segment provides term, universal, whole, and variable life products for policyholders' needs for financial security and protected wealth transfer. The Run-off segment manages structured settlements, pension risk transfer contracts, certain company-owned life insurance policies, funding agreements, and universal life with secondary guarantees. Brighthouse Financial, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.Read More BHF Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BHF Stock News HeadlinesOctober 1, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comShort Interest in Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) Expands By 54.3%September 23, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBrighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) Cut to Sell at The Goldman Sachs GroupOctober 2, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)[BREAKING] New "Living Missile" to Replace Nuclear MissilesCBS News Reports: "It's an entirely new type of weapon." The New York Times Reports: "No existing defense can stop it." And one small company is building them for the Pentagon!September 21, 2023 | msn.comGoldman Sachs Downgrades Brighthouse Financial (BHF)September 21, 2023 | msn.comBrighthouse downgraded to Sell at Goldman on disappointing FCF outlookSeptember 20, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comHold Rating on Brighthouse Financial Maintained Amidst Revised Cash Flow Projections and Modest Stock UptickSeptember 14, 2023 | msn.comJefferies Maintains Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Hold RecommendationSeptember 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThe Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Brighthouse Financial, Reinsurance Group of America, Mercantile Bank, Northeast Community Bancorp, and The BancorpOctober 2, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)[BREAKING] New "Living Missile" to Replace Nuclear MissilesCBS News Reports: "It's an entirely new type of weapon." The New York Times Reports: "No existing defense can stop it." And one small company is building them for the Pentagon!September 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBrighthouse Financial Announces Conference Call to Discuss Its Long-Term Statutory Free Cash Flow ProjectionsAugust 30, 2023 | msn.comReasons Why Investors Should Hold Brighthouse Financial (BHF)August 15, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comWells Fargo Remains a Hold on Brighthouse Financial (BHF)August 9, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBrighthouse Financial, Inc. 2023 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationAugust 8, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comWells Fargo Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Brighthouse Financial (BHF)August 7, 2023 | msn.comShould You Buy Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Ahead of Earnings?August 2, 2023 | msn.comBrighthouse Financial (BHF) Price Target Increased by 5.49% to 52.25July 17, 2023 | technews.tmcnet.comBrighthouse Financial Expands Life Insurance Product Suite With Brighthouse SmartGuard Plus?July 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBrighthouse Financial Expands Life Insurance Product Suite With Brighthouse SmartGuard Plus℠July 10, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBrighthouse Financial Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2023 ResultsJuly 7, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comPiper Sandler Keeps Their Hold Rating on Brighthouse Financial (BHF)June 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAEL or BHF: Which Life Insurance Stock Should You Hold Now?June 14, 2023 | fool.comBrighthouse Financial (NASDAQ: BHF)June 9, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com9 Analysts Have This to Say About Brighthouse FinlJune 9, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comBrighthouse Financial (BHF) Receives a Hold from KBWJune 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBrighthouse Financial (BHF) Up 5.5% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?June 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHere's Why Hold Strategy Is Apt for Brighthouse Financial (BHF)May 15, 2023 | msn.comWells Fargo Maintains Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Equal-Weight RecommendationSee More Headlines Receive BHF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Brighthouse Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BHF Company Calendar Last Earnings8/09/2023Today10/02/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)11/06/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Life insurance Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:BHF Previous SymbolNYSE:BHF CUSIPN/A CIK1685040 Webwww.brighthousefinancial.com Phone(980) 365-7100FaxN/AEmployees1,500Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$51.86 High Stock Price Forecast$57.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$43.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+8.1%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.86 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($34.50) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E Ratio3.16 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$5 million Net Margins-65.81% Pretax Margin-150.50% Return on Equity14.27% Return on Assets0.36% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.63 Current Ratio0.79 Quick Ratio0.79 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$8.47 billion Price / Sales0.37 Cash Flow$9.57 per share Price / Cash Flow5.01 Book Value$87.34 per share Price / Book0.55Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares65,500,000Free Float64,716,000Market Cap$3.14 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.30 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know?Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Eric Thomas Steigerwalt (Age 61)Pres, CEO & Director Comp: $3.75MMr. Edward Allen Spehar Jr. (Age 58)Exec. VP & CFO Comp: $1.86MMr. John Lloyd Rosenthal (Age 62)Exec. VP & Chief Investment Officer Comp: $2.03MMr. Myles Joseph Lambert (Age 48)Exec. VP and Chief Distribution & Marketing Officer Comp: $1.77MMs. Vonda R. Huss (Age 56)Exec. VP & Chief HR Officer Comp: $1.15MMs. Kristine Hook Toscano (Age 46)Chief Accounting Officer Dana AmanteHead of Investor RelationsMs. Allie LinExec. VP & Gen. CounselMr. David Alan RosenbaumHead of Product Strategy and PricingJacob Moishe JenkelowitzCorp. Sec.More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsJackson FinancialNYSE:JXNGenworth FinancialNYSE:GNWF&G Annuities & LifeNYSE:FGLincoln NationalNYSE:LNCAmerican Equity Investment LifeNYSE:AELView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipWolverine Trading LLCSold 3,500 shares on 8/23/2023Ownership: 0.000%Comerica BankBought 61,805 shares on 8/22/2023Ownership: 0.094%California State Teachers Retirement SystemSold 4,164 shares on 8/21/2023Ownership: 0.125%Osaic Holdings Inc.Sold 1,580 shares on 8/21/2023Ownership: 0.037%Teachers Retirement System of The State of KentuckyBought 1,183 shares on 8/21/2023Ownership: 0.019%View All Institutional Transactions BHF Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Brighthouse Financial stock right now? 7 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Brighthouse Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 6 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "reduce" BHF shares. View BHF analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Brighthouse Financial's stock price forecast for 2023? 7 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Brighthouse Financial's shares. Their BHF share price forecasts range from $43.00 to $57.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $51.86 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for BHF or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BHF shares performed in 2023? Brighthouse Financial's stock was trading at $51.27 at the start of the year. Since then, BHF shares have decreased by 6.4% and is now trading at $47.97. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Brighthouse Financial? Brighthouse Financial saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,990,000 shares, an increase of 54.3% from the August 31st total of 1,290,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 413,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.8 days. Approximately 3.1% of the company's stock are sold short. View Brighthouse Financial's Short Interest. When is Brighthouse Financial's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 6th 2023. View our BHF earnings forecast. How were Brighthouse Financial's earnings last quarter? Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 9th. The company reported $4.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.55 by $0.58. The firm had revenue of $263 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.07 billion. Brighthouse Financial had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.27% and a negative net margin of 65.81%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.29 earnings per share. What ETFs hold Brighthouse Financial's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) stock in their portfolio include SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE), Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV), Harbor Corporate Culture Small Cap ETF (HAPS), First Trust Financials AlphaDEX Fund (FXO), Syntax Stratified MidCap ETF (SMDY) and iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK).Invesco S&P MidCap 400 GARP ETF (EWMC). What is Eric Steigerwalt's approval rating as Brighthouse Financial's CEO? 86 employees have rated Brighthouse Financial Chief Executive Officer Eric Steigerwalt on Glassdoor.com. Eric Steigerwalt has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees. 94.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Brighthouse Financial to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of Brighthouse Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Brighthouse Financial investors own include MetLife (MET), International Business Machines (IBM), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), CVS Health (CVS), NVIDIA (NVDA), Walmart (WMT), AbbVie (ABBV), Bank of America (BAC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). What is Brighthouse Financial's stock symbol? Brighthouse Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BHF." How do I buy shares of Brighthouse Financial? Shares of BHF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Brighthouse Financial's stock price today? One share of BHF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.97. How much money does Brighthouse Financial make? Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) has a market capitalization of $3.14 billion and generates $8.47 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $5 million in net income (profit) each year or ($34.50) on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Brighthouse Financial have? The company employs 1,500 workers across the globe. How can I contact Brighthouse Financial? Brighthouse Financial's mailing address is 11225 N COMMUNITY HOUSE ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC, 28277. The official website for the company is www.brighthousefinancial.com. The company can be reached via phone at (980) 365-7100 or via email at investor.relations@brighthousefinancial.com. This page (NASDAQ:BHF) was last updated on 10/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Brighthouse Financial, Inc. 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