Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Competitors $58.77 +0.44 (+0.75%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.75 -0.02 (-0.03%) As of 04:04 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BHF vs. KNSL, GL, BNRE, VOYA, JXN, ESNT, ACT, BWIN, FG, and OSCRShould 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), Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Essent Group (ESNT), Enact (ACT), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), F&G Annuities & Life (FG), and Oscar Health (OSCR). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Brighthouse Financial vs. Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life Brookfield Reinsurance Voya Financial Jackson Financial Essent Group Enact The Baldwin Insurance Group F&G Annuities & Life Oscar Health Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) and Kinsale Capital Group (NYSE:KNSL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, BHF or KNSL? Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BHF or KNSL? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 12 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 8 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Kinsale Capital Group's score of 1.45 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brighthouse Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Kinsale Capital Group 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BHF or KNSL 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 Brighthouse Financial8.21% 26.94% 0.53% Kinsale Capital Group 26.13%28.04%8.31% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BHF or KNSL? 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer BHF or KNSL? Brighthouse Financial presently has a consensus price target of $60.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.45%. Kinsale Capital Group has a consensus price target of $484.57, indicating a potential upside of 6.99%. Given Kinsale Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kinsale Capital Group is more favorable than Brighthouse Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11Kinsale Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BHF or KNSL? Kinsale Capital Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioBrighthouse Financial$6.69B0.50$388M$8.347.05Kinsale Capital Group$1.64B6.45$414.84M$17.3826.06 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BHF or KNSL? Brighthouse Financial received 45 more outperform votes than Kinsale Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.01% of users gave Kinsale Capital Group an outperform vote while only 48.93% of users gave Brighthouse Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBrighthouse FinancialOutperform Votes36648.93% Underperform Votes38251.07% Kinsale Capital GroupOutperform Votes32167.01% Underperform Votes15832.99% SummaryKinsale Capital Group beats Brighthouse Financial on 15 of the 19 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$3.37B$21.89B$11.47B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A3.21%5.44%4.11%P/E Ratio11.398.2222.4219.71Price / Sales0.501.2927.62120.55Price / Cash5.099.7017.6234.62Price / Book0.691.392.774.50Net Income$388M$1.64B$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance-1.56%-1.55%-0.23%0.56%1 Month Performance13.41%6.58%6.11%13.17%1 Year Performance32.96%9.76%536.61%7.30% Brighthouse Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHFBrighthouse Financial4.4316 of 5 stars$58.77+0.8%$60.80+3.5%+30.7%$3.37B$6.69B11.391,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKNSLKinsale Capital Group1.4949 of 5 stars$456.70+0.6%$470.00+2.9%+20.5%$10.65B$1.64B25.67470Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGLGlobe Life4.5966 of 5 stars$120.67-1.0%$137.00+13.5%+44.3%$10.05B$5.84B10.103,540Analyst ForecastInsider TradeBNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$56.71-2.3%N/A+31.6%$8.25B$9.35B195.5660News CoverageVOYAVoya Financial4.9372 of 5 stars$69.77+4.2%$81.83+17.3%-10.0%$6.71B$7.83B11.406,000Analyst ForecastJXNJackson Financial4.0024 of 5 stars$86.97+3.0%$91.80+5.5%+4.2%$6.32B$7.20B7.603,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastESNTEssent Group4.4227 of 5 stars$59.63+1.9%$61.71+3.5%+2.2%$6.19B$1.27B8.72350Positive NewsACTEnactN/A$36.24+0.3%$35.00-3.4%+14.8%$5.44B$1.22B8.29500Dividend IncreaseEx-DividendBWINThe Baldwin Insurance Group2.351 of 5 stars$39.37+1.4%$45.29+15.0%N/A$4.63B$1.41B-61.524,000Positive NewsInsider TradeFGF&G Annuities & Life4.2217 of 5 stars$31.37+4.0%$44.33+41.3%-24.3%$4.23B$5.42B6.471,165Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeOSCROscar Health3.5591 of 5 stars$16.76-2.1%$20.08+19.9%-36.1%$4.20B$10.08B-837.382,710Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kinsale Capital Group Alternatives Globe Life Alternatives Brookfield Reinsurance Alternatives Voya Financial Alternatives Jackson Financial Alternatives Essent Group Alternatives Enact Alternatives The Baldwin Insurance Group Alternatives F&G Annuities & Life Alternatives Oscar Health 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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