Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Competitors $56.98 -0.69 (-1.20%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.98 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05:09 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, VOYA, JXN, ESNT, ACT, PLMR, 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), Voya Financial (VOYA), Jackson Financial (JXN), Essent Group (ESNT), Enact (ACT), Palomar (PLMR), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN), and F&G Annuities & Life (FG). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Brighthouse Financial vs. Its Competitors Kinsale Capital Group Globe Life Brookfield Reinsurance Voya Financial Jackson Financial Essent Group Enact Palomar 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking and profitability. 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$1.64B6.54$414.84M$17.3826.45Brighthouse Financial$6.69B0.49$388M$8.346.83 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KNSL or BHF? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKinsale Capital GroupOutperform Votes32167.01% Underperform Votes15832.99% Brighthouse FinancialOutperform Votes36648.93% Underperform Votes38251.07% Do analysts recommend KNSL or BHF? Kinsale Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $484.57, indicating a potential upside of 5.41%. Brighthouse Financial has a consensus price target of $60.80, indicating a potential upside of 6.70%. 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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. 5.5% of Kinsale Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to KNSL or BHF? In the previous week, Kinsale Capital Group had 6 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Kinsale Capital Group and 6 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Kinsale Capital Group's score of 1.14 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kinsale Capital Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brighthouse Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Which has more risk & volatility, KNSL or BHF? Kinsale Capital Group has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKinsale Capital Group beats Brighthouse Financial on 14 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 BHF 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$3.27B$22.37B$11.69B$8.63BDividend YieldN/A3.30%5.66%4.18%P/E Ratio11.048.3023.0120.06Price / Sales0.491.3226.92157.10Price / Cash5.099.7017.6034.64Price / Book0.671.412.884.70Net Income$388M$1.64B$1.04B$247.88M7 Day Performance-1.89%0.44%1.46%2.63%1 Month Performance-4.12%0.94%1.36%6.36%1 Year Performance35.99%14.74%540.47%14.05% Brighthouse Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BHFBrighthouse Financial4.3969 of 5 stars$56.98-1.2%$60.80+6.7%+36.0%$3.27B$6.69B11.041,500Positive NewsKNSLKinsale Capital Group1.6333 of 5 stars$472.16+0.0%$484.57+2.6%+19.4%$11.01B$1.64B26.54470Positive NewsInsider TradeGLGlobe Life4.6116 of 5 stars$122.20+0.3%$137.73+12.7%+48.6%$10.09B$5.84B10.233,540BNREBrookfield ReinsuranceN/A$57.90+0.4%N/A+43.1%$8.42B$9.35B199.6660High Trading VolumeVOYAVoya Financial4.9935 of 5 stars$66.10-0.6%$81.92+23.9%-7.6%$6.36B$7.83B10.806,000Positive NewsJXNJackson Financial3.7696 of 5 stars$82.55+0.8%$94.80+14.8%+18.0%$5.90B$7.17B7.213,500Positive NewsESNTEssent Group4.3374 of 5 stars$57.49-0.9%$63.29+10.1%+6.3%$5.83B$1.29B8.40350Positive NewsACTEnactN/A$34.99-1.2%$35.00+0.0%+18.5%$5.25B$1.22B8.01500Trending NewsPLMRPalomar2.5484 of 5 stars$175.67+2.4%$164.33-6.5%+88.8%$4.70B$609.96M39.21150Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionBWINThe Baldwin Insurance Group2.6428 of 5 stars$38.70+0.4%$45.33+17.1%+16.2%$4.59B$1.41B-60.474,000Positive NewsInsider TradeFGF&G Annuities & Life4.2557 of 5 stars$32.25+0.9%$44.33+37.5%-15.6%$4.35B$4.76B6.651,165News CoveragePositive News 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 Palomar 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already MovedA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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