Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Stock Forecast & Price Target $46.54 +1.40 (+3.10%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$46.84 +0.30 (+0.64%) As of 10/17/2025 07:56 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 Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Brighthouse Financial - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating HoldBased on 10 Analyst RatingsSell2Hold6Buy2 Based on 10 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Brighthouse Financial in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 10 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 6 have given a hold rating, 1 has given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for BHF. Consensus Price Target $59.3027.42% Upside According to the 10 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Brighthouse Financial, the average price target is $59.30. The highest price target for BHF is $72.00, while the lowest price target for BHF is $46.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 27.42% from the current price of $46.54. MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. 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BHF Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast10/18/24 to 10/18/251 Month Ago9/18/24 to 9/18/253 Months Ago7/20/24 to 7/20/251 Year Ago10/19/23 to 10/18/24Strong Buy1 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy1 Buy rating(s)1 Buy rating(s)1 Buy rating(s)1 Buy rating(s)Hold6 Hold rating(s)4 Hold rating(s)5 Hold rating(s)4 Hold rating(s)Sell2 Sell rating(s)2 Sell rating(s)2 Sell rating(s)3 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$59.30$59.67$60.30$50.63Forecasted Upside27.42% Upside31.83% Upside18.61% Upside3.00% UpsideConsensus RatingHoldHoldHoldReduce BHF Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History BHF Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Brighthouse Financial Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeBrighthouse FinancialFinance CompaniesS&P 500Consensus Rating Score 2.10 2.31 2.52Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate BuyPredicted Upside27.42% Upside26.30% Upside13.60% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingPositive NewsSee Recent BHF NewsPositive NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Time Frame Start Date End Date Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show Export to Excel DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails10/14/2025Weiss Ratings0 of 5 stars Reiterated RatingHold (C-)10/9/2025Evercore ISI3 of 5 starsThomas Gallagher Not RatedLower TargetIn-Line$65.00 ➝ $55.00+13.10%10/8/2025Wells Fargo & Company3 of 5 starsElyse Greenspan Not RatedBoost TargetEqual Weight$52.00 ➝ $53.00+8.30%10/7/2025Piper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingNeutral$53.00+6.99%10/7/2025Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingNigel DallySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetUnderweight$42.00 ➝ $46.00-9.05%8/11/2025Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingRyan KruegerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetMarket Perform$57.00 ➝ $50.00+12.31%8/8/2025BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingAlex ScottSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetOverweight$70.00 ➝ $65.00+41.09%7/8/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJimmy BhullarSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetUnderweight$56.00 ➝ $63.00+20.50%3/18/2025UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Set Target$72.00+24.24%3/18/2025Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingWilma BurdisSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeMarket Perform ➝ Strong-Buy$72.00+26.43%2/3/2025Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingSuneet KamathSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy ➝ Hold$64.00+3.71%Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Saturday at 10:32 PM ET. BHF Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Brighthouse Financial's forecast for 2025? According to the research reports of 10 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Brighthouse Financial is $59.30, with a high forecast of $72.00 and a low forecast of $46.00. Should I buy or sell Brighthouse Financial stock right now? 10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Brighthouse Financial in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings, 1 buy rating and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" BHF shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BHF, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. Does Brighthouse Financial's stock price have much upside? According to analysts, Brighthouse Financial's stock has a predicted upside of 27.42% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. What analysts cover Brighthouse Financial? Brighthouse Financial has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Evercore ISI, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Brighthouse Financial more than its competitors? Analysts like Brighthouse Financial less than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for Brighthouse Financial is 2.10 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.31. Learn more on how BHF compares to other companies. 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