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Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$50.00 -0.11 (-0.22%)
Closing price 09/14/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$50.02 +0.02 (+0.04%)
As of 09/14/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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About Brighthouse Financial Stock (NASDAQ:BHF)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$49.82
$50.70
50-Day Range
$50.00
$66.61
52-Week Range
$44.51
$66.80
Volume
1.44 million shs
Average Volume
1.02 million shs
Market Capitalization
$2.88 billion
P/E Ratio
3.99
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$60.50
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. is a U.S.-based insurance company focused on helping individuals achieve financial security through annuity and life insurance products. The company serves retail customers, as well as institutions and distribution partners, through a network that includes independent agents, banks, broker-dealers and other financial professionals.

Brighthouse Financial offers fixed, indexed and variable annuities designed to provide retirement income, tax-deferred growth and death-benefit features. Its life insurance portfolio includes products such as term life, universal life and indexed universal life policies, which can provide death-benefit protection and, depending on the policy, cash-value accumulation.

The company was established as an independent public company in 2017 after being separated from MetLife, Inc. Brighthouse Financial primarily operates in the United States and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Its products are issued through subsidiaries including Brighthouse Life Insurance Company and New England Life Insurance Company.

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Brighthouse Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

BHF MarketRank™: 

Brighthouse Financial scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 296th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Brighthouse Financial has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.90, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Brighthouse Financial has a consensus price target of $60.50, representing about 21.0% upside from its current price of $50.00.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Brighthouse Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Brighthouse Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Brighthouse Financial are expected to grow by 8.83% in the coming year, from $18.91 to $20.58 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Brighthouse Financial is 3.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.99.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Brighthouse Financial is 3.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Brighthouse Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.66. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Brighthouse Financial has a P/B Ratio of 0.42. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Brighthouse Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.39% of the float of Brighthouse Financial has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Brighthouse Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Brighthouse Financial has recently increased by 7.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Brighthouse Financial does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Brighthouse Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Brighthouse Financial has a news sentiment score of 1.43. 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 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Brighthouse Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    5 people have searched for BHF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Brighthouse Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Brighthouse Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.60% of the stock of Brighthouse Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    81.24% of the stock of Brighthouse Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Brighthouse Financial's insider trading history.
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BHF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Brighthouse Financial's stock was trading at $64.79 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, BHF shares have decreased by 22.8% and is now trading at $50.00.

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company reported $4.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.86 by $0.41. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Top institutional shareholders of Brighthouse Financial include BlackRock Inc. (9.39%), California State Teachers Retirement System (7.26%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (1.50%) and Hsbc Holdings PLC (1.50%). Insiders that own company stock include Eric T Steigerwalt, John Rosenthal, Edward A Spehar, Myles Lambert, Vonda Huss and Michael J Inserra.
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Shares of BHF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Brighthouse Financial investors own include Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), NVIDIA (NVDA), MetLife (MET), Tesla (TSLA) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2026
Today
9/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/05/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Insurance
Sub-Industry
Life & Health Insurance
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:BHF
Previous Symbol
NYSE:BHF
CIK
1685040
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,400
Year Founded
2017

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$70.00
Low Price Target
$53.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.0%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.90
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$12.53
Trailing P/E Ratio
3.99
Forward P/E Ratio
2.64
P/E Growth
0.66
Net Income
$433 million
Net Margins
12.49%
Pretax Margin
14.65%
Return on Equity
17.24%
Return on Assets
0.45%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.48
Current Ratio
0.96
Quick Ratio
0.96

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$6.77 billion
Price / Sales
0.42
Cash Flow
$12.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.02
Book Value
$119.49 per share
Price / Book
0.42

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
57,510,000
Free Float
56,592,000
Market Cap
$2.88 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.84

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This page (NASDAQ:BHF) was last updated on 9/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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