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BHFAN vs. BHFAM, BHFAO, BHFAP, BHFAL, and MFC

Should you buy Brighthouse Financial stock or one of its competitors? Brighthouse Financial's main competitors and comparable companies include Brighthouse Financial (BHFAM), Brighthouse Financial (BHFAO), Brighthouse Financial (BHFAP), Brighthouse Financial (BHFAL), and Manulife Financial (MFC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "life & health insurance" industry.

How does Brighthouse Financial compare to Brighthouse Financial?

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAM) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 1 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.62 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brighthouse Financial Very Positive
Brighthouse Financial Positive

Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brighthouse FinancialN/A N/A N/A
Brighthouse Financial N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brighthouse Financial$6.35BN/AN/AN/AN/A
Brighthouse Financial$6.35BN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Brighthouse Financial beats Brighthouse Financial on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brighthouse Financial compare to Brighthouse Financial?

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAO) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAN) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 1 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.62 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brighthouse Financial Very Positive
Brighthouse Financial Positive

Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brighthouse FinancialN/A N/A N/A
Brighthouse Financial N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brighthouse Financial$6.35BN/AN/AN/AN/A
Brighthouse Financial$6.35BN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Brighthouse Financial beats Brighthouse Financial on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brighthouse Financial compare to Brighthouse Financial?

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAP) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAN) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brighthouse FinancialN/A N/A N/A
Brighthouse Financial N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brighthouse Financial$6.35BN/AN/AN/AN/A
Brighthouse Financial$6.35BN/AN/AN/AN/A

Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%.

In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 1 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.62 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brighthouse Financial Very Positive
Brighthouse Financial Positive

Summary

Brighthouse Financial beats Brighthouse Financial on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brighthouse Financial compare to Brighthouse Financial?

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAN) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brighthouse Financial$6.35BN/AN/AN/AN/A
Brighthouse FinancialN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brighthouse Financial and 2 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.62 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brighthouse Financial Positive
Brighthouse Financial Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brighthouse FinancialN/A N/A N/A
Brighthouse Financial N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Brighthouse Financial beats Brighthouse Financial on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brighthouse Financial compare to Manulife Financial?

Manulife Financial (NYSE:MFC) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Manulife Financial and 3 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Manulife Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.62 indicating that Manulife Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Manulife Financial
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Brighthouse Financial
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Brighthouse Financial.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Manulife Financial$43.63B1.69$4.14B$2.6816.55
Brighthouse Financial$6.35BN/AN/AN/AN/A

Manulife Financial has a net margin of 9.99% compared to Brighthouse Financial's net margin of 0.00%. Manulife Financial's return on equity of 16.68% beat Brighthouse Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Manulife Financial9.99% 16.68% 0.75%
Brighthouse Financial N/A N/A N/A

Manulife Financial currently has a consensus price target of $59.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.04%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Manulife Financial is more favorable than Brighthouse Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Manulife Financial
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Brighthouse Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Manulife Financial pays out 53.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

52.6% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Manulife Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Manulife Financial beats Brighthouse Financial on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BHFAN vs. The Competition

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MetricBrighthouse FinancialInsurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$19.37B$14.08B$13.02B
Dividend Yield8.45%3.31%5.88%10.72%
P/E RatioN/A15.6429.5525.25
Price / SalesN/A30.81512.15101.05
Price / CashN/A12.6239.9750.75
Price / BookN/A9.783.706.33
Net IncomeN/A$1.80B$1.31B$347.81M
7 Day Performance-0.84%0.40%0.69%0.90%
1 Month Performance-6.57%2.48%1.72%0.89%
1 Year Performance-21.88%11.33%12.22%20.36%

Brighthouse Financial Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BHFAN
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$11.16
0.0%		N/A-22.6%$0.00$6.35BN/A1,500
BHFAM
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$10.02
+0.4%		N/A-26.2%$0.00$5.53BN/A1,500
BHFAO
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$14.28
+0.0%		N/A-20.6%$0.00$5.53BN/A1,500
BHFAP
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$13.93
+0.1%		N/A-22.4%$0.00$5.53BN/A1,500
BHFAL
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$15.84
+0.2%		N/A-17.5%$0.00N/AN/AN/A

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This page (NASDAQ:BHFAN) was last updated on 8/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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