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

Should you buy Brighthouse Financial stock or one of its competitors? Brighthouse Financial's main competitors and comparable companies include Brighthouse Financial (BHFAL), Brighthouse Financial (BHFAM), Brighthouse Financial (BHFAN), Brighthouse Financial (BHFAP), 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:BHFAL) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAO) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 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 1.30 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brighthouse Financial Positive
Brighthouse Financial Very 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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brighthouse FinancialN/AN/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:BHFAM) and Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

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

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

In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 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 1.43 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brighthouse Financial Positive
Brighthouse Financial Very Positive

Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%.

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:BHFAO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

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 $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%.

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

In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 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 0.44 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%.

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

In the previous week, Brighthouse Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 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 1.24 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brighthouse Financial Very 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:BHFAO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

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 target price of $59.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.79%. Given Manulife Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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

In the previous week, Manulife Financial had 22 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Manulife Financial and 1 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Manulife Financial's score of 1.51 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Manulife Financial Very Positive
Brighthouse Financial Very Positive

Manulife Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Brighthouse Financial.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Manulife Financial$43.63B1.63$4.14B$2.6815.98
Brighthouse Financial$6.35BN/AN/AN/AN/A

Manulife Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Brighthouse Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Manulife Financial pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manulife Financial has increased 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Manulife Financial beats Brighthouse Financial on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BHFAO vs. The Competition

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MetricBrighthouse FinancialInsurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$19.39B$14.01B$12.88B
Dividend Yield6.61%3.23%5.88%11.27%
P/E RatioN/A15.9826.7425.45
Price / SalesN/A23.02518.00103.59
Price / CashN/A12.6730.4036.03
Price / BookN/A2.112.856.36
Net IncomeN/A$1.80B$1.31B$349.79M
7 Day Performance0.89%0.04%0.27%-0.48%
1 Month Performance2.08%2.37%2.54%4.17%
1 Year Performance-20.45%10.57%10.76%15.11%

Brighthouse Financial Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BHFAO
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$14.70
flat		N/A-20.5%$0.00$6.35BN/A1,500
BHFAL
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$15.77
-0.1%		N/A-18.8%$0.00N/AN/AN/A
BHFAM
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$9.59
-0.2%		N/A-24.2%$0.00$6.35BN/A1,500
BHFAN
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$11.16
+0.1%		N/A-21.1%$0.00$6.35BN/A1,500
BHFAP
Brighthouse Financial
N/A$13.58
-0.3%		N/A-20.4%$0.00$6.35BN/A1,500

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This page (NASDAQ:BHFAO) was last updated on 8/31/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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