Corebridge Financial (CRBG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CRBG or BHF?

Corebridge Financial currently has a consensus target price of $40.70, suggesting a potential upside of 18.34%. Brighthouse Financial has a consensus target price of $59.67, suggesting a potential upside of 29.26%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Corebridge Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corebridge Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Brighthouse Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CRBG or BHF?

Corebridge Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Brighthouse Financial. Corebridge Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brighthouse Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corebridge Financial	$15.34B	1.21	$2.23B	-$0.61	-56.38
Brighthouse Financial	$4.72B	0.56	$388M	$9.24	5.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRBG or BHF?

98.3% of Corebridge Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Corebridge Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CRBG or BHF?

In the previous week, Corebridge Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Corebridge Financial and 11 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Corebridge Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.81 indicating that Corebridge Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corebridge Financial	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brighthouse Financial	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CRBG or BHF?

Corebridge Financial has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRBG or BHF more profitable?

Brighthouse Financial has a net margin of 10.24% compared to Corebridge Financial's net margin of -1.80%. Corebridge Financial's return on equity of 22.06% beat Brighthouse Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corebridge Financial	-1.80%	22.06%	0.74%
Brighthouse Financial	10.24%	21.06%	0.47%

Summary

Corebridge Financial beats Brighthouse Financial on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.