Equitable (EQH) Competitors $53.62 +0.78 (+1.48%) As of 11:42 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EQH vs. BHF, EWBC, HBAN, AMP, LNC, MET, PFG, PRU, SF, and VOYAShould you be buying Equitable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equitable include Brighthouse Financial (BHF), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Lincoln National (LNC), MetLife (MET), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Prudential Financial (PRU), Stifel Financial (SF), and Voya Financial (VOYA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Equitable vs. Its Competitors Brighthouse Financial East West Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Ameriprise Financial Lincoln National MetLife Principal Financial Group Prudential Financial Stifel Financial Voya Financial Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) and Equitable (NYSE:EQH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Does the media favor BHF or EQH? In the previous week, Equitable had 10 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Equitable and 12 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Equitable's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.84 indicating that Equitable is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brighthouse Financial 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equitable 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in BHF or EQH? 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Equitable shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Equitable shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, BHF or EQH? Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equitable has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BHF or EQH? Brighthouse Financial currently has a consensus price target of $59.67, indicating a potential upside of 33.10%. Equitable has a consensus price target of $64.90, indicating a potential upside of 21.04%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Equitable.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brighthouse Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Equitable 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Is BHF or EQH more profitable? Brighthouse Financial has a net margin of 10.24% compared to Equitable's net margin of 3.51%. Equitable's return on equity of 81.58% beat Brighthouse Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brighthouse Financial10.24% 21.06% 0.47% Equitable 3.51%81.58%0.65% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BHF or EQH? Equitable has higher revenue and earnings than Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equitable, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrighthouse Financial$4.72B0.54$388M$9.244.85Equitable$13.64B1.18$1.31B$1.2443.24 SummaryEquitable beats Brighthouse Financial on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Equitable News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EQH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EQH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEquitableINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.06B$20.88B$12.47B$21.22BDividend Yield2.03%2.66%5.42%3.49%P/E Ratio43.2513.90231.6029.24Price / Sales1.182.0231.5646.30Price / Cash5.8217.2319.0618.29Price / Book11.662.102.335.27Net Income$1.31B$1.62B$1.01B$998.51M7 Day Performance0.69%-1.06%-0.22%-0.57%1 Month Performance5.08%3.13%3.37%4.99%1 Year Performance30.59%16.01%542.91%14.10% Equitable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQHEquitable3.7886 of 5 stars$53.62+1.5%$64.90+21.0%+27.8%$16.06B$13.64B43.258,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑BHFBrighthouse Financial4.7533 of 5 stars$46.79-0.6%$59.67+27.5%-1.0%$2.69B$4.72B5.061,400News CoverageAnalyst RevisionEWBCEast West Bancorp3.6776 of 5 stars$104.40-0.8%$114.15+9.3%+28.6%$14.50B$4.53B12.203,100Positive NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.8673 of 5 stars$17.29-0.4%$18.68+8.1%+19.1%$25.32B$11.96B12.8119,932News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMPAmeriprise Financial4.4335 of 5 stars$511.33-1.1%$534.71+4.6%+14.6%$48.73B$17.26B15.9113,600Positive NewsLNCLincoln National4.9659 of 5 stars$41.90-0.1%$39.70-5.3%+36.5%$7.95B$18.44B7.319,783Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9565 of 5 stars$80.86-0.8%$95.60+18.2%+3.6%$54.19B$70.99B13.7145,000Trending NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.0194 of 5 stars$80.28-0.5%$86.90+8.2%-1.2%$17.98B$15.13B12.0219,300Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPRUPrudential Financial4.8113 of 5 stars$109.17-0.7%$122.08+11.8%-11.1%$38.68B$68.05B24.2138,196Positive NewsInsider TradeSFStifel Financial4.1445 of 5 stars$115.31+0.9%$115.78+0.4%+32.9%$11.68B$4.97B22.359,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑VOYAVoya Financial4.9304 of 5 stars$75.92-0.7%$83.70+10.2%+7.2%$7.37B$8.05B9.3510,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BHF Competitors EWBC Competitors HBAN Competitors AMP Competitors LNC Competitors MET Competitors PFG Competitors PRU Competitors SF Competitors VOYA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EQH) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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