Equitable (EQH) Competitors $53.51 +0.71 (+1.34%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$52.72 -0.79 (-1.48%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, BHF or EQH? Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equitable has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BHF or EQH? In the previous week, Equitable had 20 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Equitable and 3 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Equitable's score of 1.33 indicating that Brighthouse Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brighthouse Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Equitable 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate BHF or EQH? Brighthouse Financial currently has a consensus target price of $59.67, suggesting a potential upside of 29.85%. Equitable has a consensus target price of $64.55, suggesting a potential upside of 20.62%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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$4.72B0.56$388M$9.244.97Equitable$12.44B1.29$1.31B$1.2443.15 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% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEquitable beats Brighthouse Financial on 11 of the 16 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$15.82B$21.08B$12.66B$21.52BDividend Yield2.05%2.65%5.42%3.49%P/E Ratio43.1515.85236.2927.40Price / Sales1.292.4630.9053.00Price / Cash5.7717.1022.2324.68Price / Book8.663.722.324.54Net Income$1.31B$1.62B$1.01B$999.97M7 Day Performance1.55%-1.05%0.41%1.44%1 Month Performance-0.61%-1.34%3.06%4.66%1 Year Performance29.34%16.93%541.74%14.11% Equitable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQHEquitable4.4272 of 5 stars$53.51+1.3%$64.55+20.6%+29.5%$15.82B$12.44B43.158,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBHFBrighthouse Financial4.9198 of 5 stars$47.21-3.6%$59.67+26.4%+9.5%$2.80B$4.72B5.111,400Positive NewsEWBCEast West Bancorp3.8762 of 5 stars$107.92-1.3%$116.64+8.1%+33.4%$15.07B$4.53B12.613,100HBANHuntington Bancshares4.9276 of 5 stars$17.63-0.8%$18.79+6.6%+19.1%$25.92B$11.96B13.0619,932Positive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.756 of 5 stars$486.99-2.0%$534.71+9.8%+9.2%$46.86B$17.26B15.1513,600Positive NewsLNCLincoln National4.9002 of 5 stars$41.23-2.2%$39.70-3.7%+33.2%$7.99B$18.44B7.209,783Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMETMetLife4.9909 of 5 stars$80.46-0.5%$95.55+18.8%+1.8%$53.75B$70.99B13.6445,000Analyst ForecastPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.1667 of 5 stars$82.95+0.3%$86.90+4.8%-2.5%$18.48B$15.13B12.4219,300Positive NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.877 of 5 stars$105.41-1.4%$122.08+15.8%-13.3%$37.63B$68.05B23.3738,196Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSFStifel Financial4.3331 of 5 stars$113.64-1.4%$115.78+1.9%+27.2%$11.78B$4.97B22.029,000Positive NewsVOYAVoya Financial4.9796 of 5 stars$77.00-0.2%$83.70+8.7%-1.3%$7.44B$8.05B9.4510,000Positive News 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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