Equitable (EQH) Competitors $50.04 -1.31 (-2.55%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$50.08 +0.04 (+0.08%) As of 08/1/2025 07:39 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, HBAN, AMP, LNC, MET, PFG, PRU, SF, SNV, and VOYAShould you be buying Equitable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equitable include Brighthouse Financial (BHF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Lincoln National (LNC), MetLife (MET), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Prudential Financial (PRU), Stifel Financial (SF), Synovus Financial (SNV), and Voya Financial (VOYA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Equitable vs. Its Competitors Brighthouse Financial Huntington Bancshares Ameriprise Financial Lincoln National MetLife Principal Financial Group Prudential Financial Stifel Financial Synovus Financial Voya Financial Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) and Equitable (NYSE:EQH) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk. Is BHF or EQH more profitable? Brighthouse Financial has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Equitable's net margin of 8.50%. Equitable's return on equity of 79.05% beat Brighthouse Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brighthouse Financial8.71% 25.60% 0.54% Equitable 8.50%79.05%0.67% Do analysts rate BHF or EQH? Brighthouse Financial currently has a consensus price target of $60.30, suggesting a potential upside of 30.58%. Equitable has a consensus price target of $65.30, suggesting a potential upside of 30.50%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher possible 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11Equitable 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Which has more volatility & risk, BHF or EQH? Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equitable has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BHF or EQH? In the previous week, Equitable had 16 more articles in the media than Brighthouse Financial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Equitable and 6 mentions for Brighthouse Financial. Equitable's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.81 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Equitable 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BHF or EQH? 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Equitable shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Equitable shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher 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$8.345.54Equitable$12.44B1.21$1.31B$3.6813.60 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EQH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$15.11B$19.82B$11.97B$20.47BDividend Yield2.16%3.02%5.67%3.71%P/E Ratio13.6013.0519.7729.02Price / Sales1.212.0425.8757.15Price / Cash5.4716.2121.0722.46Price / Book8.101.932.094.43Net Income$1.31B$1.60B$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance-4.83%-3.27%-2.49%-3.40%1 Month Performance-10.11%-3.45%-1.37%-2.70%1 Year Performance27.72%14.65%540.86%10.16% Equitable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EQHEquitable4.8526 of 5 stars$50.04-2.6%$65.30+30.5%+27.8%$15.11B$12.44B13.608,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGap DownBHFBrighthouse Financial4.8217 of 5 stars$49.76-2.1%$60.30+21.2%+0.6%$2.86B$4.72B5.971,400News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9801 of 5 stars$16.81+0.6%$18.60+10.6%+16.7%$24.56B$11.96B12.4519,932Positive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.5327 of 5 stars$534.35-1.9%$524.71-1.8%+24.6%$50.88B$17.26B18.1613,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLNCLincoln National4.885 of 5 stars$34.13-1.2%$38.78+13.6%+22.8%$5.82B$18.44B4.859,783Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap DownMETMetLife4.9934 of 5 stars$76.29-1.1%$95.50+25.2%+4.9%$51.22B$70.99B12.4145,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPFGPrincipal Financial Group4.4222 of 5 stars$78.74-2.9%$84.82+7.7%+0.2%$17.65B$15.77B11.7919,300Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastPRUPrudential Financial4.7405 of 5 stars$102.06-1.2%$121.62+19.2%-8.7%$36.13B$68.05B16.1738,196Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeSFStifel Financial4.1695 of 5 stars$108.79-1.1%$110.88+1.9%+35.7%$11.18B$5.00B20.809,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap DownSNVSynovus Financial4.9978 of 5 stars$55.56-0.3%$60.67+9.2%+10.9%$7.72B$3.43B10.664,775Analyst ForecastInsider TradeVOYAVoya Financial4.958 of 5 stars$71.03-1.9%$84.18+18.5%-1.2%$6.83B$7.83B13.4010,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BHF Competitors HBAN Competitors AMP Competitors LNC Competitors MET Competitors PFG Competitors PRU Competitors SF Competitors SNV 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 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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