Equitable (EQH) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer EQH or BHF?

Equitable presently has a consensus price target of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.95%. Brighthouse Financial has a consensus price target of $59.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.82%. Given Brighthouse Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brighthouse Financial is more favorable than Equitable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equitable	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Brighthouse Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is EQH or BHF 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
Equitable	3.51%	81.58%	0.65%
Brighthouse Financial	10.24%	21.06%	0.47%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EQH or BHF?

92.7% of Equitable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Equitable shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Brighthouse Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EQH or BHF?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equitable	$12.44B	1.32	$1.31B	$1.24	44.07
Brighthouse Financial	$4.72B	0.56	$388M	$9.24	5.05

Does the media refer more to EQH or BHF?

In the previous week, Equitable and Equitable both had 19 articles in the media. Equitable's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Brighthouse Financial's score of 0.13 indicating that Equitable is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equitable	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brighthouse Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, EQH or BHF?

Equitable has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brighthouse Financial has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Equitable beats Brighthouse Financial on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.