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Brighthouse Financial

46.82 USD
-0.39
0.83%
At close Updated Sep 16, 4:00 PM EDT
Pre-market
After hours
46.93
+0.11
0.23%
1 day
-0.83%
5 days
-2.92%
1 month
2.7%
3 months
-19.94%
6 months
-17.79%
Year to date
-2.44%
1 year
9.55%
5 years
59.63%
10 years
-24.14%
 

About: Brighthouse Financial Inc is a United States-based provider of annuity products and life insurance through independent distribution channels and marketing arrangements with distribution partners. Its segments are Annuities, Life, Run-off and Corporate and Other. It derives a majority of the revenue from the Annuities segment which includes variable, fixed, index-linked, and income annuities. The life segment includes variable, term, universal, and whole life policies.

Employees: 1,400

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Funds holding %
of 7,463 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 55

5.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 80.06% [Q1] → 85.22% (+5.16%) [Q2]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 435 [Q1] → 440 (+5) [Q2]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q1] → 3 (+0) [Q2]

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.68B [Q1] → $2.62B (-$62.6M) [Q2]

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 119 | Existing positions reduced: 137

44% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $89.3M | Put options by funds: $158M

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$42
10% downside
Avg. target
$55
17% upside
High target
$65
39% upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
17%
neutral
50%
negative
33%
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Ryan Krueger
$50
Market Perform
Maintained
11 Aug 2025
Barclays
Alex Scott
$65
Overweight
Maintained
8 Aug 2025
Morgan Stanley
Nigel Dally
$42
Underweight
Maintained
14 Jul 2025
Wells Fargo
Elyse Greenspan
$54
Equal-Weight
Maintained
10 Jul 2025
JP Morgan
Jimmy Bhullar
$63
Underweight
Maintained
8 Jul 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about BHF published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
7 days ago
Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in BHF Stock?
Investors need to pay close attention to Brighthouse Financial stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in BHF Stock?
Positive
Invezz
7 days ago
Brighthouse Financial surges 14% as Aquarian nears takeover funding
Brighthouse Financial shares surged 14% after reports emerged that Aquarian Holdings, a New York-based private capital group, is advancing plans to acquire the US life insurer. The Financial Times reported that Aquarian is in late-stage discussions with two large Middle Eastern investors to secure the necessary equity financing for the deal.
Brighthouse Financial surges 14% as Aquarian nears takeover funding
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
26 days ago
Brighthouse Financial Trades Below 50-Day SMA: How to Play the Stock?
BHF boosts insurance and annuity sales with new products, but rising expenses and debt weigh on margins.
Brighthouse Financial Trades Below 50-Day SMA: How to Play the Stock?
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Brighthouse Financial Announces Preferred Stock Dividends and Related Depositary Share Distributions
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (“Brighthouse Financial” or the “company”) (Nasdaq: BHF) announced today that on September 25, 2025, holders of record as of September 10, 2025 (the “Record Date”) of (i) its depositary shares (the “Series A Depositary Shares” (Nasdaq: BHFAP)), each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of its 6.600% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), (ii) its depositary shares (the “Series B Depositary.
Brighthouse Financial Announces Preferred Stock Dividends and Related Depositary Share Distributions
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Brighthouse Financial Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates on Lower Premiums
BHF posts Q2 earnings drop on lower premiums and investment income, despite a sharp cut in total expenses.
Brighthouse Financial Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates on Lower Premiums
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 8, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Dana Amante - Head of Investor Relations Edward Allen Spehar - Executive VP & CFO Eric Thomas Steigerwalt - President, CEO & Director Myles Joseph Lambert - Executive VP and Chief Distribution & Marketing Officer Conference Call Participants Jamminder Singh Bhullar - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Nicholas M. Annitto - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Peter Vincent Troisi - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Ryan Joel Krueger - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Suneet Laxman L.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Brighthouse Financial (BHF) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Lags Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.43 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.7 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.57 per share a year ago.
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Lags Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
Brighthouse (BHF) Q2 EPS Drops 38%
Brighthouse (BHF) Q2 EPS Drops 38%
Brighthouse (BHF) Q2 EPS Drops 38%
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Brighthouse Financial Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brighthouse Financial, Inc. ("Brighthouse Financial" or the "company") (Nasdaq: BHF) announced today its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Second Quarter 2025 Results The company reported net income available to shareholders of $60 million in the second quarter of 2025, or $1.02 per diluted share, compared with net income available to shareholders of $9 million in the second quarter of 2024, or $0.12 per diluted share. The company an.
Brighthouse Financial Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results
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