Brighthouse Financial Inc [NASDAQ: BHF] jumped around 13.9 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $65.7 at the close of the session, up 26.83%.
Brighthouse Financial Inc stock is now 38.43% up from its year-to-date (YTD) trading value. BHF Stock saw the intraday high of $66.0 and lowest of $65.46 per share. The company’s 52-week high price is 64.12, which means current price is +56.17% above from all time high which was touched on 11/06/25.
Compared to the average trading volume of 1.23M shares, BHF reached a trading volume of 13944045 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BHF shares is $62.78 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BHF stock is a recommendation set at 2.90. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Raymond James have made an estimate for Brighthouse Financial Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Strong Buy, with their previous recommendation back on March 18, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Wells Fargo raised their target price from $41 to $59. The new note on the price target was released on February 19, 2025, representing the official price target for Brighthouse Financial Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $64, while Jefferies analysts kept a Hold rating on BHF stock. On January 29, 2025, analysts increased their price target for BHF shares from 52 to 85.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.66. Price to Free Cash Flow for BHF in the course of the last twelve months was 73.63.
How has BHF stock performed recently?
Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 43.80. With this latest performance, BHF shares gained by 35.09% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 13.49% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 36.76% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for BHF stock in for the last two-week period is set at 71.84, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 4.34, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 3.17 for Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 49.53, while it was recorded at 56.49 for the last single week of trading, and 53.35 for the last 200 days.
Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF] shares currently have an operating margin of 14.08%. Brighthouse Financial Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 8.67%.
Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Brighthouse Financial Inc. ( BHF), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 13.53%, reflecting robust shareholder value creation. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 0.28%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Brighthouse Financial Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 6.37%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Brighthouse Financial Inc’s (BHF) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 0.56%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Earnings analysis for Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF]
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Brighthouse Financial Inc posted 5.07/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 4.31/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.76. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BHF. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Brighthouse Financial Inc go to 3.19%.
Insider trade positions for Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF]
There are presently around $86.67%, or 87.68%% of BHF stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BHF stocks are: DODGE & COX with ownership of 6.69 million shares, which is approximately 10.7959%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 6.2 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$268.88 million in BHF stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$257.9 million in BHF stock with ownership which is approximately 9.6046%.
