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The price of Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ: BHF) closed at $65.58 in the last session, up 0.09% from day before closing price of $65.52. In other words, the price has increased by $0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. BHF stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.52.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BHF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.50.
On March 18, 2025, Raymond James Upgraded its rating to Strong Buy which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $72. Wells Fargo Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on February 19, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $41 to $59.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when Lambert Myles sold 8,400 shares for $58.66 per share. The transaction valued at 492,753 led to the insider holds 27,377 shares of the business.
Lambert Myles bought 8,400 shares of BHF for $492,732 on Jun 03 ’25. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, Huss Vonda, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $59.51 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BHF now has a Market Capitalization of 3749288448 and an Enterprise Value of 5375288320. As of this moment, Brighthouse’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 3.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.686.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BHF is 0.94, which has changed by 0.2520542 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BHF has reached a high of $66.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $42.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.78%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BHF traded on average about 1.64M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1530120 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 57.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.52M. Insiders hold about 1.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.55% stake in the company. Shares short for BHF as of 1763078400 were 4168096 with a Short Ratio of 2.18, compared to 1760486400 on 3963655. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4168096 and a Short% of Float of 9.5699996.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 6.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.09, with high estimates of $5.71 and low estimates of $4.64.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $17.33 and $16.94 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $17.18. EPS for the following year is $20.88, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $23.79 and $18.35.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.24B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.29B to a low estimate of $2.15B. As of . The current estimate, Brighthouse Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.27BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.32B. There is a high estimate of $2.36B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.28B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BHF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.78B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.63B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.73B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.72BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.4B and the low estimate is $8.26B.
