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Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ: BHF) closed the day trading at $51.8 down -4.59% from the previous closing price of $54.29. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.32 million shares were traded. BHF stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.6.
On February 19, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $41 to $59.
Jefferies Downgraded its Buy to Hold on February 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $64.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 2960492800 and an Enterprise Value of 4711492608. As of this moment, Brighthouse’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 2.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.584.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BHF is 0.99, which has changed by 0.06263459 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BHF has reached a high of $64.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $42.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.76%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BHF traded about 1.21M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BHF traded about 1213760 shares per day. A total of 57.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.52M. Insiders hold about 1.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.46% stake in the company. Shares short for BHF as of 1760486400 were 3963655 with a Short Ratio of 3.26, compared to 1757894400 on 2933620. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3963655 and a Short% of Float of 9.1000006.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 9.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.21, with high estimates of $5.51 and low estimates of $4.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $18.08 and $17.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $17.65. EPS for the following year is $21.4, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $23.79 and $19.65.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $2.27B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.31B to a low estimate of $2.23B. As of. The current estimate, Brighthouse Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.18BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.29B. There is a high estimate of $2.32B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.23B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BHF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.77B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.85B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.72BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.46B and the low estimate is $8.88B.
