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Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ: BHF) closed the day trading at $53.77 down -1.23% from the previous closing price of $54.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.78 million shares were traded. BHF stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $53.49.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BHF, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
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 3086882048 and an Enterprise Value of 5418881024. As of this moment, Brighthouse’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 2.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.629.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BHF is 0.89, which has changed by 0.22538745 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12632763 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 $40.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.72%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BHF traded about 934.35K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BHF traded about 1095170 shares per day. A total of 57.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.79M. Insiders hold about 1.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.71% stake in the company. Shares short for BHF as of 1749772800 were 1914497 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1747267200 on 1547813. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1914497 and a Short% of Float of 4.37.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
