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As of close of business last night, Brighthouse Financial Inc’s stock clocked out at $46.07, down -2.97% from its previous closing price of $47.48. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. BHF stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $45.77.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 2725777664 and an Enterprise Value of 4976832000. As of this moment, Brighthouse’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 2.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.578.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BHF is 0.88, which has changed by 0.09795046 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18634176 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 -13.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.97%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BHF traded 854.21K shares on average per day over the past three months and 847360 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 57.87M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.78M. Insiders hold about 1.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.11% stake in the company. Shares short for BHF as of 1752537600 were 2261714 with a Short Ratio of 2.65, compared to 1749772800 on 1914497. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2261714 and a Short% of Float of 5.1599998000000005.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF) reflects the collective analysis of 2.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.3, with high estimates of $5.36 and low estimates of $5.23.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $19.55 and $17.74 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $18.55. EPS for the following year is $21.71, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $23.2 and $20.0.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $2.25B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.32B to a low estimate of $2.19B. As of the current estimate, Brighthouse Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.18BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.26B. There is a high estimate of $2.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.21B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BHF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.02B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.72BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.09B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.46B and the low estimate is $8.79B.
