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The closing price of Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ: BHF) was $58.30 for the day, up 0.14% from the previous closing price of $58.22. In other words, the price has increased by $0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. BHF stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.51 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $57.99.
Ratios:
Our analysis of BHF’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.64 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Huss Vonda sold 3,000 shares for $59.33 per share. The transaction valued at 177,990 led to the insider holds 21,441 shares of the business.
Lambert Myles sold 8,400 shares of BHF for $503,336 on Mar 03 ’25. The EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer now owns 35,777 shares after completing the transaction at $59.92 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Lambert Myles, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8,400 shares for $59.91 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 3363204608 and an Enterprise Value of 6030926848. As of this moment, Brighthouse’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 2.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.958.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BHF is 0.96, which has changed by 0.1900388 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 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 5.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.92%.
Shares Statistics:
BHF traded an average of 948.81K shares per day over the past three months and 1093070 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 58.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.42M. Insiders hold about 1.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.45% stake in the company. Shares short for BHF as of 1744675200 were 1775759 with a Short Ratio of 1.87, compared to 1741910400 on 987258. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1775759 and a Short% of Float of 4.9799999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF) is the result of assessments by 8.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.97, with high estimates of $5.3 and low estimates of $4.54.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $20.77 and $18.21 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $19.44. EPS for the following year is $21.5, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $23.54 and $20.0.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 4 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.35B to a low estimate of $2.26B. As of the current estimate, Brighthouse Financial Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.05BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.3B. There is a high estimate of $2.36B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.26B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BHF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.5B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.95B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.17B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.72BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.76B and the low estimate is $8.92B.
