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In the latest session, Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ: BHF) closed at $47.29 down -12.23% from its previous closing price of $53.88. In other words, the price has decreased by -$12.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.04 million shares were traded. BHF stock price reached its highest trading level at $52.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.7.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Brighthouse Financial Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 2745681152 and an Enterprise Value of 5494447616. As of this moment, Brighthouse’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 2.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.873.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BHF is 0.98, which has changed by -0.013969958 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.028231144 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 -17.46%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.91%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BHF has traded an average of 875.01K shares per day and 1288880 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 74.49% stake in the company. Shares short for BHF as of 1741910400 were 987258 with a Short Ratio of 1.26, compared to 1739491200 on 889314. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 987258 and a Short% of Float of 2.77.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
