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After finishing at $57.98 in the prior trading day, Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ: BHF) closed at $59.34, up 2.35%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. BHF stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.7.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BHF by taking a closer look at its different 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:
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 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 3445309952 and an Enterprise Value of 6091309568. As of this moment, Brighthouse’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 2.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.968.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BHF is 0.92, which has changed by 0.19903016 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 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 5.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.27%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 719.99K shares per day over the past 3-months and 658050 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 74.50% stake in the company. Shares short for BHF as of 1740700800 were 852236 with a Short Ratio of 1.18, compared to 1738281600 on 1044363. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 852236 and a Short% of Float of 2.39.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
