Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ: BHF) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.44x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BHF is 0.92. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BHF is 56.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.87% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BHF on June 25, 2025 was 858.94K shares.
BHF) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ: BHF) has increased by 3324687 when compared to last closing price of 58.89. Despite this, the company has experienced a -7.92% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-11 that Brighthouse Financial stock gains on the back of higher annuity and life insurance sales, a high-quality portfolio, financial flexibility and prudent capital deployment.
BHF’s Market Performance
Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF) has experienced a -7.92% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -8.37% drop in the past month, and a -9.25% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.75% for BHF. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -7.80% for BHF’s stock, with a 2.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BHF
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BHF stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for BHF by listing it as a “Strong Buy.” The predicted price for BHF in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $72 based on the research report published on March 18, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BHF reach a price target of $59, previously predicting the price at $41. The rating they have provided for BHF stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on February 19th, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to BHF, setting the target price at $64 in the report published on February 03rd of the current year.
BHF Trading at -5.59% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BHF to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.02% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BHF starting from Lambert Myles, who sale 8,400 shares at the price of $58.66 back on Jun 03 ’25. After this action, Lambert Myles now owns 27,377 shares of Brighthouse Financial Inc, valued at $492,753 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BHF
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.71 for the gross margin
The net margin for Brighthouse Financial Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value 13.00, with 0.26 for asset returns.
Based on Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.76.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 574.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 9.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 8.44.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
