Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF)Financial Services | Insurance - Life | Charlotte, United States | NasdaqGS
66.61 USD
+0.61
(0.924%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:27 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Brighthouse Financial is currently broken by deteriorating fundamentals and a complete lack of shareholder returns. The company is generating negative free cash flow and posting operating losses, while revenue has contracted sharply. Despite trading at a fraction of book value, the market has correctly identified this as a value trap rather than a bargain, punishing the stock with an 8-year cumulative decline of over 30%. The absence of any dividend history confirms that capital preservation is not a priority for management. While the stock recently rallied off its lows, the underlying business quality remains impaired, making it unsuitable for long-term holding. In the short term, the heavy put writing suggests investors remain wary of further downside, though the recent price action indicates some stabilization. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.022320 |
| MSTL | 0.024199 |
| AutoETS | 0.024247 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.024601 |
| MSTL_115 | 0.031721 |
| MSTL_70_115 | 0.037585 |
| MSTL_70 | 0.055878 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 31% |
| H-stat | 8.63 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 2.02 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 176.333 |
| Revenue per Share | 106.293 |
| Market Cap | 3,826,463,744 |
| Forward P/E | 3.37 |
| Beta | 0.87 |
| Profit Margins | -1.07% |
| Website | https://www.brighthousefinancial.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 4:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts expiring in August and September, particularly at strikes significantly below current price. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money, with notable volume in deep out-of-the-money calls suggesting a speculative hope for a sharp rally, but the overwhelming weight of capital is on the left side of the trade.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.34337473 |
| Address1 | 11,225 North Community House Road |
| All Time High | 75.0 |
| All Time Low | 12.05 |
| Ask | 71.4 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.1 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 477,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 490,539 |
| Average Volume | 490,539 |
| Average Volume10Days | 477,160 |
| Beta | 0.869 |
| Bid | 66.58 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 96.853 |
| City | Charlotte |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 66.61 |
| Current Ratio | 1.536 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 66.8 |
| Day Low | 65.94 |
| Debt To Equity | 176.333 |
| Display Name | Brighthouse Financial |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,762,520,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,762,520,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,046,400 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.125 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,850,463,744 |
| Eps Current Year | 19.60329 |
| Eps Forward | 19.774 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -3.07 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 62.918 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.6920013 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.058679573 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 34.33747 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 66.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.19000244 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0028443479 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 42.07 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 24.54 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5833135 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 42.07 - 66.8 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,500,298,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 56,579,503 |
| Forward Eps | 19.774 |
| Forward P E | 3.3685648 |
| Free Cashflow | -524,124,992 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.25583 |
| Gross Profits | 1,558,000,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.014199999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94685 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 57,445,785 |
| Industry | Insurance - Life |
| Industry Disp | Insurance - Life |
| Industry Key | insurance-life |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Brighthouse Financial, Inc. provides annuity and life insurance products in the United States. The company operates through Annuities, Life, and Run-off segments. The Annuities segment offers variable, fixed, index-linked, and income annuities for contract holders' needs for protected wealth accumulation on a tax-deferred basis, wealth transfer, and income security. The Life segment provides term, universal, whole, and variable life products for policyholders' needs for financial security and protected wealth transfer. The Run-off segment manages universal life with secondary guarantees, structured settlements, pension risk transfer contracts, various company-owned life insurance policies, and funding agreements. Brighthouse Financial, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| Long Name | Brighthouse Financial, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,826,463,744 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_379475737 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -167,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,826,463,738 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 66.23 |
| Operating Cashflow | -108,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.63366 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 980 365 7100 |
| Previous Close | 66.0 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 3.397899 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.6877433 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.6283192 |
| Profit Margins | -0.010670001 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.145 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.125 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.610001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.924243 |
| Regular Market Day High | 66.8 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 65.94 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 65.94 - 66.8 |
| Regular Market Open | 66.23 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 66.0 |
| Regular Market Price | 66.61 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 440,791 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00048000002 |
| Return On Equity | -0.010980001 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.362 |
| Revenue Per Share | 106.293 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 57,445,785 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0949 |
| Shares Short | 5,452,769 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,915,636 |
| Short Name | Brighthouse Financial, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.108100004 |
| Short Ratio | 10.79 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | BHF |
| Target High Price | 70.0 |
| Target Low Price | 55.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 65.0 |
| Target Median Price | 66.0 |
| Total Cash | 6,965,000,192 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 121.245 |
| Total Debt | 9,923,999,744 |
| Total Revenue | 6,089,999,872 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -3.07 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 61.027023 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.5829773 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.09148369 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 440,791 |
| Website | https://www.brighthousefinancial.com |
| Zip | 28,277 |