Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF)Financial Services | Insurance - Life | Charlotte, United States | NasdaqGS
48.19 USD
-0.51
(-1.047%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 2:28 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:50 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Brighthouse is currently fractured by a severe lack of shareholder returns and a precarious balance sheet. With zero dividends paid over the last five years, the stock offers no income floor, forcing investors to rely entirely on capital appreciation in a sector facing intense scrutiny. While the valuation metrics—trading at less than half book value and with a forward P/E under 3—are mathematically attractive, they reflect the market's deep skepticism regarding the company's ability to navigate regulatory hurdles and maintain profitability without a dividend safety net. The recent price action shows a slight bounce off the lows, but the heavy put option flow suggests that smart money remains wary of further downside risks. Until there is a clear signal of sustainable earnings growth or a resumption of capital returns, this remains a hold for patient value seekers, but a pass for those seeking immediate income or certainty. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.154828 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.155911 |
| AutoETS | 0.155912 |
| AutoTheta | 0.162768 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 10.02 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.093 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.95 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 178.382 |
| Revenue per Share | 119.261 |
| Market Cap | 2,771,482,112 |
| Trailing P/E | 3.81 |
| Forward P/E | 2.40 |
| Beta | 0.83 |
| Profit Margins | 12.15% |
| Website | https://www.brighthousefinancial.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 35-45) expiring late in 2026 and early 2027, suggesting a fear of significant downside. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at strikes 65-70, indicating a speculative hope for a recovery to historical highs, though volume is thin compared to put interest. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expiration, reflecting uncertainty around the upcoming earnings report and regulatory headlines.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.046411633 |
| Address1 | 11,225 North Community House Road |
| All Time High | 75.0 |
| All Time Low | 12.05 |
| Ask | 52.53 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 719,080 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 945,089 |
| Average Volume | 945,089 |
| Average Volume10Days | 719,080 |
| Beta | 0.83 |
| Bid | 44.94 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 113.897 |
| City | Charlotte |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 48.19 |
| Current Ratio | 0.774 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 49.2 |
| Day Low | 47.99 |
| Debt To Equity | 178.382 |
| Display Name | Brighthouse Financial |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,762,520,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,762,520,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 15.206 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 10.541 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.848 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,794,812,928 |
| Eps Current Year | 19.064 |
| Eps Forward | 20.0775 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 12.66 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 52.4831 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -4.2931023 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.08179971 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 4.6411633 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 66.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -18.610004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.27859285 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 44.51 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.6800003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.08267806 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 44.51 - 66.8 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,500,298,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 56,656,366 |
| Forward Eps | 20.0775 |
| Forward P E | 2.4001992 |
| Free Cashflow | 19,879,124,992 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,400 |
| Fullday Change | -0.51000214 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.0472323 |
| Fullday Price | 48.19 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.35439998 |
| Gross Profits | 2,423,000,064 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.014199999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.9308 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 57,511,563 |
| 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 | 2,771,482,112 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_379475737 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 729,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,988,300,813 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 48.65 |
| Operating Cashflow | -538,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.77778 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 980 365 7100 |
| Previous Close | 48.7 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 2.527801 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.42310154 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.40536523 |
| Profit Margins | 0.12154 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.307 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.51000214 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.0472323 |
| Regular Market Day High | 49.2 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 47.99 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 47.99 - 49.2 |
| Regular Market Open | 48.65 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 48.7 |
| Regular Market Price | 48.19 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,175,285 |
| Regular Market Volume | 185,621 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0033399998 |
| Return On Equity | 0.13535 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.867 |
| Revenue Per Share | 119.261 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 57,511,563 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.12560001 |
| Shares Short | 7,224,396 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,448,347 |
| Short Name | Brighthouse Financial, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.14310001 |
| Short Ratio | 6.9 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | BHF |
| Target High Price | 70.0 |
| Target Low Price | 55.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 61.66667 |
| Target Median Price | 60.0 |
| Total Cash | 8,871,000,064 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 154.247 |
| Total Debt | 11,800,000,512 |
| Total Revenue | 6,837,000,192 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 12.66 |
| Trailing P E | 3.806477 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 60.102123 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -11.912125 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.19819807 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 185,621 |
| Website | https://www.brighthousefinancial.com |
| Zip | 28,277 |