Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF)Financial Services | Insurance - Life | Charlotte, United States | NasdaqGS
62.22 USD
-0.08
(-0.128%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 62.21 -0.01 (-0.014%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4:36 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:24 p.m. EDT
BHF is a distress sale waiting for a buyer; avoid the danger zone. Fundamental metrics are a hard trap: negative revenue growth (-31.6%), free cash flow losses (-$607M), and a net debt-to-equity ratio of 145.5% paint a picture of a balance sheet under severe strain. The stock is not a 'deal' for long-term holders but likely a deadline-driven vehicle for capital relocation. Options flow double-conirms this with heavy put buying at deep discounts, suggesting smart money anticipates a breakdown below the current price. Until the buyout deal is finalized and legally binding, the path of least resistance is down. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.042135 |
| AutoETS | 0.043192 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.043380 |
| AutoTheta | 0.048608 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 22.57 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.061 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.37 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 145.5 |
| Revenue per Share | 120.78 |
| Market Cap | 3,573,974,528 |
| Trailing P/E | 10.90 |
| Forward P/E | 3.21 |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| Profit Margins | 6.23% |
| Website | https://www.brighthousefinancial.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:24 p.m. EDT: Options data reveals a distinct bearish bias from speculators. While Call Open Interest (OI) is slightly higher than Put OI in the near term (May 15), this is heavily skewed by massive speculation at deep OTM strikes (70 Str), representing a hope for a move up rather than a conviction play. Conversely, Put speculators are showing high conviction at deep OTM strikes (35-45 Str) with significantly higher volumes and OI, particularly noticeable in the August, September, and December expirations. This heavy positioning in deep out-of-the-money puts suggests traders expect downside volatility or a sell-off below the $62 price level, outweighing the speculative call activity.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.27526128 |
| Address1 | 11,225 North Community House Road |
| All Time High | 75.0 |
| All Time Low | 12.05 |
| Ask | 62.28 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.1 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 600,720 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 714,909 |
| Average Volume | 714,909 |
| Average Volume10Days | 600,720 |
| Beta | 0.924 |
| Bid | 62.15 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 118.381 |
| City | Charlotte |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 62.22 |
| Current Ratio | 0.68 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 62.63 |
| Day Low | 62.195 |
| Debt To Equity | 145.5 |
| Display Name | Brighthouse Financial |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,762,520,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,762,520,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.821 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.796 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,771,880,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,184,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,184,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.889 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,177,994,752 |
| Eps Current Year | 18.715 |
| Eps Forward | 19.408 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.71 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 61.21 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0100021 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.016500607 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 27.526129 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 66.33 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.1100006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.06196292 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 42.07 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 20.150002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.47896367 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 42.07 - 66.33 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,500,298,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 56,330,340 |
| Forward Eps | 19.408 |
| Forward P E | 3.2058945 |
| Free Cashflow | -607,374,976 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33765 |
| Gross Profits | 2,345,999,872 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.013660001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.9207 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 57,440,926 |
| 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 | 3,573,974,528 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_379475737 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 331,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,573,687,211 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 62.56 |
| Operating Cashflow | 259,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.21290001 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 980 365 7100 |
| Post Market Change | -0.014102936 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.022666242 |
| Post Market Price | 62.2059 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,458,185 |
| Previous Close | 62.3 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 3.324606 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.52559114 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.514389 |
| Profit Margins | 0.062319998 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.333 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.125 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.079998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.128408 |
| Regular Market Day High | 62.63 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 62.195 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 62.195 - 62.63 |
| Regular Market Open | 62.56 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 62.3 |
| Regular Market Price | 62.22 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 427,041 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0021 |
| Return On Equity | 0.07388 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.316 |
| Revenue Per Share | 120.78 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 57,440,926 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1145 |
| Shares Short | 6,547,661 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,534,896 |
| Short Name | Brighthouse Financial, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.15020001 |
| Short Ratio | 9.07 |
| 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 | 7,386,999,808 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 129.179 |
| Total Debt | 9,941,999,616 |
| Total Revenue | 6,947,999,744 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 5.71 |
| Trailing P E | 10.896672 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 56.851 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 5.3689995 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.09443984 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 427,041 |
| Website | https://www.brighthousefinancial.com |
| Zip | 28,277 |