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Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHFAO)

Financial Services | Insurance - Life | Charlotte, United States | NasdaqGS
16.74 USD -0.11 (-0.653%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 16.74

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:31 p.m. EDT

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHFAO) presents a mixed picture for short-term and long-term investors. The stock has shown some upward momentum in recent days, with the price rising from a low of $15.40 to $17.05, suggesting a potential buy-the-dip opportunity. However, the short-term forecasting model indicates a very slight negative direction, which could hint at a potential pullback. The stock's high dividend yield of 9.97% is a strong point, with consistent dividend payments of $0.422 every quarter, making it attractive for income-focused investors. Despite this, the long-term fundamentals are concerning, with negative revenue and earnings growth, a high debt-to-equity ratio, and a low return on assets. These factors suggest that the stock may not be a solid long-term investment. Overall, while the dividend is reliable, the stock's fundamentals and recent performance make it a risky proposition for long-term investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.026838
AutoETS0.027056
AutoARIMA0.027056
MSTL0.027273

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 5.06
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.183
Excess Kurtosis -0.53
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 145.5
Revenue per Share 120.78
Trailing P/E 1.33
Beta 0.92
Profit Margins 6.23%
Website https://www.brighthousefinancial.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.50% 10.02% 8.96% 8.86%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-10 0.422 2.501482
2025-12-10 0.422 2.751104
2025-09-10 0.422 2.633126
2025-06-10 0.422 2.132305
2025-03-10 0.422 2.219559
2024-12-10 0.422 1.941936
2024-09-10 0.422 1.901324
2024-06-10 0.422 2.062257
2024-03-07 0.422 2.015572
2023-12-07 0.422 2.320402
2023-09-07 0.422 2.215656
2023-06-08 0.422 2.172012
2023-03-09 0.422 2.200191
2022-12-08 0.422 2.195578
2022-09-08 0.422 2.260359
2022-06-09 0.422 2.218221
2022-03-09 0.422 2.219445
2021-12-09 0.422 2.131330
2021-09-09 0.422 2.076041
2021-06-09 0.422 2.147646
2021-03-09 0.422 2.212105
2020-12-09 0.422 2.249853
2020-09-09 0.595 3.277304
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.69
dividendYield 10.07
exDividendDate 2026-03-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.422
lastDividendDate 2026-03-10
dividendDate 2026-03-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.10133332
Address1 11,225 North Community House Road
All Time High 29.34
All Time Low 14.19
Ask 17.3
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 61,320
Average Daily Volume3 Month 48,609
Average Volume 48,609
Average Volume10Days 61,320
Beta 0.924
Bid 16.75
Bid Size 1
Book Value 118.381
City Charlotte
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 16.74
Current Ratio 0.68
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 16.89
Day Low 16.73
Debt To Equity 145.5
Display Name Brighthouse Financial
Dividend Date 1,774,396,800
Dividend Rate 1.69
Dividend Yield 10.07
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,746,792,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,746,792,000
Earnings Growth -0.821
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.796
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,913,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,391,540
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 0.515
Enterprise Value 3,577,261,824
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 12.609
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 16.67136
Fifty Day Average Change 0.068639755
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0041172258
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -10.133332
Fifty Two Week High 21.94
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.200001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23701006
Fifty Two Week Low 14.19
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.5500002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17970404
Fifty Two Week Range 14.19 - 21.94
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,589,895,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.4
Float Shares 56,330,340
Free Cashflow -607,374,976
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.33765
Gross Profits 2,345,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Industry Insurance - Life
Industry Disp Insurance - Life
Industry Key insurance-life
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Last Dividend Value 0.422
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 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
Open 16.89
Operating Cashflow 259,000,000
Operating Margins 0.21290001
Phone 980 365 7100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 16.74
Post Market Time 1,776,456,604
Previous Close 16.85
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.14140783
Profit Margins 0.062319998
Quick Ratio 0.333
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.110001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.652823
Regular Market Day High 16.89
Regular Market Day Low 16.73
Regular Market Day Range 16.73 - 16.89
Regular Market Open 16.89
Regular Market Previous Close 16.85
Regular Market Price 16.74
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 35,062
Return On Assets 0.0021
Return On Equity 0.07388
Revenue Growth -0.316
Revenue Per Share 120.78
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Short 13,418
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 19,336
Short Name Brighthouse Financial, Inc. - D
Short Ratio 0.66
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol BHFAO
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 12.609
Trailing P E 1.3276231
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 16.77582
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.035820007
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0021352165
Type Disp Equity
Volume 35,062
Website https://www.brighthousefinancial.com
Zip 28,277