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Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHFAP)

Financial Services | Insurance - Life | Charlotte, United States | NasdaqGS
12.84 USD -0.31 (-2.357%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★☆☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:52 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is severely compromised by a massive 38.8% annual decline last year and a cumulative loss of nearly 46% over the past six years. While the stock recently bounced off its lows, the technical setup remains fragile with the price trading well below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating persistent selling pressure. Fundamentally, the picture is equally grim: despite a low P/E ratio, the company is generating negative operating cash flow and carries a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 178%, signaling significant leverage risk. The recent news cycle confirms these concerns, with analysts issuing sell ratings on the preferred units and highlighting delisting risks, which casts a shadow over the common equity as well. Regarding income, the 12.3% yield appears attractive on the surface, but given the company's negative operating cash flow and the precarious nature of its preferred stock, this payout is likely unsustainable and represents a high risk of capital erosion rather than a reliable income stream.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.018617
MSTL0.018728
AutoTheta0.024892
AutoARIMA0.038171

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 10.48
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.154
Excess Kurtosis -1.35
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 178.382
Revenue per Share 119.261
Trailing P/E 1.02
Beta 0.83
Profit Margins 12.15%
Website https://www.brighthousefinancial.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.00% 11.00% 8.81% 8.02%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-10 0.413 3.001453
2026-06-10 0.413 2.766242
2026-03-10 0.413 2.529088
2025-12-10 0.413 2.706422
2025-09-10 0.413 2.487952
2025-06-10 0.413 2.015617
2025-03-10 0.413 2.014634
2024-12-10 0.413 1.769494
2024-09-10 0.413 1.682281
2024-06-10 0.413 1.826625
2024-03-07 0.413 1.707317
2023-12-07 0.413 1.925408
2023-09-07 0.413 1.885845
2023-06-08 0.413 1.811404
2023-03-09 0.413 1.710145
2022-12-08 0.413 1.720045
2022-09-08 0.413 1.733837
2022-06-09 0.413 1.648045
2022-03-09 0.413 1.618339
2021-12-09 0.413 1.527649
2021-09-09 0.413 1.500182
2021-06-09 0.413 1.490975
2021-03-09 0.413 1.539322
2020-12-09 0.413 1.457304
2020-09-09 0.413 1.550300
2020-06-09 0.413 1.597679
2020-03-09 0.413 1.648045
2019-12-09 0.413 1.548556
2019-09-09 0.413 1.521179
2019-06-07 0.413 1.550300
Additional Data
dividendYield 12.55
exDividendDate 2026-09-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.413
lastDividendDate 2026-09-10
dividendDate 2026-09-25

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.13770491
Address1 11,225 North Community House Road
All Time High 29.4
All Time Low 13.01
Ask 12.87
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 41,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 38,517
Average Volume 38,517
Average Volume10Days 41,000
Beta 0.83
Bid 12.84
Bid Size 1
Book Value 113.897
City Charlotte
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.84
Current Ratio 0.774
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 13.1
Day Low 12.77
Debt To Equity 178.382
Display Name Brighthouse Financial
Dividend Date 1,790,294,400
Dividend Yield 12.55
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,746,792,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,746,792,000
Earnings Growth 15.206
Earnings Quarterly Growth 10.541
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,913,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,391,540
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 0.549
Enterprise Value 3,750,277,120
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 12.609
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 13.86666
Fifty Day Average Change -1.02666
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.074038014
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -13.770491
Fifty Two Week High 17.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.1100006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.28467968
Fifty Two Week Low 12.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.069999695
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0054815733
Fifty Two Week Range 12.77 - 17.95
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,552,915,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.68
Float Shares 56,656,366
Free Cashflow 19,879,124,992
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 1,400
Fullday Change -0.30999947
Fullday Change Percent -2.356407
Fullday Price 12.84
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.35439998
Gross Profits 2,423,000,064
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.26871002
Industry Insurance - Life
Industry Disp Insurance - Life
Industry Key insurance-life
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Last Dividend Value 0.413
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 POST
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
Open 13.1
Operating Cashflow -538,000,000
Operating Margins 0.77778
Phone 980 365 7100
Previous Close 13.15
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.11273343
Profit Margins 0.12154
Quick Ratio 0.307
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.30999947
Regular Market Change Percent -2.3574104
Regular Market Day High 13.1
Regular Market Day Low 12.77
Regular Market Day Range 12.77 - 13.1
Regular Market Open 13.1
Regular Market Previous Close 13.15
Regular Market Price 12.84
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,000
Regular Market Volume 59,877
Return On Assets 0.0033399998
Return On Equity 0.13535
Revenue Growth 0.867
Revenue Per Share 119.261
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 118,601,000
Shares Short 32,861
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 58,111
Short Name Brighthouse Financial, Inc. - D
Short Ratio 0.87
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol BHFAP
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 12.609
Trailing P E 1.0183202
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.21347
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.3734703
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1560111
Type Disp Equity
Volume 59,877
Website https://www.brighthousefinancial.com
Zip 28,277