Zacks Research Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for BHF

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Brighthouse Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the company will post earnings of $4.78 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $4.57. The consensus estimate for Brighthouse Financial’s current full-year earnings is $20.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Brighthouse Financial’s Q2 2025 earnings at $5.14 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $5.13 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $20.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $5.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $5.82 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.67 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $22.47 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $26.25 EPS.

BHF has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised Brighthouse Financial from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $41.00 to $59.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Brighthouse Financial from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Brighthouse Financial from $59.00 to $56.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays raised Brighthouse Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $52.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Brighthouse Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $64.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $63.14.

Brighthouse Financial Trading Up 2.5 %

Brighthouse Financial stock opened at $56.35 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Brighthouse Financial has a 12 month low of $40.00 and a 12 month high of $64.12. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $54.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.85. The firm has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a PE ratio of 10.92 and a beta of 1.10.

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The company reported $5.88 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.56 by $1.32. Brighthouse Financial had a return on equity of 26.94% and a net margin of 8.21%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Brighthouse Financial news, EVP John Rosenthal sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.00, for a total value of $610,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,041,982. This trade represents a 13.11 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Brighthouse Financial

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Brighthouse Financial by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,314,905 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,240,000 after acquiring an additional 50,441 shares during the last quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Brighthouse Financial during the 4th quarter worth $287,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Brighthouse Financial during the 4th quarter worth $312,000. Range Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Brighthouse Financial during the 4th quarter worth $826,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of Brighthouse Financial during the 3rd quarter worth $1,311,000. 81.24% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Brighthouse Financial Company Profile

Brighthouse Financial, Inc provides annuity and life insurance products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Annuities, Life, and Run-off. The Annuities segment consists of 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.