Zacks Research Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for BHF

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Brighthouse Financial in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $4.78 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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.

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The company reported $5.88 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.56 by $1.32. Brighthouse Financial had a return on equity of 26.94% and a net margin of 8.21%.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on BHF. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Brighthouse Financial from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Brighthouse Financial from $59.00 to $56.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Brighthouse Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $64.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Barclays raised Brighthouse Financial from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $52.00 to $85.00 in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Brighthouse Financial from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $63.14.

Brighthouse Financial Stock Performance

Shares of Brighthouse Financial stock opened at $56.35 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $54.57 and a 200 day moving average of $49.85. Brighthouse Financial has a 12 month low of $40.00 and a 12 month high of $64.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.92 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Insider Buying and Selling at Brighthouse Financial

In other Brighthouse Financial news, EVP John Rosenthal sold 10,000 shares of Brighthouse Financial stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,262 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,041,982. This trade represents a 13.11 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Brighthouse Financial by 5.7% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 7,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after buying an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in shares of Brighthouse Financial by 0.9% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 35,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,610,000 after buying an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. Summit Global Investments purchased a new stake in shares of Brighthouse Financial in the third quarter valued at approximately $430,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Brighthouse Financial by 989.5% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 564 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP boosted its stake in shares of Brighthouse Financial by 11.1% in the third quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 13,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $586,000 after buying an additional 1,300 shares in the last quarter. 81.24% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.