Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF] stock is trading at $61.71, up 0.73%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The BHF shares have gain 21.76% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 28.64%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Brighthouse Financial Inc [NASDAQ: BHF] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 29, 2025, when Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $85 from $52. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Equal Weight rating on September 05, 2024, and set its price target to $48. On August 12, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $40 on the stock. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $54 on July 10, 2024. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and reduced its price target to $47 on June 17, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on February 23, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $52. In a note dated December 15, 2023, Keefe Bruyette downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $54 to $50.
Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF] stock has fluctuated between $40.00 and $64.00 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $45.33 within the next 12 months. Brighthouse Financial Inc [NASDAQ: BHF] shares were valued at $61.71 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -26.54% based on the average BHF price forecast.
Analyzing the BHF fundamentals
Brighthouse Financial Inc [NASDAQ:BHF] reported sales of 4.92B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 72.48%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.05% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.37%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.28%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.0, Equity is -0.26 and Total Capital is -0.0. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.57.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 60.52 points at the first support level, and at 59.34 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 63.15, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 64.60.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Brighthouse Financial Inc’s Current Ratio is 9.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.74, the price to book ratio is 0.67.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Rosenthal John, Officer, that happened on Jan 31 ’25 when 10000.0 shares were purchased. EVP,Chief Mktg.& Dist. Officer, Lambert Myles completed a deal on Dec 03 ’24 to sell 8400.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & Chief Investment Officer Rosenthal John sold 10000.0 shares on Dec 03 ’24.
