Wall Street analyst estimates for Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF): consensus price target and buy/hold/sell recommendations.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. is a financial services firm specializing in annuity and life insurance offerings across the United States. Its operations are organized into three distinct business units: Annuities, Life, and Run-off. The Annuities division delivers a range of annuity products, including variable, fixed, index-linked, and income options.
Analyst Consensus
| Strong Buy | 0 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Hold | 17 |
| Sell | 2 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total analysts | 20 |
| Avg rating (−2 sell to +2 buy) | -0.05 |
Recent Earnings Surprises
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est. | vs Est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | $4.96 | ||
| 2026-08-06 | $4.45 | $4.86 | -8.4% |
| 2026-05-06 | $4.35 | $4.75 | -8.4% |
| 2026-02-23 | $3.93 | $5.19 | -24.3% |
| 2025-11-06 | $4.54 | $5.09 | -10.8% |
| 2025-08-07 | $3.43 | $4.70 | -27.0% |
| 2025-05-08 | $4.17 | $4.72 | -11.7% |
| 2025-02-11 | $5.88 | $4.56 | +28.9% |
Valuation Ratios
| P/E Ratio | 3.58 |
| Price / Book | 0.38 |
| EV / EBITDA | -1.31 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.00% |
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.06B | $6.84B | $8.67B | $6.33B | $8.27B | $3.58B | $6.63B | $3.95B | $4.37B | $6.21B |
| Cost of Revenue | $5.44B | $4.97B | $5.40B | $5.12B | $7.57B | $518.0M | $56.0M | $3.61B | $2.36B | $1.80B |
| Gross Profit | -$2.38B | $1.87B | $3.27B | $1.21B | $697.0M | $3.07B | $6.57B | $336.0M | $2.01B | $4.41B |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Selling, General & Admin | $501.0M | $463.0M | $534.0M | $620.0M | $627.0M | $665.0M | $647.0M | $730.0M | $693.0M | 0 |
| Operating Expenses | $2.33B | $2.48B | $2.28B | $2.26B | $2.12B | $1.06B | $1.84B | $1.81B | $1.59B | $3.93B |
| Operating Income | -$4.71B | -$615.0M | $989.0M | -$1.05B | -$1.42B | $2.01B | $4.73B | -$1.47B | $422.0M | $474.0M |
| EBITDA | -$4.51B | -$445.0M | $1.17B | -$861.0M | -$1.24B | $2.17B | $4.88B | -$1.32B | $574.0M | $626.0M |
| Interest Expense | $175.0M | $153.0M | $158.0M | $191.0M | $184.0M | $163.0M | $153.0M | $153.0M | $152.0M | $152.0M |
| Pre-tax Income | -$4.71B | -$615.0M | $989.0M | -$1.05B | -$1.42B | $2.01B | $4.73B | -$1.47B | $422.0M | $474.0M |
| Income Tax | -$1.77B | -$237.0M | $119.0M | -$317.0M | -$363.0M | $361.0M | $848.0M | -$367.0M | $29.0M | $36.0M |
| Net Income | -$2.94B | -$378.0M | $865.0M | -$740.0M | -$1.06B | $1.64B | $3.88B | -$1.11B | $388.0M | $433.0M |
| EPS | $-24.54 | $-3.16 | $7.36 | $-6.53 | $-11.59 | $18.55 | $51.73 | $-18.65 | $4.64 | $5.79 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $-23.95 | $-3.16 | $7.36 | $-6.53 | $-11.59 | $18.39 | $51.30 | $-18.39 | $4.64 | $5.79 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 122.7 M | 119.8 M | 117.5 M | 112.5 M | 95.4 M | 84.5 M | 73.6 M | 66.0 M | 61.6 M | 57.2 M |
Price
| Price | $45.41 (closing price, October 29, 2026) |
| Market Cap | $2.6B |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Country | US |
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