How to buy Brighthouse Financial stock | $48.66

Brighthouse Financial, Inc is an insurance-life business based in the US. Brighthouse Financial shares (BHF) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Brighthouse Financial employs 1,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Brighthouse Financial stock price (NASDAQ: BHF)

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Brighthouse Financial shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-23.

Latest market close	$48.66
52-week range	$25.20 - $49.99
50-day moving average	$44.92
200-day moving average	$43.99
Wall St. target price	$48.60
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$24.41

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Brighthouse Financial price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $48.66 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-19)	N/A
1 month (2021-06-30)	6.85%
3 months (2021-04-30)	4.00%
6 months (2021-01-26)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-26)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-26)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-26)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-26)	N/A

Is Brighthouse Financial under- or over-valued?

Valuing Brighthouse Financial stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Brighthouse Financial's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Brighthouse Financial's EBITDA

Brighthouse Financial's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.2 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Brighthouse Financial's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Brighthouse Financial financials

Revenue TTM	$451 million
Gross profit TTM	$929 million
Return on assets TTM	-2.22%
Return on equity TTM	-37.15%
Profit margin	0%
Book value	$172.93
Market capitalisation	$3.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Brighthouse Financial shares

There are currently 2.8 million Brighthouse Financial shares held short by investors – that's known as Brighthouse Financial's "short interest". This figure is 6.1% up from 2.7 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Brighthouse Financial shares can be evaluated.

Brighthouse Financial's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Brighthouse Financial's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Brighthouse Financial shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Brighthouse Financial shares traded daily (recently around 738333.94255875). Brighthouse Financial's SIR currently stands at 3.83. In other words for every 100,000 Brighthouse Financial shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3830 shares are currently held short.

However Brighthouse Financial's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Brighthouse Financial shares, or, against the total number of tradable Brighthouse Financial shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Brighthouse Financial's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Brighthouse Financial shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0332% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Brighthouse Financial shares, roughly 33 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Brighthouse Financial.

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Brighthouse Financial share dividends

We're not expecting Brighthouse Financial to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Brighthouse Financial share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Brighthouse Financial's shares have ranged in value from as little as $25.201 up to $49.985. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Brighthouse Financial's is 1.5556. This would suggest that Brighthouse Financial's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Brighthouse Financial overview

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 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 policies for policyholders' needs for financial security and protected wealth transfer. The Run-off segment manages structured settlements, pension risk transfer contracts, certain company-owned life insurance policies, funding agreements, and universal life with secondary guarantees. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Brighthouse Financial is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.615% of Brighthouse Financial shares are held by insiders and 85.844% by institutions. How many people work for Brighthouse Financial?
Latest data suggests 1,400 work at Brighthouse Financial. When does the fiscal year end for Brighthouse Financial?
Brighthouse Financial's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Brighthouse Financial based?
Brighthouse Financial's address is: 11225 North Community House Road, Charlotte, NC, United States, 28277 What is Brighthouse Financial's ISIN number?
Brighthouse Financial's international securities identification number is: US10922N1037 What is Brighthouse Financial's CUSIP number?
Brighthouse Financial's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 10922N103