Brighthouse Financial (BHF) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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BHF Stock Forecast

Brighthouse Financial stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $46.00 (represents a -4.15% downside from BHF’s last price of $47.99) and a rating consensus of 'Hold', based on 7 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

BHF Price Target

The average price target for Brighthouse Financial (BHF) is $46.00 based on 1-year price targets from 7 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $49.00 to $40.00. This represents a potential -4.15% downside from BHF's last price of $47.99.

BHF Analyst Ratings

Hold

According to 7 Wall Street analysts, Brighthouse Financial's rating consensus is 'Hold'. The analyst rating breakdown for BHF stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 1 'Buy' (14.29%), 5 'Hold' (71.43%), 1 'Sell' (14.29%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Brighthouse Financial Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
Oct 02, 2024	John Barnidge	Piper Sandler	$47.00	$43.95	6.94%	-2.06%
Sep 04, 2024	Alex Scott	Oddo BHF	$48.00	$45.49	5.52%	0.02%
Aug 12, 2024	Elyse Greenspan	Wells Fargo	$40.00	$41.96	-4.67%	-16.65%
Jun 28, 2024	Suneet Kamath	Jefferies	$49.00	$43.55	12.51%	2.10%
May 10, 2024	John Barnidge	Piper Sandler	$50.00	$46.39	7.78%	4.19%
Apr 05, 2024	John Barnidge	Piper Sandler	$55.00	$50.75	8.37%	14.61%
May 17, 2021	Andrew Kligerman	Credit Suisse	$49.00	$49.31	-0.63%	2.10%

The latest Brighthouse Financial stock forecast, released on Oct 02, 2024 by John Barnidge from Piper Sandler, set a price target of $47.00, which represents a 6.94% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($43.95), and a -2.06% decrease from BHF last price ($47.99).

Brighthouse Financial Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	-	1	6
Avg Price Target	-	$47.00	$48.17
Last Closing Price	$47.99	$47.99	$47.99
Upside/Downside	-100.00%	-2.06%	0.38%

In the current month, the average price target of Brighthouse Financial stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Brighthouse Financial's last price of $47.99. This month's average price target is down -100.00% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Oct 02, 2024	Piper Sandler	Neutral	Neutral	Hold
Sep 04, 2024	Barclays		Equal-Weight	Initialise
Aug 12, 2024	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	Underweight	Downgrade
Jul 18, 2024	Jefferies	Buy	Buy	Hold
Jun 28, 2024	Jefferies	Hold	Hold	Hold
Jun 17, 2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods		Market Perform	Upgrade
May 10, 2024	Piper Sandler	Neutral	Neutral	Hold
May 10, 2024	Oddo BHF	Neutral	Neutral	Hold
Apr 05, 2024	Piper Sandler	Neutral	Neutral	Hold
Feb 16, 2024	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold
Feb 22, 2022	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold

Brighthouse Financial's last stock rating was published by Piper Sandler on Oct 02, 2024. The company gave BHF a "Neutral" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Brighthouse Financial Financial Forecast

Brighthouse Financial Revenue Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1.17B	$263.00M	$1.28B	$454.00M	$1.48B	$3.68B	$2.74B	$625.00M	$2.51B	$1.32B	$600.00M	$-62.00M	$155.00M
Avg Forecast	$2.48B	$2.44B	$2.49B	$2.48B	$2.36B	$2.34B	$2.36B	$2.35B	$2.30B	$2.28B	$2.30B	$2.29B	$2.22B	$2.22B	$2.21B	$2.14B	$2.13B	$2.16B	$2.05B	$2.01B	$2.01B	$1.89B	$2.00B	$2.25B	$2.20B	$2.20B	$2.16B	$2.13B	$2.04B	$2.03B
High Forecast	$2.51B	$2.47B	$2.52B	$2.51B	$2.39B	$2.37B	$2.39B	$2.38B	$2.33B	$2.31B	$2.33B	$2.34B	$2.25B	$2.22B	$2.21B	$2.14B	$2.25B	$2.29B	$2.08B	$2.03B	$2.04B	$1.89B	$2.00B	$2.25B	$2.20B	$2.20B	$2.16B	$2.13B	$2.04B	$2.03B
Low Forecast	$2.44B	$2.41B	$2.46B	$2.44B	$2.33B	$2.31B	$2.32B	$2.32B	$2.26B	$2.25B	$2.26B	$2.23B	$2.18B	$2.22B	$2.21B	$2.14B	$2.09B	$2.08B	$2.02B	$1.98B	$1.98B	$1.89B	$2.00B	$2.25B	$2.20B	$2.20B	$2.16B	$2.13B	$2.04B	$2.03B
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	4	3	3	6	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	15
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.54%	0.13%	0.64%	0.23%	0.78%	1.84%	1.22%	0.28%	1.14%	0.61%	0.28%	-0.03%	0.08%

Brighthouse Financial's average Quarter revenue forecast for Dec 23 based on 6 analysts is $2.13B, with a low forecast of $2.09B, and a high forecast of $2.25B. BHF's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 81.90% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $1.17B (Sep 23).

Brighthouse Financial EBITDA Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	4	3	3	6	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	15
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$463.00M	$-367.00M	$-617.00M	$-1.52B	$-471.00M	$1.25B	$843.00M	$89.00M	$529.00M	$61.00M	$-729.00M	$-1.26B	$-3.80B
Avg Forecast	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$54.16M	$-347.92M	$-367.96M	$-412.79M	$-404.02M	$-403.82M	$-396.19M	$-393.43M	$-374.80M	$-372.73M
High Forecast	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$64.99M	$-347.92M	$-367.96M	$-412.79M	$-404.02M	$-403.82M	$-396.19M	$-314.74M	$-374.80M	$-372.73M
Low Forecast	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$43.32M	$-347.92M	$-367.96M	$-412.79M	$-404.02M	$-403.82M	$-396.19M	$-472.11M	$-374.80M	$-372.73M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-28.05%	1.35%	-3.40%	-2.04%	-0.22%	-1.31%	-0.15%	1.85%	3.37%	10.19%

6 analysts predict BHF's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be -, with a high of - and a low of -. This is -100.00% lower than Brighthouse Financial's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $463.00M.

Brighthouse Financial Net Income Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	4	3	3	6	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	15
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$453.00M	$-175.00M	$-497.00M	$-940.00M	$-675.00M	$983.00M	$640.00M	$64.00M	$383.00M	$31.00M	$-585.00M	$-1.03B	$-3.00B
Avg Forecast	$392.59M	$413.56M	$415.81M	$386.94M	$341.92M	$355.71M	$348.14M	$317.14M	$302.60M	$314.00M	$309.37M	$288.16M	$277.41M	$272.55M	$267.49M	$235.91M	$223.76M	$239.10M	$212.21M	$204.34M	$38.34M	$133.54M	$156.70M	$215.98M	$221.86M	$229.00M	$216.27M	$-315.71M	$166.82M	$158.02M
High Forecast	$399.20M	$420.51M	$422.81M	$393.45M	$347.67M	$361.70M	$354.00M	$322.47M	$307.69M	$319.28M	$314.57M	$302.81M	$297.53M	$274.75M	$267.67M	$235.92M	$230.18M	$254.96M	$215.78M	$207.78M	$46.00M	$133.54M	$156.70M	$215.98M	$221.86M	$229.00M	$216.27M	$-252.57M	$166.82M	$158.02M
Low Forecast	$385.07M	$405.64M	$407.85M	$379.53M	$335.38M	$348.90M	$341.47M	$311.06M	$296.81M	$307.99M	$303.44M	$274.73M	$265.21M	$270.35M	$267.32M	$235.90M	$213.83M	$203.73M	$208.15M	$200.43M	$30.67M	$133.54M	$156.70M	$215.98M	$221.86M	$229.00M	$216.27M	$-378.86M	$166.82M	$158.02M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.89%	-0.82%	-2.43%	-24.52%	-5.05%	6.27%	2.96%	0.29%	1.67%	0.14%	1.85%	-6.19%	-18.95%

Brighthouse Financial's average Quarter net income forecast for Dec 23 is $223.76M, with a range of $213.83M to $230.18M. BHF's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -50.61% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $453.00M (Sep 23).

Brighthouse Financial SG&A Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	4	3	3	6	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	15
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$171.00M	$185.00M	$167.00M	$196.00M	$162.00M	$148.00M	$141.00M	$184.00M	$163.00M	$166.00M	$152.00M	$178.00M	$141.00M
Avg Forecast	$255.04M	$251.64M	$256.77M	$255.11M	$243.22M	$241.45M	$242.94M	$242.08M	$236.54M	$235.26M	$236.68M	$235.83M	$228.66M	$228.92M	$227.25M	$220.81M	$219.26M	$222.04M	$211.13M	$206.81M	$207.06M	$195.12M	$206.36M	$231.50M	$226.58M	$226.47M	$222.19M	$82.03M	$210.20M	$209.04M
High Forecast	$258.34M	$254.90M	$260.09M	$258.41M	$246.37M	$244.57M	$246.08M	$245.22M	$239.60M	$238.30M	$239.74M	$241.09M	$231.75M	$229.06M	$227.25M	$220.81M	$231.61M	$236.03M	$213.86M	$209.49M	$209.74M	$195.12M	$206.36M	$231.50M	$226.58M	$226.47M	$222.19M	$98.44M	$210.20M	$209.04M
Low Forecast	$251.28M	$247.94M	$252.99M	$251.35M	$239.64M	$237.89M	$239.36M	$238.52M	$233.05M	$231.79M	$233.19M	$229.51M	$224.54M	$228.79M	$227.25M	$220.81M	$215.14M	$214.80M	$208.02M	$203.77M	$204.01M	$195.12M	$206.36M	$231.50M	$226.58M	$226.47M	$222.19M	$65.63M	$210.20M	$209.04M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.77%	0.88%	0.81%	0.95%	0.83%	0.72%	0.61%	0.81%	0.72%	0.75%	1.85%	0.85%	0.67%

Brighthouse Financial's average Quarter SG&A projection for Dec 23 is $219.26M, based on 6 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $215.14M to $231.61M. The forecast indicates a 28.22% rise compared to BHF last annual SG&A of $171.00M (Sep 23).

Brighthouse Financial EPS Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	5	4	3	3	6	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	15
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$7.00	$-2.62	$-7.37	$-13.77	$-9.44	$12.84	$7.98	$0.82	$4.37	$0.12	$-6.96	$-11.85	$-33.04
Avg Forecast	$6.44	$6.79	$6.82	$6.35	$5.61	$5.84	$5.71	$5.20	$4.96	$5.15	$5.08	$4.73	$4.55	$4.47	$4.39	$3.87	$3.67	$3.92	$3.48	$3.35	$2.30	$2.15	$2.52	$3.47	$3.56	$3.68	$3.47	$2.53	$2.68	$2.54
High Forecast	$6.55	$6.90	$6.94	$6.46	$5.70	$5.93	$5.81	$5.29	$5.05	$5.24	$5.16	$4.97	$4.88	$4.51	$4.39	$3.87	$3.78	$4.18	$3.54	$3.41	$2.34	$2.15	$2.52	$3.47	$3.56	$3.68	$3.47	$2.53	$2.68	$2.54
Low Forecast	$6.32	$6.66	$6.69	$6.23	$5.50	$5.72	$5.60	$5.10	$4.87	$5.05	$4.98	$4.51	$4.35	$4.44	$4.39	$3.87	$3.51	$3.34	$3.42	$3.29	$2.25	$2.15	$2.52	$3.47	$3.56	$3.68	$3.47	$2.53	$2.68	$2.54
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.78%	-0.75%	-2.20%	-5.99%	-4.40%	5.10%	2.30%	0.23%	1.19%	0.03%	-2.75%	-4.42%	-13.02%

According to 6 Wall Street analysts, Brighthouse Financial's projected average Quarter EPS for Dec 23 is $3.67, with a low estimate of $3.51 and a high estimate of $3.78. This represents a -47.55% decrease compared to BHF previous annual EPS of $7.00 (Sep 23).

Brighthouse Financial Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
PRU	Prudential Financial	$118.89	$119.67	0.66%	Buy
AFL	Aflac	$102.75	$102.17	-0.56%	Hold
BHF	Brighthouse Financial	$48.96	$46.00	-6.05%	Hold
UNM	Unum Group	$72.86	$67.40	-7.49%	Buy
LNC	Lincoln National	$32.46	$30.00	-7.58%	Hold

BHF Forecast FAQ

Is Brighthouse Financial a good buy?

No, according to 7 Wall Street analysts, Brighthouse Financial (BHF) is considered a 'Hold'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 1 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 14.29% of BHF's total ratings.

What is BHF's price target?

Brighthouse Financial (BHF) average price target is $46 with a range of $40 to $49, implying a -4.15% from its last price of $47.99. The data is based on 7 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Brighthouse Financial stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for BHF stock, the company can go down by -4.15% (from the last price of $47.99 to the average price target of $46), up by 2.10% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -16.65% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Brighthouse Financial stock reach $70?

BHF's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $46 does not support the claim that Brighthouse Financial can reach $70 in the near future.

What are Brighthouse Financial's analysts' financial forecasts?

Brighthouse Financial's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $9.41B (high $9.53B, low $9.27B), average EBITDA is $0 (high $0, low $0), average net income is $1.36B (high $1.39B, low $1.34B), average SG&A $969.69M (high $982.24M, low $955.41M), and average EPS is $22.36 (high $22.74, low $21.93). BHF's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $9.89B (high $10.01B, low $9.74B), average EBITDA is $0 (high $0, low $0), average net income is $1.61B (high $1.64B, low $1.58B), average SG&A $1.02B (high $1.03B, low $1B), and average EPS is $26.4 (high $26.84, low $25.89).

Did the BHF's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Brighthouse Financial's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $4.12B, which missed the average analysts forecast of $8.34B by -50.64%. Apple's EBITDA was $-1.479B, beating the average prediction of $0 by 0%. The company's net income was $-1.112B, missing the average estimation of $879.42M by -226.45%. Apple's SG&A was $0, missing the average forecast of $859.24M by -100.00%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0, missing the average prediction of $14.43 by -100.00%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Sep 2023), Brighthouse Financial's revenue was $1.17B, missing the average analysts' forecast of $2.16B by -45.71%. The company's EBITDA was $463M, beating the average prediction of $0 by 0%. Brighthouse Financial's net income was $453M, beating the average estimation of $239.1M by 89.46%. The company's SG&A was $171M, missing the average forecast of $222.04M by -22.99%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $7, beating the average prediction of $3.92 by 78.44%