Dividend Announcement: Brighthouse Financial, Inc. will distribute dividends on September 25, 2025, for its various series of preferred stock, with amounts ranging from $289.0625 to $421.875 per share based on the series.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer: The company cautions that forward-looking statements made in their announcements involve risks and uncertainties that could lead to actual results differing materially from expectations.
BHF
$65.28+Infinity%1D
Analyst Views on BHF
Wall Street analysts forecast BHF stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BHF is 61.43 USD with a low forecast of 53.00 USD and a high forecast of 70.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast BHF stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BHF is 61.43 USD with a low forecast of 53.00 USD and a high forecast of 70.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
1 Buy
8 Hold
0 Sell
Hold
Current: 65.350
Low
53.00
Averages
61.43
High
70.00
Current: 65.350
Low
53.00
Averages
61.43
High
70.00
Raymond James
Strong Buy -> Market Perform
downgrade
2025-11-12
Reason
Raymond James
Price Target
2025-11-12
downgrade
Strong Buy -> Market Perform
Reason
Raymond James double downgraded Brighthouse Financial to Market Perform from Strong Buy without a price target. The firm cites the announcement of its deal to be acquired by Aquarian for $70 per share for the downgrade. While there remains 6% upside to the takeout price from here, there are other stocks with more intermediate-term upside potential, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Keefe Bruyette
Ryan Krueger
Market Perform
to
Hold
upgrade
$50 -> $70
2025-11-07
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Ryan Krueger
Price Target
$50 -> $70
2025-11-07
upgrade
Market Perform
to
Hold
Reason
Keefe Bruyette analyst Ryan Krueger raised the firm's price target on Brighthouse Financial to $70 from $50 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Underweight -> Equal Weight
upgrade
$46 -> $70
2025-11-06
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
$46 -> $70
2025-11-06
upgrade
Underweight -> Equal Weight
Reason
Morgan Stanley upgraded Brighthouse Financial to Equal Weight from Underweight with a price target of $70, up from $46, after the company agreed to be acquired by Abu Dhabi-backed financial investor Aquarian.
Keefe Bruyette
Ryan Krueger
Market Perform
downgrade
$57 -> $50
2025-08-11
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Ryan Krueger
Price Target
$57 -> $50
2025-08-11
downgrade
Market Perform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette analyst Ryan Krueger lowered the firm's price target on Brighthouse Financial to $50 from $57 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. The firm updated estimates in the life insurance group post the Q2 reports.
About BHF
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. is a provider of annuities and life insurance in the United States. The Company’s segments include Annuities; Life; Run-off, and Corporate & Other. The Annuities segment consists of a variety of variable, fixed, index-linked and income annuities designed to address contract holders needs for protected wealth accumulation on a tax-deferred basis, wealth transfer and income security. The Life segment consists of insurance products, including term, universal, whole and variable life products designed to address policyholders needs for financial security and protected wealth transfer, which may be on a tax-advantaged basis. The Run-off segment consists primarily of products that are no longer actively sold and are separately managed, including universal life with secondary guarantees, structured settlements, pension risk transfer contracts, certain Company-owned life insurance policies and certain funding agreements.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
