BHF Brighthouse Financial, Inc. - Common Stock

NASDAQ · Insurance
$52.62
Price · Aug 25, 2026

About Brighthouse Financial, Inc. - Common Stock Company overview from Wikipedia

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. is an American insurance company, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, that sells annuity and life insurance. As of March 2018, Brighthouse was one of the largest providers of annuities and life insurance in the United States, with $219 billion in total assets and around 2.6 million insurance policies and annuity contracts in-force . During the same year Brighthouse Financial along with 90 additional Fortune 500 companies "paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less" as a result of Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

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Brighthouse Financial, Inc. is an American insurance company, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, that sells annuity and life insurance. As of March 2018, Brighthouse was one of the largest providers of annuities and life insurance in the United States, with $219 billion in total assets and around 2.6 million insurance policies and annuity contracts in-force .

During the same year Brighthouse Financial along with 90 additional Fortune 500 companies "paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less" as a result of Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

History

Origin

The company was formed in 2017 from foundations created by Travelers, which began selling life insurance in 1923 and annuities in 1938, and MetLife, which acquired New England Life Insurance Company (NELICO) in 1996 and annuity company Security First Group, Inc in 1997. In 2005, MetLife acquired Travelers Life.

Separation from MetLife

In January 2016, MetLife, Inc. announced it intended to separate a substantial portion of its U.S. retail segment of life insurance and annuities. The entities marked for separation into the new enterprise included: Brighthouse Life Insurance Company (formerly MetLife Insurance Company USA), Brighthouse Life Insurance Company of NY (formerly First MetLife Investors Insurance Company) and New England Life Insurance Company. On July 21, 2016, MetLife announced it would rebrand the business as Brighthouse Financial and on March 6, 2017, the company began selling annuity and life insurance under the Brighthouse Financial brand.

On August 4, 2017, Brighthouse Financial completed its separation from MetLife. The company began trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange on August 7, 2017, under the symbol "BHF". Upon completion of the separation, MetLife retained a 19.2% stake in the company. In 2018, MetLife divested its remaining interest through a debt-for-equity exchange with four financial institutions that owned MetLife debt.

During 2018 Brighthouse Financial reported profits of more than $1.4 billion but paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less as a result of Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Acquisition

In November 2025, New York-based private equity firm, Aquarian Holdings, agreed to acquired the company for $4.1 billion in an all-cash deal.

Products

Brighthouse Financial sells annuity and life insurance products to U.S. consumers through multiple independent distribution channels. These products are serviced by a third-party vendor, DXC Technology, instead of directly by Brighthouse Financial.

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BHF Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

HOLD 15 analysts
  • Strong Buy 0 0.0%
  • Buy 0 0.0%
  • Hold 9 60.0%
  • Sell 5 33.3%
  • Strong Sell 1 6.7%

12-Month Price Target

6 analysts · 2026-08-19
Median target $66.00 +25.4%
Mean target $65.00 +23.5%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
1.3%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
June 30, 2026 $4.45 $4.91 -0.46%
March 31, 2026 $4.35 $4.70 -0.35%
Dec. 31, 2025 $3.70 $5.27 -1.6%
Sept. 30, 2025 $16.87 $5.10 11.8%
June 30, 2025 $3.43 $4.51 -1.1%
March 31, 2025 $4.17 $4.59 -0.42%

Peer comparison (GICS sub-industry) Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
BHF
CNO $4.01B 18.5 0.85% 5.1% 8.9%
GNW $3.54B 16.7 0.08% 3.0% 2.6%
FG $4.18B 16.4 -0.23% 4.6% 6.0%
CIA 4.3% 5.7% 6.3%
MET $51.73B 16.8 8.6% 4.4% 12.1%

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Institutional owners (13F) 530 filers · $2.4B total · As of June 30, 2026

Institutions that report holding this stock in their quarterly SEC Form 13F. Long positions only; a single filer may appear twice for separate option legs. Large offsetting put/call legs typically reflect market-making or hedged inventory, not directional conviction.

Institutional activity — Q2 2026 vs prior quarter
New positions Exited positions Increased Decreased Net shares change
60 (-20 vs prior Q) 46 (+5 vs prior Q) 133 (+3 vs prior Q) 120 (0 vs prior Q) -688K

Compared to Q1 2026. SEC Form 13F filings are due within 45 days of quarter-end plus a short buffer for late filers — quarters still inside that window are skipped in favor of the most recent fully-reported pair.

Institution Value Shares % of tracked 13F Type
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP $218,906,022 3,458,231 9.17% Shares
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC $167,986,173 2,653,810 7.04% Shares
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC $164,379,592 2,596,834 6.89% Shares
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC $157,705,683 2,491,401 6.61% Shares
STATE STREET CORP $131,817,249 2,082,421 5.52% Shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC $77,122,631 1,218,367 3.23% Shares
SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC $70,658,625 1,116,250 2.96% Shares
AQR Arbitrage LLC $58,697,774 927,295 2.46% Shares
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. $55,254,869 922,760 2.31% Shares
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC $55,230,076 872,237 2.31% Shares
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC $54,895,100 865,171 2.30% Shares
Kryger Capital LLC $48,737,012 769,937 2.04% Shares
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd $43,972,674 694,671 1.84% Shares
CITIGROUP INC $43,604,965 688,862 1.83% Shares
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC $37,158,936 587,029 1.56% Shares
NEXPOINT ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. $35,535,797 561,387 1.49% Shares
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC $35,046,581 553,658 1.47% Shares
Walleye Trading LLC $33,745,230 533,100 1.41% Call option
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC $32,001,901 503,412 1.34% Shares
ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. $31,075,236 490,920 1.30% Shares
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND $26,459,400 418,000 1.11% Shares
DME Capital Management, LP $26,350,018 416,272 1.10% Shares
Calamos Advisors LLC $24,799,104 391,771 1.04% Shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP $24,497,100 387,000 1.03% Put option
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO $22,896,749 361,718 0.96% Shares
ODDO BHF ASSET MANAGEMENT SAS $21,522,000 340,000 0.90% Shares
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. $19,794,543 312,710 0.83% Shares
KRYGER CAPITAL Ltd $19,618,153 302,796 0.82% Shares
PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC $19,298,904 304,880 0.81% Shares
NORGES BANK $18,610,200 294,000 0.78% Shares
Quantinno Capital Management LP $18,100,192 285,943 0.76% Shares
Balyasny Asset Management L.P. $16,798,174 265,374 0.70% Shares
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP $16,609,920 262,400 0.70% Call option
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP $15,511,285 245,044 0.65% Shares
Allianz Asset Management GmbH $14,285,924 225,686 0.60% Shares
Caption Management, LLC $14,058,930 222,100 0.59% Put option
Caption Management, LLC $13,236,030 209,100 0.55% Call option
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC $13,134,750 207,500 0.55% Call option
Squarepoint Ops LLC $12,981,501 205,079 0.54% Shares
NATIXIS $12,950,864 204,595 0.54% Shares
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP $12,886,487 203,578 0.54% Shares
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP $12,336,031 194,882 0.52% Shares
GRACE & WHITE INC /NY $11,877,739 187,642 0.50% Shares
Groupe la Francaise $10,830,915 180,877 0.45% Shares
Gotham Asset Management, LLC $10,110,846 159,729 0.42% Shares
RHUMBLINE ADVISERS $9,400,959 148,515 0.39% Shares
Bank of New York Mellon Corp $9,347,005 147,662 0.39% Shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC $9,115,706 144,008 0.38% Shares
Walleye Trading LLC $8,026,440 126,800 0.34% Put option
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC $7,513,710 118,700 0.31% Call option
CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL $7,354,954 116,192 0.31% Shares
BARCLAYS PLC $7,299,882 115,322 0.31% Shares
Swiss National Bank $7,260,510 114,700 0.30% Shares
Murchinson Ltd. $6,566,742 103,740 0.28% Shares
MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC $6,330,000 100,000 0.27% Shares
Murchinson Ltd. $6,330,000 100,000 0.27% Put option
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ $6,330,000 100,000 0.27% Shares
ADAR1 Capital Management, LLC $6,046,606 95,523 0.25% Shares
Retirement Systems of Alabama $5,801,065 91,644 0.24% Shares
GARDNER LEWIS ASSET MANAGEMENT L P $5,761,186 91,014 0.24% Shares
KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP $5,722,320 90,400 0.24% Shares
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. $5,704,026 90,111 0.24% Shares
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. $5,651,994 89,289 0.24% Shares
GABELLI FUNDS LLC $5,359,231 84,664 0.22% Shares
SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC $5,205,159 82,230 0.22% Shares
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC $4,855,110 76,700 0.20% Put option
Sonic GP LLC $4,804,000 100,000 0.20% Shares
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ $4,715,850 74,500 0.20% Shares
Capula Management Ltd $4,481,640 70,800 0.19% Call option
Centiva Capital, LP $4,449,990 70,300 0.19% Put option
NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd $4,417,580 69,788 0.19% Shares
Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda $4,266,420 67,400 0.18% Shares
J.W. COLE ADVISORS, INC. $4,241,163 67,001 0.18% Shares
EQUITEC PROPRIETARY MARKETS, LLC $4,177,800 66,000 0.18% Put option
CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM $4,174,825 65,953 0.17% Shares
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC $4,076,520 64,400 0.17% Put option
Centiva Capital, LP $3,917,384 61,886 0.16% Shares
Toroso Investments, LLC $3,874,312 59,798 0.16% Shares
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO $3,871,301 61,158 0.16% Shares
Man Group plc $3,811,166 60,208 0.16% Shares
Four Tree Island Advisory LLC $3,785,593 59,804 0.16% Shares
New York Life Investment Management LLC $3,770,021 59,558 0.16% Shares
Verition Fund Management LLC $3,629,812 57,343 0.15% Shares
MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC $3,556,194 56,180 0.15% Shares
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC $3,548,029 56,051 0.15% Shares
GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. $3,516,315 55,550 0.15% Shares
WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC $3,476,746 63,700 0.15% Call option
Governors Lane LP $3,405,540 53,800 0.14% Put option
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA $3,354,900 53,000 0.14% Shares
BlackRock, Inc. $3,314,894 52,368 0.14% Shares
VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd $3,262,166 51,535 0.14% Shares
Alberta Investment Management Corp $3,165,000 50,000 0.13% Shares
Russell Investments Group, Ltd. $3,149,744 49,759 0.13% Shares
WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC $3,012,816 55,200 0.13% Put option
ALGERT GLOBAL LLC $2,961,554 46,786 0.12% Shares
WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC $2,880,087 45,499 0.12% Shares
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC $2,864,452 45,252 0.12% Shares
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL $2,822,800 44,594 0.12% Shares
LPL Financial LLC $2,806,415 44,335 0.12% Shares
Yakira Capital Management, Inc. $2,738,675 43,265 0.11% Shares

Company insiders 23 insiders · 11 officers · 9 directors

Insider Role Last activity Shares owned Buys 12m Sells 12m Net 12m
Eric T Steigerwalt President and CEO March 1, 2022 A 245,169 0 0 $0
Edward A. Spehar EVP & Chief Financial Officer March 1, 2022 A 16,269 0 0 $0
Anant Bhalla EVP & Chief Financial Officer Sept. 30, 2018 M 21,659 0 0 $0
Conor Murphy EVP & Chief Operating Officer March 1, 2022 A 52,401 0 0 $0
Peter M Carlson EVP & Chief Operating Officer May 23, 2018 A 0 0 $0
Kristine Toscano Chief Accounting Officer March 1, 2022 A 0 0 $0
Vonda Huss EVP, Chief HR Officer March 1, 2022 A 18,685 0 0 $0
Myles Lambert EVP,Chief Dist. & Mktg.Officer March 1, 2022 A 41,872 0 0 $0
John Rosenthal EVP & Chief Investment Officer March 1, 2022 A 80,657 0 0 $0
Christine M. Debiase EVP, Chief Admin Officer & GC March 1, 2022 A 58,673 0 0 $0
Lynn A. Dumais Chief Accounting Officer March 1, 2021 A 9,308 0 0 $0
Carol Juel Director June 12, 2025 A 0 0 $0
Stephen C Hooley Director June 12, 2025 A 0 0 $0
Eileen A Mallesch Director June 12, 2025 A 4,602 0 0 $0
Lizabeth H Zlatkus Director June 12, 2025 A 4,397 0 0 $0
Diane E Offereins Director June 12, 2025 A 25,797 0 0 $0
Edward C Chaplin Director June 12, 2025 A 49,898 0 0 $0
William Francis Wallace Director June 10, 2020 M 12,814 0 0 $0
METLIFE INC Director June 25, 2018 G 0 0 0 $0
Patrick J. Shouvlin June 10, 2021 A 12,814 0 0 $0
Wetzel Paul M. June 10, 2021 A 7,814 0 0 $0
Irene Chang Britt June 10, 2021 A 7,814 0 0 $0
Margaret M Mccarthy June 10, 2021 M 10,997 0 0 $0

Insiders from SEC Form 3/4/5 filings; net = open-market P/S only

ETF ownership Held by 92 ETFs

Weight reflects direct equity holdings (N-PORT) only; leveraged or derivative-based funds may hold additional swap exposure not shown.

Fund Weight Units As of Source
RSBA · Tidal Trust II 5.60% 47,262 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
MARB · First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III 3.56% 14,331 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
ARB · AltShares Trust 1.69% 27,874 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
PGF · Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 1.66% 910,462 Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
RFV · Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust 1.58% 99,809 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
MNA · New York Life Investments ETF Trust 1.49% 59,481 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
FXO · First Trust Exchange-Traded AlphaDE… 1.23% 212,916 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
PGX · Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust … 1.05% 3,082,441 Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
ICAP · Series Portfolios Trust 0.54% 9,384 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
PFF · iShares Trust 0.51% 5,261,586 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
PAMC · Pacer Funds Trust 0.50% 5,045 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
AVUV · AMERICAN CENTURY ETF TRUST 0.50% 2,143,650 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
SCAP · Series Portfolios Trust 0.48% 1,558 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
ROSC · Lattice Strategies Trust 0.27% 2,390 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
DFSV · Dimensional ETF Trust 0.26% 307,493 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
AVSC · AMERICAN CENTURY ETF TRUST 0.24% 108,548 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
GSY · Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-T… 0.21% 8,150,000 Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
PFIG · Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust … 0.21% 245,000 Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
IVOV · VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS 0.21% 49,099 SH Aug. 19, 2026 Daily
RWK · Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust … 0.20% 50,415 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
BBSC · J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Tr… 0.19% 22,593 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
DFAT · Dimensional ETF Trust 0.18% 399,803 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
BSCR · Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexe… 0.17% 7,787,000 Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
BSCU · Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexe… 0.17% 4,454,000 Aug. 20, 2026 Daily
BKSE · BNY Mellon ETF Trust 0.16% 2,041 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
MIDE · DBX ETF Trust 0.14% 76 NS May 29, 2026 N-PORT
PTMC · Pacer Funds Trust 0.10% 6,567 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
FNDA · SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST 0.10% 148,228 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
IVOO · VANGUARD ADMIRAL FUNDS 0.10% 92,260 SH Aug. 19, 2026 Daily
ISCV · iShares Trust 0.10% 13,004 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
QVMM · Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust … 0.09% 7,551 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
DFAS · Dimensional ETF Trust 0.09% 200,655 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
AVIE · AMERICAN CENTURY ETF TRUST 0.08% 138 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
VBR · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS 0.08% 835,829 SH Aug. 19, 2026 Daily
MVV · ProShares Trust 0.08% 1,977 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
SCHA · SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST 0.08% 275,282 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
MIDU · Direxion Shares ETF Trust 0.07% 948 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
UMDD · ProShares Trust 0.05% 276 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
EQAL · Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust … 0.05% 8,081 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
IYF · iShares Trust 0.05% 38,381 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
ISCB · iShares Trust 0.05% 2,585 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
DXUV · Dimensional ETF Trust 0.05% 2,938 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
FNCL · FIDELITY COVINGTON TRUST 0.04% 15,395 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT
SMMD · iShares Trust 0.04% 29,435 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS 0.04% 656,473 SH Aug. 19, 2026 Daily
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS 0.04% 1,316,693 SH Aug. 19, 2026 Daily
VFH · VANGUARD WORLD FUND 0.04% 93,052 SH Aug. 19, 2026 Daily
ESML · iShares Trust 0.04% 21,598 SH Aug. 21, 2026 Daily
AVSU · AMERICAN CENTURY ETF TRUST 0.04% 2,888 NS May 31, 2026 N-PORT
TILT · FlexShares Trust 0.04% 12,320 NS April 30, 2026 N-PORT