Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Insurance - Life
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $62.57: Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: High short interest: 13%; Below-average business quality.
Brighthouse Financial is one of the largest U.S. annuity and life insurance providers with $206B in AUM and over 2 million policies in force. Revenue comes from fees on variable annuities, Shield Annuities, and life products; substantially all revenues originate in the U.S. A... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $62.57: Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: High short interest: 13%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 70, MACD bullish. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $62.57: Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: High short interest: 13%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 70, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $61.47. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $61.38 (-1.9% upside). Prior stop was $61.47. Stop-loss: $61.47.
Target reached (-9.6% upside); Quality below floor (3.2 < 4.0).
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. trades at a P/E of 10.9 (forward 3.2). TrendMatrix value score: 8.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover BHF with a consensus score of 2.6/5. Average price target: $65.
What does Brighthouse Financial, Inc. do?Brighthouse Financial is one of the largest U.S. annuity and life insurance providers with $206B in AUM and over 2...
Brighthouse Financial is one of the largest U.S. annuity and life insurance providers with $206B in AUM and over 2 million policies in force. Revenue comes from fees on variable annuities, Shield Annuities, and life products; substantially all revenues originate in the U.S. A pending acquisition by Aquarian Parent is expected to close in 2026.