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Brighthouse Financial Inc has a consensus price target of $54.75 based on the ratings of 13 analysts. The high is $67 issued by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on March 26, 2026. The low is $43 issued by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on August 14, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Barclays, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on March 26, 2026, January 8, 2026, and November 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $67.33 between Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Barclays, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, there's an implied 6.35% upside for Brighthouse Financial Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Brighthouse Finl (NASDAQ:BHF) was reported by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on March 26, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $67.00 expecting BHF to rise to within 12 months (a possible 5.83% upside). 15 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Brighthouse Finl (NASDAQ:BHF) was provided by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Brighthouse Finl their market perform rating.
The last upgrade for Brighthouse Financial Inc happened on March 18, 2025 when Raymond James raised their price target to $72. Raymond James previously had a market perform for Brighthouse Financial Inc.
The last downgrade for Brighthouse Financial Inc happened on January 8, 2026 when Barclays changed their price target from $65 to $65 for Brighthouse Financial Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Brighthouse Finl, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Brighthouse Finl was filed on March 26, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 26, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Brighthouse Finl (BHF) rating was a with a price target of $0.00 to $67.00. The current price Brighthouse Finl (BHF) is trading at is $63.31, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 01/08/2026 | Buy Now | 2.67% | Barclays | $65 → $65 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/12/2025 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | — | Downgrade | Strong Buy → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2025 | Buy Now | 10.57% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | $50 → $70 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2025 | Buy Now | -13.13% | Evercore ISI Group | $65 → $55 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
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| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | 2.67% | Barclays | $70 → $65 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
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| 03/18/2025 | Buy Now | 13.73% | Raymond James | → $72 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | -6.81% | Wells Fargo | $41 → $59 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
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| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | 34.26% | Barclays | $52 → $85 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | -35.24% | Wells Fargo | $42 → $41 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
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| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | -24.18% | Barclays | → $48 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
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| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | -22.6% | Barclays | $42 → $49 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
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