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Brighthouse Finl Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:BHF | Benzinga
Brighthouse Financial Inc has a consensus price target of $55.77 based on the ratings of 13 analysts. The high is $76 issued by Barclays on May 9, 2025. The low is $43 issued by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on August 14, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Barclays on May 19, 2025, May 13, 2025, and May 9, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $60 between Morgan Stanley, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Barclays, there's an implied 3.61% upside for Brighthouse Financial Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Morgan Stanley
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Barclays
Wells Fargo
Raymond James
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Brighthouse Finl
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/19/2025 | Buy Now | -22.29% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $41 → $45 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2025 | Buy Now | 1.88% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger70% | $56 → $59 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2025 | Buy Now | 31.24% | Barclays | Alex Scott65% | $75 → $76 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -10.21% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $59 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | -29.2% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $52 → $41 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2025 | Buy Now | 24.33% | Raymond James | Wilma Burdis68% | → $72 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2025 | Buy Now | 1.88% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $41 → $59 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 13.97% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger70% | $60 → $66 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | 3.61% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge71% | $52 → $60 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2025 | Buy Now | 10.52% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | → $64 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | 3.61% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger70% | $48 → $60 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | 46.78% | Barclays | Alex Scott65% | $52 → $85 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | -29.2% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $42 → $41 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | -3.3% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar65% | $59 → $56 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2024 | Buy Now | -10.21% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge71% | $55 → $52 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2024 | Buy Now | -10.21% | Barclays | Alex Scott65% | $48 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | -29.2% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $40 → $41 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | -18.84% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge71% | $44 → $47 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | -17.11% | Barclays | Alex Scott65% | → $48 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2024 | Buy Now | -25.75% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Brett Osetec29% | $47 → $43 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | -30.93% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | → $40 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2024 | Buy Now | -10.21% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher57% | $56 → $52 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 8.79% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $59 → $63 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2024 | Buy Now | 1.88% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $54 → $59 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | -6.75% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $49 → $54 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2024 | Buy Now | 1.88% | JP Morgan | Jimmy Bhullar65% | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
| 06/28/2024 | Buy Now | -15.39% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $46 → $49 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 06/28/2024 | Buy Now | -22.29% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge71% | $50 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2024 | Buy Now | -3.3% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher57% | $59 → $56 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2024 | Buy Now | -18.84% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Brett Osetec29% | $48 → $47 | Upgrade | Underperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2024 | Buy Now | -13.66% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $51 → $50 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2024 | Buy Now | -13.66% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge71% | $55 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | -11.93% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $49 → $51 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | -5.03% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge71% | $48 → $55 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2024 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | — | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2024 | Buy Now | -15.39% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $51 → $49 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2024 | Buy Now | -13.66% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Brett Osetec29% | $50 → $50 | Maintains | Underperform | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2024 | Buy Now | -10.21% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $55 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2023 | Buy Now | -13.66% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Brett Osetec29% | $54 → $50 | Downgrade | Market Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | -18.84% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $48 → $47 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2023 | Buy Now | -8.48% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $52 → $53 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2023 | Buy Now | -13.66% | Piper Sandler | John Edwards55% | $55 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/21/2023 | Buy Now | -25.75% | Goldman Sachs | Alex Scott65% | $47 → $43 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 09/14/2023 | Buy Now | -6.75% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $46 → $54 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/18/2023 | Buy Now | -5.03% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $53 → $55 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2023 | Buy Now | -8.48% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $52 → $53 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | -17.11% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $43 → $48 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | -15.39% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $42 → $49 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2023 | Buy Now | -13.66% | Piper Sandler | John Edwards55% | $44 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/09/2023 | Buy Now | -1.57% | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Ryan Krueger70% | $62 → $57 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2023 | Buy Now | -10.21% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $53 → $52 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2023 | Buy Now | -25.75% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $46 → $43 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -24.02% | Piper Sandler | John Edwards55% | $46 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | -27.47% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $46 → $42 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2023 | Buy Now | -20.57% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $58 → $46 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2023 | Buy Now | -8.48% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $64 → $53 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2023 | Buy Now | -20.57% | Piper Sandler | John Edwards55% | $56 → $46 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2023 | Buy Now | -13.66% | Goldman Sachs | Alex Scott65% | $61 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2023 | Buy Now | 10.52% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $65 → $64 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/21/2023 | Buy Now | 3.61% | Jefferies | Suneet Kamath76% | $55 → $60 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2023 | Buy Now | -1.57% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $53 → $57 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Wilma Burdis68% | — | Initiates | → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -8.48% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $52 → $53 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2023 | Buy Now | 12.24% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $59 → $65 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2023 | Buy Now | -6.75% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $47 → $54 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2022 | Buy Now | -6.75% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge71% | $55 → $54 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/17/2022 | Buy Now | 1.88% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $58 → $59 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2022 | Buy Now | -18.84% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $45 → $47 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2022 | Buy Now | -15.39% | Wells Fargo | Elyse Greenspan76% | $51 → $49 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/17/2022 | Buy Now | 0.16% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $54 → $58 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2022 | Buy Now | -22.29% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $44 → $45 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/14/2022 | Buy Now | -24.02% | Barclays | Tracy Benguigui59% | $55 → $44 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2022 | Buy Now | -25.75% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge71% | $50 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/06/2022 | Buy Now | -10.21% | Evercore ISI Group | Thomas Gallagher57% | $57 → $52 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 07/06/2022 | Buy Now | -6.75% | Morgan Stanley | Nigel Dally70% | $62 → $54 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/27/2022 | Buy Now | -13.66% | Piper Sandler | John Barnidge71% | $47 → $50 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Brighthouse Finl (BHF) stock?
The latest price target for Brighthouse Finl (NASDAQ:BHF) was reported by Morgan Stanley on May 19, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $45.00 expecting BHF to fall to within 12 months (a possible -22.29% downside). 30 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Brighthouse Finl (BHF)?
The latest analyst rating for Brighthouse Finl (NASDAQ:BHF) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Brighthouse Finl maintained their underweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Brighthouse Finl (BHF)?
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.
When was the last downgrade for Brighthouse Finl (BHF)?
The last downgrade for Brighthouse Financial Inc happened on February 3, 2025 when Jefferies changed their price target from N/A to $64 for Brighthouse Financial Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Brighthouse Finl (BHF)?
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 May 19, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 19, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Brighthouse Finl (BHF) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Brighthouse Finl (BHF) rating was a maintained with a price target of $41.00 to $45.00. The current price Brighthouse Finl (BHF) is trading at is $57.91, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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