Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Brighthouse Financial Inc shares valued at $492,753 were sold by Lambert Myles on Jun 03 ’25. At $58.66 per share, Lambert Myles sold 8,400 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 27,377 shares worth approximately $1.47 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lambert Myles purchased 8,400 shares, netting a total of over 492,732 in proceeds.
Before that, Huss Vonda had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $178,530, the Officer bought Brighthouse Financial Inc shares for $59.51 each.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on March 18, 2025, Brighthouse Financial Inc [BHF] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to a Strong buy and the price target has been revised to $72. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of February 03, 2025, Jefferies has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for BHF. Earlier on January 29, 2025, Barclays upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for BHF stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing BHF Stock Performance
The stock’s lowest price that day was $52.3, but it reached a high of $54.18 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.64%. Over the course of the year, Brighthouse Financial Inc shares have jumped approximately 24.09%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $64.12 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $44.29 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 52.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 51.50. In the upper region, resistance lies at 54.55. The next price resistance is at 55.32. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 38.26 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Brighthouse Financial Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Brighthouse Financial Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.37 million shares to 1.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.55 million shares. A jump of 19.15% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.97 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.97.
Which companies own the most shares of Brighthouse Financial Inc (BHF)?
In terms of Brighthouse Financial Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 58 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.85% from the previous closing price of $53.78. Analysts anticipate Brighthouse Financial Inc stock to reach 72 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 41. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Brighthouse Financial Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On September 05, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $48.
