Brighthouse Financial Q4 adjusted EPS misses estimates

Reuters02-24

Brighthouse Financial Q4 adjusted EPS misses estimates

Overview

U.S. insurance provider's preliminary Q4 adjusted EPS missed analyst expectations
Company reported record annuity and life sales for full year 2025

Outlook

Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or years

Result Drivers

RECORD ANNUITY SALES - Full year annuity sales reached $10.3 bln, driven by record sales of Shield Level Annuities
RECORD LIFE SALES - Full year life sales hit $143 mln, led by Brighthouse SmartCare
HIGHER CORPORATE EXPENSES - Q4 corporate expenses rose to $234 mln, up from $210 mln in Q4 2024, impacting earnings

Company press release: ID:nBwbfWCYDa

Key Details

Metric	Beat/Miss	Actual	Consensus Estimate
Q4 Adjusted EPS	Miss	$3.93	$5.22 (6 Analysts)
Q4 EPS		$1.93
Q4 Net Income		$112 mln

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 6 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the multiline insurance & brokers peer group is "buy."
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Brighthouse Financial Inc is $70.00, about 9.5% above its February 20 closing price of $63.93
The stock recently traded at 3 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 3 three months ago

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