Analysis for Brighthouse Financial
Description & usage
Brighthouse Financial is a U.S. insurer focused on annuity and life insurance products. The company benefits from long-duration policy books and recurring premium streams. Key factors are new business mix, interest-rate environment, hedging effectiveness, and solvency metrics.
Basic info
- Symbol
- BHF
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Financials
- Available history
- 8.7 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Basic info
- Symbol
- BHF
- Type
- Stock
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Financials
- Available history
- 8.7 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
Brighthouse Financial (BHF) currently has a total score of 39 points, placing it in the weak range. The score is made up of Performance (50), Stability (22) and Trend (36). The profile is clearly uneven: Performance stands out while Stability lags.
Performance scores 50 points (neutral). Most supportive metric: 3Y return at 40.9 %. Weaker metric: 1Y return at 2.8 %.
Stability scores 22 points (weak). Best-ranked metric: max drawdown (3Y) at -33.7 %. Main drag: Sharpe ratio (90d) at -1.72. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 36 points (weak). Trend signals are mostly negative right now. Key strength: Price is about 5.7 % above SMA200. Main drag: trend strength at -0.91. That often means the move is strong, but not perfectly steady.
Overall, the profile has a clear strength in Performance, while Stability is the main limiter. On a metric level, max drawdown (3Y) stands out, while Sharpe ratio (90d) is the main weak spot.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For tech, growth, and communication-services assets, higher real yields and a stronger US dollar typically lean headwind.
Note: DXY is used here as the latest available reading; ISM PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
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