Brighthouse Financial Inc reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary

• Brighthouse Financial Inc BHF.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $5.07​​ per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $2.73. The mean expectation of nine analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $4.30 per share. Wall Street expected results to range from $3.97 to $4.79 per share.

• Revenue rose 6.4% to $2.27 billion from a year ago; analysts expected $2.23 billion.

• Brighthouse Financial Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $10.79​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $646 million.

• Brighthouse Financial Inc shares had risen by 22.8% this quarter.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 5.7% in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, two analysts negatively revised earnings estimates

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy," 6 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell."

• The average consensus recommendation for the multiline insurance & brokers peer group is also "hold"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Brighthouse Financial Inc is $60.00

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