Brighthouse Financial, Inc. logo BHF - Brighthouse Financial, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 1
HOLD 17
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $57.44 DETAILS
HIGH: $72.00
LOW: $41.00
MEDIAN: $55.00
CONSENSUS: $57.44
UPSIDE: 20.24%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 61.3% below fair value
Current Price $47.77
Bear Case $84.60 77.1% upside ($84.60 - $47.77) / $47.77 = 77.1% ROTCE 14.8% → 2.21x TBV
Fair Value $123.29 158.1% upside ($123.29 - $47.77) / $47.77 = 158.1% ROTCE 19.7% → 3.22x TBV
Bull Case $146.50 206.7% upside ($146.50 - $47.77) / $47.77 = 206.7% ROTCE 22.6% → 3.83x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

19.7%
8.9%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (19.7%) vs. cost of equity (8.9%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.25x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 19.7% vs. 8.9% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 3.22x on $38.27 tangible book, implying $123.29 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (20 analysts) $57.44
Analyst Range $41.00 – $72.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 115%

Warnings

⚠ Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
⚠ Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $57.44 (from 20 analysts). Our estimate is 115% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly