We recently published an article titled Why These 15 Insurance Stocks Are Skyrocketing So Far In 2025. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) stands against the other insurance stocks.
Insurance stocks are back in the spotlight after Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder report for 2024. These stocks are not only benefiting from stable cash flows, but they are also benefiting from higher investment yields and premium growth as inflation trends have benefited insurers.
Moreover, AI and tech innovations are starting to spill over into many other industries, which include insurance. It is also benefiting from a demographic tailwind as the growing “silver segment” requires more life and health insurance.
As such, it is worth looking into some of the top performers in this industry. There are good reasons behind each of the stocks’ uptrends.
Insurance house, car and family health live concept. The insurance agent presents the toys that symbolize the coverage.
Methodology
For this article, I screened the top-performing defense stocks year-to-date. Stocks that I have covered recently will be excluded from this list.
I will also mention the number of hedge fund investors in these stocks. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).
A closeup of a hand signing a life insurance policy, illustrating the security it provides.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 25
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) provides life insurance and annuity products.
The stock is up significantly so far in 2025 as there are reports from the Financial Times that the company is exploring a potential sale. It was revealed that Brighthouse is working with advisors from Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo to evaluate offers, with a preference for an outright buyer rather than raising minority equity.
Moreover, Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) reported robust financial results for Q4 2024. Net income came in at $646 million compared to a net loss of $942 million in Q4 2023. Adjusted earnings also exceeded analyst expectations and came in at $352 million.
The company ended up achieving record life insurance sales of $120 million and strong annuity sales of $10 billion for 2024. It also reduced outstanding shares significantly last year through buybacks and an additional $25 million was repurchased early this year.
The consensus price target of $63.14 implies 6.21% upside.
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHF) is up 23.75% year-to-date.
Overall BHF ranks 4th on our list of the insurance stocks that are skyrocketing so far in 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of BHF as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than BHF but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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