BHFAL NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. · Other · Other

Latest close 15.72 USD
3.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 19.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a 0.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 48/100.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 15.72 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.7% latest completed week
4W Return 0.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -4.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 5.8% 3 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 19.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a 0.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.0112-week average 0.05

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.5% over four weeks, -4.6% over 12 weeks, and -7.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.7%
4W0.5%
12W-4.6%
26W-7.8%
52W-7.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year3
Trend breadth5.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.96Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-8.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.49Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change28.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 84%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength35/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Value69/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Quality13/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Momentum20/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Growth15/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-34.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
53.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-2.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-8.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-3.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-18.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-221.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
10.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
10.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
292.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity13 / 7

13 acquisitions and 7 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 42 relevant articles.

5 positive · 32 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-16.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+3.7%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-4.7%Week of 24 Jul.
Latest week+3.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains0
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses15
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -1.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202615.72 USD3.7%16.40 USD18.25 USD-0.96-13.49142.6KOff
24 Jul 202615.16 USD-4.7%16.41 USD18.27 USD-0.97-16.6089.6KOff
17 Jul 202615.91 USD-0.3%16.44 USD18.29 USD-0.88-14.3760.3KOff
10 Jul 202615.95 USD2.0%16.43 USD18.31 USD-0.79-18.17107.8KOff
3 Jul 202615.64 USD-0.3%16.43 USD18.32 USD-0.88-18.86239.7KOff
26 Jun 202615.69 USD-1.9%16.45 USD18.33 USD-0.99-18.4987.1KOff
19 Jun 202616.00 USD0.3%16.46 USD18.35 USD-0.91-21.1764.9KOff
12 Jun 202615.96 USD1.5%16.46 USD18.36 USD-0.81-20.0291.7KOff
5 Jun 202615.72 USD-2.2%16.47 USD18.37 USD-0.69-20.10100.9KOff
29 May 202616.07 USD-1.7%16.50 USD18.39 USD-0.52-22.73144.9KOff
22 May 202616.34 USD-0.4%16.51 USD18.41 USD-0.43-19.9383.2KOff
15 May 202616.40 USD-0.4%16.53 USD18.43 USD-0.42-19.3463.0KOff
8 May 202616.47 USD-1.1%16.56 USD18.44 USD-0.30-19.89116.8KOff
1 May 202616.65 USD0.3%16.55 USD18.45 USD-0.22-15.35118.2KOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.