Brighthouse Financial vs Jackson Financial
BHF and JXN side by side, both in life insurance. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BHF and JXN compare
Jackson Financial is the larger company, worth 3.6 times as much as Brighthouse Financial ($9.1B against $2.5B).
Jackson Financial grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.1% versus 2.6% for Brighthouse Financial).
Brighthouse Financial keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.5% compared with 1.6% at Jackson Financial.
Jackson Financial pays a dividend yielding 2.6%; Brighthouse Financial does not pay one.
Brighthouse Financial scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 2 for Jackson Financial), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BHF | JXN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.5B | $9.1B |
| Share price | $43.92 | $134.93 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.1% | 37.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −18.6% | 392% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 | 1.41 |
| Employees | 1,400 | 3,890 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 3.5× | – |
| P/S | 0.4× (better) | 1.4× |
| P/B | 0.4× (better) | 0.9× |
| Fair value | $85.00 | – |
| Margin of safety | 48.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.6% | 15.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −4.5% | 13.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 25.2% | 232% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 38.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 12.5% (better) | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | 13.6% (better) | 1.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.03 | 0.06 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.6% |
| Payout ratio | – | 227% |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 8.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 10.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.3% | 93.1% |
| Held by insiders | 1.4% | 2.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$2.7M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 5.2% |
Go deeper
- BHF stock overview
- BHF income statement
- BHF valuation and score
- JXN stock overview
- JXN income statement
- JXN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.