Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAN) Shares Up 2% – Still a Buy?

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHFAN)’s stock price traded up 2% on Friday . The company traded as high as $13.10 and last traded at $13.07. 789,350 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 593% from the average session volume of 113,940 shares. The stock had previously closed at $12.81.

Brighthouse Financial Trading Up 2.0%

The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.80.

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHFAN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 10th. The company reported $2.10 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $2.15 billion for the quarter.

Brighthouse Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th were given a dividend of $0.3359 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 10th. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.3%.

About Brighthouse Financial

Brighthouse Financial, Inc provides annuity and life insurance products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Annuities, Life, and Run-off. The Annuities segment consists of variable, fixed, index-linked, and income annuities for contract holders' needs for protected wealth accumulation on a tax-deferred basis, wealth transfer, and income security.