Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHFAO) Short Interest Update

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHFAO) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 21,400 shares, a growth of 7.0% from the November 30th total of 20,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 28,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Brighthouse Financial Price Performance

BHFAO stock opened at $22.15 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $24.78. Brighthouse Financial has a 52 week low of $21.90 and a 52 week high of $26.00.

Brighthouse Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th were paid a dividend of $0.4219 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $1.69 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.62%.

Brighthouse Financial Company Profile

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.