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

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:BHFAN) saw a large drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,500 shares, a drop of 58.3% from the December 31st total of 27,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 71,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Brighthouse Financial Trading Up 0.1 %

BHFAN stock traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $16.72. 144,988 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 86,426. Brighthouse Financial has a 12-month low of $16.48 and a 12-month high of $21.63. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.43.

Brighthouse Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th were paid a $0.3359 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.04%.

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.