BHF
Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
BHF's fundamentals are weak: its operating margin fell 4 points to 14% and earnings per share fell 31%. At 4.5x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect earnings to decline, though they disagree widely on how much.
CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score CIFR yet.
BHF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BHF's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BHF.
CIFR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CIFR's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CIFR.
BHF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 1.7x | $16.67 | -62% |
| Forward | 2.4x | $44.10 | — |
| Fair | 4.4x | $43.35 | -1.7% |
| Current | 4.5x | $44.10 | — |
| Expensive | 7.2x | $70.02 | +59% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BHF's PE is in its fair range at 4.5x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 2.4x, in its cheap range.
CIFR PE Valuation
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BHF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect BHF's earnings and profitability to decline, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CIFR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CIFR has the edge over BHF on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
BHF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $18.60 | +91% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.76 | -31% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.44 | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.07 | -139% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.71 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.14 | +$34.47 |
| Q2 2025 | $8.72 | +$24.63 |
| Q1 2025 | $7.82 | +$26.86 |
| Q4 2024 | $4.64 | +$23.18 |
BHF has the edge over CIFR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
CIFR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.06 | -$2.86 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.85 | -$2.40 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.32 | -$1.94 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.15 | -$2.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.20 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.45 | -850% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.38 | -733% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | -$0.04 |
CIFR lost $3.06 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
BHF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $853M | -53% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | -10% |
| Q2 2025 | $871M | -39% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4B | +3130% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | -14% |
BHF's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $853M last quarter, down 53% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | 76% | +65 points |
| Q1 2026 | -65% | -50 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.9% | -60 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +23 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +9.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | +815 points |
| Q4 2024 | 69% | +153 points |
BHF has the edge over CIFR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CIFR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.7M | -63% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.8M | -43% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.8M | -29% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.7M | +41% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.7M | +198% |
| Q2 2025 | $43.6M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $49M | +1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.2M | -2.8% |
CIFR has the edge over BHF on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -269% | -217 points |
| Q2 2026 | -316% | -212 points |
| Q1 2026 | -329% | -251 points |
| Q4 2025 | -503% | -544 points |
| Q3 2025 | -52% | +327 points |
| Q2 2025 | -104% | -60 points |
| Q1 2025 | -78% | -175 points |
| Q4 2024 | 40% | +4 points |
CIFR's operating margin was −269% last quarter, down 217 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BHF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$476M | -507% |
| Q2 2026 | -$431M | -$430M |
| Q1 2026 | -$221M | -251% |
| Q4 2025 | -$3M | +$115M |
| Q3 2025 | $117M | +388% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1M | -100% |
| Q1 2025 | $146M | +$676M |
| Q4 2024 | -$118M | -178% |
BHF has the edge over CIFR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CIFR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.7B | -$1.4B |
| Q2 2026 | -$653.8M | -$566.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$462.5M | -$390.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$280.3M | -$204.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$256.2M | -$173.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$87.5M | -$54.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$71.8M | -$37.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$76.1M | +$38M |
CIFR's free cash flow was −$3.1B over the past year, against −$492M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIFR.
BHF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +41.8K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +369K shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -7.9M shares |
| 5 years | -30% | -25.4M shares |
| Available history | -49% | -54.6M shares |
BHF has the edge over CIFR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $43M |
| Q1 2025 | $59M |
| Q4 2024 | $60M |
BHF hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
CIFR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.4% | +30.3M shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +46.5M shares |
| 3 years | +75% | +188M shares |
| 5 years | +102% | +222M shares |
CIFR has 440M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago, despite $151M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $45.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $82.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $3M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $16.9M |
CIFR spent $151M buying back its own shares over the past year, about six times what it spent the year before.
BHF Net Leverage
CIFR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 125.4x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
CIFR has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CIFR.
BHF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.9 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 10.5 | Oversold |
BHF's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
CIFR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.8 | Oversold |
CIFR's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
BHF PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BHF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.5x | 13x | 65% below |
| PE % | 52 | 63 | 11 pts below |
BHF is trading at 4.5x earnings, a 65% discount to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
CIFR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CIFR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
CIFR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BHF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.0 | 6.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $53.7 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $59.1 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.6 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $52.3 | 16% below |
BHF is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 200-week average.
CIFR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.6 | 33% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.5 | 54% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.0 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.2 | 41% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.86 | 9% below |
CIFR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9% below its 200-week average.
BHF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $39.5 | $35.4 | -10% |
| 2021 | $35.4 | $52.2 | +47% |
| 2022 | $52.2 | $51.1 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | $51.1 | $52.9 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | $52.9 | $48.2 | -8.9% |
| 2025 | $48.2 | $64.9 | +34% |
| 2026 YTD | $64.9 | $44.1 | -32% |
BHF has the edge over CIFR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CIFR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.92 | $9.95 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | $9.95 | $5.21 | -48% |
| 2022 | $5.21 | $0.54 | -90% |
| 2023 | $0.54 | $4.13 | +665% |
| 2024 | $4.13 | $4.86 | +18% |
| 2025 | $4.86 | $15.2 | +213% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.2 | $7.15 | -53% |
CIFR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +665% in 2023 to −90% in 2022. It's down 53% so far in 2026.