Bread Financial and Brighthouse Financial Post Q3 Earnings Results

Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimate for Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. to $3.10, up from $2.95, while maintaining a Hold rating. The firm reported Q3 EPS of $3.55, beating the consensus of $2.74, with revenue of $992 million, a net margin of 11.95% and a return on equity of 18.42%. Revenue rose 6.9% year‑over‑year. Several banks also lifted their price targets, including UBS to $127, Bank of America to $108, RBC to $115 and Barclays to $109.

Brighthouse Financial (NASDAQ:BHF) posted Q3 earnings of $4.45 per share, missing the consensus estimate of $4.86 by $0.41. The company generated $2.10 billion in revenue, below the $2.18 billion forecast, and recorded a return on equity of 16.88% with a net margin of –1.10%. Its stock fell about 1.3% to $61.86. The firm’s market capitalization stands at $3.55 billion, with a debt‑to‑equity ratio of 0.56. Recent institutional activity included stake increases by Mercer Global Advisors, Smartleaf Asset Management, the Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio, NewEdge Advisors and UMB Bank.