BFHThe company demonstrates solid fundamental strength with decent profitability and valuation metrics. The thematic outlook is moderate given the financial services sector focus, while technical indicators suggest a cautious approach in the short term.
Bread Financial Holdings operates in the payments and lending industry with growth potential driven by digital payment innovations and expanding credit services but faces sector-specific regulatory and competitive risks.
The company shows solid profitability, a reasonable valuation relative to earnings, and a stable balance sheet supported by strong free cash flow generation and moderate leverage.
The stock has mixed technical signals with a combination of short-term selling pressure and longer-term support from moving averages, suggesting limited immediate upside but a solid base for regained momentum.
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Digital Payments Growth | 75 |
| Brand Portfolio Strength | 70 |
| Regulatory Environment | 50 |
| Market Position | 60 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 85 |
| Profitability | 70 |
| Growth | 80 |
| Balance Sheet Health | 55 |
| Cash Flow | 90 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Trend Analysis | 70 |
| Momentum | 65 |
| Volume Confirmation | 50 |
| Support & Resistance | 70 |
Consistent Earnings Surprises
Recent quarterly EPS results have frequently beaten estimates, including a 23.7% positive surprise in 2025 Q2 and a substantial 755.45% surprise in 2023 Q3, indicating strong earnings momentum.
Reasonable P/E Ratio
The current Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio is approximately 10.76, which is moderate and suggests the stock is not overvalued compared to profitable companies in similar sectors.
High Debt Load
The company carries significant debt of over $5.68 billion as of 2024 Q4, which remains considerably high compared to cash equivalents and total equity (~$3.05 billion), potentially elevating financial risk.
Declining Recent Net Income and Margins
Recent quarters show sharp declines in net income and net margins, including a net margin as low as 0.8% in 2024 Q4 quarterly results contrasting previous higher margins, signaling profitability pressures.
May 2025
9
Ex-Dividend Date
June 2025
13
Next Dividend Date
July 2025
24
Next Earnings Date
H: $2.30
A: $1.88
L: $1.53
H: 967.00M
A: 943.68M
L: 910.00M
Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. provides tech-forward payment and lending solutions to customers and consumer-based industries in North America. It offers credit card and other loans financing services, including risk management solutions, account origination, and funding services for private label and co-brand credit card programs, as well as through Bread partnerships; and Comenity-branded general purpose cash-back credit. The company also manages and services the loans it originates for private label, co-brand, and general-purpose credit card programs, and installment loans and split-pay products; and provides marketing, and data and analytics services. In addition, it offers an enhanced digital suite that includes a unified software development kit, which provides access to its suite of products, as well as promotes credit payment options earlier in the shopping experience. Further, the company through Bread, a digital payments platform and robust suite of application programming interfaces allows merchants and partners to integrate online point-of-sale financing and other digital payment products. It offers its products under the Bread, Bread Financial, Bread Cashback, Bread Rewards, Bread Pay, and Bread Savings brands. The company was formerly known as Alliance Data Systems Corporation and changed its name to Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. in March 2022. Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
58.00 USD
The 39 analysts offering 1 year price forecasts for BFH have a max estimate of 88.00 and a min estimate of 39.00.