Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) COO Mary Lou Burke Sells 1,200 Shares

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) COO Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total value of $90,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 30,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,320,875. The trade was a 3.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Mary Lou Burke also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 3rd, Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total value of $90,684.00.
• On Tuesday, July 28th, Mary Lou Burke sold 500 shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $40,000.00.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BFAM opened at $72.08 on Thursday. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $57.63 and a fifty-two week high of $117.30. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $74.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. The firm has a market cap of $3.51 billion, a PE ratio of 22.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.08. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 20.09% and a net margin of 5.78%.The company had revenue of $779.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $774.84 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.07 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bright Horizons Family Solutions

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 0.6% during the third quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 18,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,968,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Xponance LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Xponance LLC now owns 3,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,000 after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 9,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,124,000 after buying an additional 150 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 98.8% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 26,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,281,000 after buying an additional 185 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on BFAM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $95.88.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Company Profile

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) is a leading provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education services, offering a range of solutions designed to support working families and organizations. Through a network of on-site, near-site and center-based programs, the company partners with corporate and nonprofit clients to deliver infant, toddler, preschool and school-age care. Services emphasize age-appropriate curriculum, developmental milestones and community engagement to ensure high-quality learning experiences.