Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $95.62.

BFAM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $68.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In other Bright Horizons Family Solutions news, COO Mary Burke sold 1,200 shares of the firm’s 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 owned 30,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,320,875. This trade represents a 3.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mary Tocio sold 6,000 shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.65, for a total value of $435,900.00. Following the sale, the director owned 14,329 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,041,001.85. This trade represents a 29.51% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 8,900 shares of company stock valued at $656,584 in the last three months. 1.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $452,317,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,026,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,881,000 after buying an additional 582,976 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,779,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,465,000 after buying an additional 257,813 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 31.1% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,334,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,611,000 after acquiring an additional 316,919 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,293,146 shares of the company’s stock worth $106,206,000 after acquiring an additional 192,343 shares during the last quarter.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE BFAM opened at $65.93 on Friday. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a 52 week low of $57.63 and a 52 week high of $109.86. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $71.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.95. 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 company has a market cap of $3.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.15.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $779.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $774.84 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.07 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 4.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Company Profile

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provides employer-sponsored child care and workforce-support services. The company operates early education and preschool centers, offering full-day care and educational programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It also provides back-up care services, including center-based and in-home care, to help employees manage disruptions in their regular care arrangements.

In addition to child care, Bright Horizons offers educational advisory services, college and university admissions counseling, and other family-support programs.