Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $92.00 According to Analysts

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $92.00.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on BFAM. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $66.00 to $64.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group reduced their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $88.00 to $78.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $93.00 to $83.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In other news, COO Mary Burke sold 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $90,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 30,945 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,320,875. This represents a 3.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mary Tocio sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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. The trade was a 29.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 8,900 shares of company stock valued at $656,584 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AG Campbell Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $41,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at about $60,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 3,055.6% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 825 shares during the period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $87,000.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

NYSE:BFAM opened at $71.12 on Thursday. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a 52 week low of $57.63 and a 52 week high of $109.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.82. The firm has a market cap of $3.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.18.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 5.78% and a return on equity of 20.09%. The firm had revenue of $779.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $774.84 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.07 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 4.70 earnings per share for the current year.

About Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (NYSE: BFAM) provides employer-sponsored child care and workforce-support services. Its offerings include full-service, center-based early education and preschool programs, back-up care for children and adults, and related family support services designed to help employees manage work and caregiving responsibilities.

The company also provides educational advisory services, including college admissions counseling, academic support and related guidance for families.