Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM Shares Acquired by Fieldview Capital Management LLC

Fieldview Capital Management LLC grew its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) by 58.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,632 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,985 shares during the quarter. Bright Horizons Family Solutions makes up 0.7% of Fieldview Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Fieldview Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions worth $4,120,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BFAM. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position 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 valued at $306,881,000 after buying an additional 582,976 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $191,952,000. Capital World Investors grew its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 16.9% in 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 during the last quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,100,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,621,000 after buying an additional 220,223 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 25.7% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,066,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,116,000 after buying an additional 217,963 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently commented on BFAM. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $124.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $160.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.44.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE BFAM opened at $64.79 on Friday. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a 52 week low of $57.63 and a 52 week high of $130.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $73.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.87.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $712.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $713.35 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 18.01%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions 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.