Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Receives $100.44 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the ten analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $100.4444.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on BFAM shares. Barclays decreased their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $160.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $124.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings cut Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bright Horizons Family Solutions

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $232,000. Glenmede Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 41.4% in the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 8,794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $722,000 after purchasing an additional 2,575 shares during the period. Essential Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 38.3% in the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 2,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 684 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $1,234,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 683,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,110,000 after purchasing an additional 27,007 shares during the period.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of BFAM stock opened at $64.97 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $72.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $83.23. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $57.63 and a fifty-two week high of $130.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

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

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.