Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.950-4.150 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.990. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.9 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on BFAM. StockNews.com raised shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $162.00 to $142.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 27th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $102.00 to $100.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Robert W. Baird upgraded Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Baird R W upgraded Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $135.33.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Up 8.0 %

BFAM stock opened at $128.51 on Friday. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a 1-year low of $100.59 and a 1-year high of $141.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The company has a market capitalization of $7.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.58 and a beta of 1.45. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $115.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $124.56.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.03). Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 13.23% and a net margin of 4.44%. Research analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Mary Ann Tocio sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.71, for a total transaction of $573,550.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 25,257 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,897,230.47. This represents a 16.53 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provides early education and childcare, back-up care, educational advisory, and other workplace solutions services for employers and families in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, and India. The company operates in three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services.