Brokerages Set Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Price Target at $96.12

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $96.1250.

BFAM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group reduced their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings cut Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock opened at $74.82 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The company has a market cap of $3.94 billion, a PE ratio of 22.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50 day moving average of $67.73 and a 200-day moving average of $79.04. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a 1-year low of $57.63 and a 1-year high of $130.76.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 18.1% in the second quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 28,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,030,000 after acquiring an additional 4,398 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 555.0% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 1,848 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $232,000. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 41.4% during the 1st quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 8,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $722,000 after purchasing an additional 2,575 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essential Partners LLC increased its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 38.3% during the 1st quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 2,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after purchasing an additional 684 shares in the last quarter.

About Bright Horizons Family Solutions

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.