Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Receives $95.88 Average PT from Analysts

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $95.8750.

BFAM has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Bright Horizons Family Solutions news, COO Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total value of $90,684.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 32,145 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,429,197.65. This trade represents a 3.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the second quarter worth about $452,317,000. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 6,781.7% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 4,599,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,981,000 after purchasing an additional 4,532,219 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,026,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $306,881,000 after purchasing an additional 582,976 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $191,952,000. Finally, Capital World Investors boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 257,813 shares during the last quarter.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Up 0.8%

BFAM stock opened at $74.94 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $73.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $73.93. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $57.63 and a fifty-two week high of $118.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.48.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $779.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $774.84 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 20.09% and a net margin of 5.78%.The business’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.07 earnings per share. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. Analysts expect that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 4.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.