Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the nine research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $95.62.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on BFAM shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $68.00 to $66.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group boosted 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 research note on Friday, July 31st.

Insider Transactions at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In other news, Director Mary Tocio sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.65, for a total transaction of $435,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,329 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,041,001.85. The trade was a 29.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, COO Mary Burke sold 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $90,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 30,945 shares in the company, valued at $2,320,875. This represents a 3.73% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 8,900 shares of company stock valued at $656,584 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BFAM. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the second quarter worth $29,000. AG Campbell Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $41,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 1st quarter worth $60,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 499.3% in the 4th quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 821 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 684 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 50.8% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 843 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 284 shares in the last quarter.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

BFAM stock opened at $66.22 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 0.48 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The company’s 50-day moving average is $72.06 and its 200-day moving average is $73.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion, a PE ratio of 20.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.15. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a 1 year low of $57.63 and a 1 year high of $109.86.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $779.18 million during 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 firm’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.07 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 4.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Company Profile

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provides employer-sponsored child care and workforce-support services. The company operates early education and preschool centers, offering full-day care and educational programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. It also provides back-up care services, including center-based and in-home care, to help employees manage disruptions in their regular care arrangements.

In addition to child care, Bright Horizons offers educational advisory services, college and university admissions counseling, and other family-support programs.