Quantinno Capital Management LP Has $12.83 Million Stock Position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

Quantinno Capital Management LP lowered its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) by 42.4% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 156,193 shares of the company’s stock after selling 115,024 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions were worth $12,828,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BFAM. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,026,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,881,000 after purchasing an additional 582,976 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at about $191,952,000. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 16.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,779,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,465,000 after buying an additional 257,813 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 64.4% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,124,000 after buying an additional 619,067 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 31.1% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,334,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,611,000 after buying an additional 316,919 shares in the last quarter.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Up 2.5%

NYSE BFAM opened at $76.41 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $69.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.36. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a one year low of $57.63 and a one year high of $125.15. The firm has a market cap of $4.02 billion, a PE ratio of 24.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 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 0.46.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $779.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on BFAM. UBS Group boosted their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $95.88.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In related news, COO Mary Lou Burke sold 500 shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $40,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 33,345 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,667,600. The trade was a 1.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions 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.