Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Acquires Shares of 18,345 Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 18,345 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,300,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in BFAM. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth $452,317,000. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $191,952,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $74,317,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 2,536.7% in the fourth quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 656,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,535,000 after buying an additional 631,287 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 64.4% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,124,000 after buying an additional 619,067 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In related news, COO Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total value of $90,684.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 32,145 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,429,197.65. The trade was a 3.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price 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. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $95.88.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

Shares of BFAM opened at $72.81 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $72.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.31. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a 52-week low of $57.63 and a 52-week high of $124.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.54 billion, a PE ratio of 23.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.14.

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

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Company 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.