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

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

Several equities analysts have issued reports on BFAM shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered 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. UBS Group boosted their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on 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.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Down 1.4%

NYSE:BFAM opened at $73.13 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $74.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $57.63 and a fifty-two week high of $117.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.15.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.08. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a net margin of 5.78% and a return on equity of 20.09%. The firm had revenue of $779.18 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $774.84 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.07 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 4.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In other news, COO Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total transaction of $90,684.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 32,145 shares in the company, valued at $2,429,197.65. This represents a 3.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of BFAM. Corient Private Wealth LP raised its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 66.7% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 15,314 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,085,000 after buying an additional 6,130 shares during the last quarter. Giverny Capital Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 45.6% during the second quarter. Giverny Capital Inc. now owns 1,080,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,607,000 after buying an additional 338,464 shares during the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the second quarter valued at $269,000. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 6,781.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 4,532,219 shares during the period. Finally, Paralel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,991,000.

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.