Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Invests $3.24 Million in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 31,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,235,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of BFAM. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 358.5% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 494,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,675,000 after acquiring an additional 386,558 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 1,638.6% in the third quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 395,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,915,000 after acquiring an additional 372,537 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 149.1% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 614,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,040,000 after acquiring an additional 367,711 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 150.9% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 526,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,145,000 after acquiring an additional 316,589 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 505.5% in the third quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 327,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,586,000 after acquiring an additional 273,633 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on BFAM. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research note on Friday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $124.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. 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 decreased their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.44.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:BFAM opened at $62.62 on Monday. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a 52 week low of $61.51 and a 52 week high of $130.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.46. The company’s fifty day moving average is $76.57 and its 200-day moving average is $86.36. The company has a market capitalization of $3.29 billion, a PE ratio of 18.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.19.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.03. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 18.01% and a net margin of 6.35%.The business had revenue of $712.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $713.35 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.