William Blair Investment Management LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

William Blair Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) by 12.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,265,118 shares of the company’s stock after selling 181,003 shares during the quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC owned approximately 2.24% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions worth $137,354,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 24.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $858,000 after purchasing an additional 1,312 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 149.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 614,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,040,000 after purchasing an additional 367,711 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 12.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 195,119 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,788,000 after purchasing an additional 20,859 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 646.2% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 59,643 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,577,000 after buying an additional 51,650 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 70.5% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after buying an additional 1,868 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on BFAM. UBS Group set a $93.00 target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen cut Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.11.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE BFAM opened at $74.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion, a PE ratio of 22.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.40. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a one year low of $63.68 and a one year high of $132.99. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $90.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $100.56.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $733.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $727.44 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 17.27% and a net margin of 6.58%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.98 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 3.61 EPS for the current 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.