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

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) have earned an average rating of “Hold” from the ten ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $100.4444.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $124.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings cut Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $99.00 price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $130.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE BFAM opened at $68.36 on Monday. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a twelve month low of $63.68 and a twelve month high of $132.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $88.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.60 billion, a PE ratio of 20.59, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.28.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share 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 firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 4.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BFAM. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in 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 period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $78,040,000 after purchasing an additional 367,711 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 12.0% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 195,119 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,788,000 after purchasing an additional 20,859 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 646.2% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 59,643 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,577,000 after purchasing an additional 51,650 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 70.5% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after purchasing an additional 1,868 shares during the period.

About Bright Horizons Family Solutions

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.