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

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the ten research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $100.4444.

BFAM has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group lowered their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $160.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of BFAM opened at $65.45 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.71, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.18. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $73.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a 52 week low of $57.63 and a 52 week high of $130.76.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $712.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $713.35 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 18.01% and a net margin of 6.35%.Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 4.64 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BFAM. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,312 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position 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 valued at $78,040,000 after acquiring an additional 367,711 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 20,859 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 51,650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,868 shares in the last quarter.

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.