Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM Shares Purchased by Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC

Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) by 17.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,293,146 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 192,343 shares during the period. Bright Horizons Family Solutions comprises 2.1% of Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC owned 2.45% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions worth $106,206,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,026,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $306,881,000 after buying an additional 582,976 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $191,952,000. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,779,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,465,000 after acquiring an additional 257,813 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 64.4% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,124,000 after purchasing an additional 619,067 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 14.3% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,329,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,786,000 after purchasing an additional 165,962 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings cut Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $96.12.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BFAM opened at $73.16 on Thursday. 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 business’s fifty day moving average price is $68.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $80.58. The stock has a market cap of $3.85 billion, a PE ratio of 22.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.15. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a one year low of $57.63 and a one year high of $130.76.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 company 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 business’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. On average, analysts forecast that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.64 EPS 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.