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

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the nine research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $96.1250.

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group lowered 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 report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of 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.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock traded down $0.95 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $73.48. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 886,015 shares, compared to its average volume of 948,666. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a 52 week low of $57.63 and a 52 week high of $130.76. The company has a market capitalization of $3.87 billion, a PE ratio of 22.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $67.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $79.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.46.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 18.01%. The business had revenue of $712.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $713.35 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.77 earnings per share. The business’s revenue 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 will post 4.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bright Horizons Family Solutions

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BFAM. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at $191,952,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $74,317,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 2,536.7% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 656,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,535,000 after purchasing an additional 631,287 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 64.4% during the fourth 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, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $306,881,000 after purchasing an additional 582,976 shares during 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.