William Blair Investment Management LLC Takes Position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 819,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $58,093,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth $1,300,000. Ieq Capital LLC bought a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at $7,148,000. Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at $532,000. Paralel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,991,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP bought a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the second quarter worth $193,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $95.88.

Insider Activity at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In related news, COO Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total value of $90,684.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 32,145 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,429,197.65. This represents a 3.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

BFAM opened at $72.81 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $72.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $74.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a 52 week low of $57.63 and a 52 week high of $124.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.54 billion, a PE ratio of 23.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.14.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $779.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $774.84 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a net margin of 5.78% and a return on equity of 20.09%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.07 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.7 earnings per share for the current year.

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.