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

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $100.4444.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on BFAM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price 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. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Friday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $130.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $99.00 price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BFAM. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 24.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $858,000 after buying an additional 1,312 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 149.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 614,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,040,000 after buying an additional 367,711 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 12.0% during 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 worth $24,788,000 after buying an additional 20,859 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 646.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 59,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,577,000 after buying an additional 51,650 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 70.5% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 4,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after acquiring an additional 1,868 shares in the last quarter.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Up 0.2%

Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock opened at $67.87 on Monday. 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 12-month low of $63.68 and a 12-month high of $132.99. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $77.85 and its 200 day moving average is $87.62. The company has a market capitalization of $3.57 billion, a PE ratio of 20.44, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.28.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $712.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $713.35 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.77 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s quarterly 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 4.64 EPS for the current fiscal 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.