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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$117.24 +0.48 (+0.41%)
As of 03:08 PM Eastern
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About Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock (NYSE:BFAM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$115.00
$117.75
50-Day Range
$116.75
$131.55
52-Week Range
$103.75
$141.90
Volume
209,852 shs
Average Volume
473,354 shs
Market Capitalization
$6.71 billion
P/E Ratio
42.33
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$138.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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88th Percentile Overall Score

BFAM MarketRank™: 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 38th out of 303 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Bright Horizons Family Solutions are expected to grow by 19.39% in the coming year, from $3.61 to $4.31 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is 42.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.64.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is 42.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.82.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 5.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Bright Horizons Family Solutions' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.65% of the float of Bright Horizons Family Solutions has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bright Horizons Family Solutions has recently decreased by 4.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.65% of the float of Bright Horizons Family Solutions has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Bright Horizons Family Solutions has recently decreased by 4.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Bright Horizons Family Solutions this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for BFAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Bright Horizons Family Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Bright Horizons Family Solutions insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,848,993.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.21% of the stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is held by insiders.

  • Read more about Bright Horizons Family Solutions' insider trading history.
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BFAM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stock was trading at $110.85 at the start of the year. Since then, BFAM stock has increased by 5.0% and is now trading at $116.4050.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.14. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions' top institutional investors include Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.03%), Pallas Capital Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Fulton Bank N.A.. Insiders that own company stock include Stephen Howard Kramer, Elizabeth J Boland, David H Lissy, Mary Lou Burke, Mary Ann Tocio, John Guy Casagrande, Lawrence M Alleva, Jason Janoff and Lightfoot Sara Lawrence.
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Shares of BFAM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bright Horizons Family Solutions investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/05/2025
Today
7/10/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BUSINESS SVCS
Sub-Industry
Education Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:BFAM
CIK
1437578
Employees
1,450
Year Founded
1986

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$160.00
Low Price Target
$106.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.77
Trailing P/E Ratio
42.02
Forward P/E Ratio
32.25
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$140.19 million
Net Margins
5.91%
Pretax Margin
8.19%
Return on Equity
14.62%
Return on Assets
5.01%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.66
Current Ratio
0.60
Quick Ratio
0.60

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.69 billion
Price / Sales
2.48
Cash Flow
$4.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
24.82
Book Value
$21.97 per share
Price / Book
5.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
57,250,000
Free Float
56,560,000
Market Cap
$6.66 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.30

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This page (NYSE:BFAM) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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