Q1 Earnings Estimate for BrightView Issued By William Blair

BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BV - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BrightView in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 2nd. William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney now forecasts that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.04. The consensus estimate for BrightView's current full-year earnings is $0.73 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for BrightView's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of BrightView from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of BrightView from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, Loop Capital dropped their price objective on shares of BrightView from $21.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $17.27.

BrightView Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of BV stock traded up $0.54 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $15.69. 1,027,237 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 606,406. BrightView has a 1 year low of $11.81 and a 1 year high of $18.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The stock has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a PE ratio of -784.11 and a beta of 1.27. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $15.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.76.

BrightView (NYSE:BV - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. BrightView had a return on equity of 8.29% and a net margin of 1.65%. The firm had revenue of $662.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $643.29 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.11 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder Kkr Group Partnership L.P. sold 11,600,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.40, for a total value of $167,040,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 21,533,123 shares of the company's stock, valued at $310,076,971.20. This represents a 35.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its position in BrightView by 832.0% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 1,864 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 1,664 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in shares of BrightView by 181.4% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,288 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 1,475 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of BrightView by 58.7% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,418 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,264 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of BrightView in the 4th quarter valued at $56,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in BrightView by 933.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 8,089 shares of the company's stock worth $104,000 after buying an additional 7,306 shares in the last quarter. 92.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

BrightView Company Profile

BrightView Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides commercial landscaping services in the United States. It operates through two segments, Maintenance Services and Development Services. The Maintenance Services segment delivers a suite of recurring commercial landscaping services, including mowing, gardening, mulching and snow removal, water management, irrigation maintenance, tree care, golf course maintenance, and specialty turf maintenance.