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

Company Overview

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. Headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, Bright Horizons has grown from its first center in 1986 into a global leader in workplace family solutions.

To complement its core early learning offerings, Bright Horizons delivers back-up care services for children, elders and ill family members, providing both in-center and in-home care when regular arrangements are unavailable. The company also offers educational advisory and tuition assistance solutions through its EdAssist division, helping employees navigate school selection, financial aid and career development. These services are designed to enhance workforce productivity and retention by addressing critical family and educational needs across a broad spectrum of industries.

Operating in more than a dozen countries across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, Bright Horizons supports working families through over 1,200 education and care programs. Its global footprint includes on-site centers at corporate campuses, community-based facilities and partnerships with licensed care providers. Leadership is headed by President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Cosgrove, under whose tenure the company has focused on expanding service offerings, enhancing digital engagement tools and pursuing strategic acquisitions to strengthen its market position. Bright Horizons remains committed to fostering long-term partnerships with employers and families by delivering impactful early education and work-life solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $75.57 to $77.80
• 50-Day Range: $59.05 to $82.73
• 52-Week Range: $57.63 to $125.15
• Volume: 139,086 shs
• Average Volume: 1.04 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.24
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $95.88
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bright Horizons Family Solutions scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 475 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.22, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus price target of $95.88, representing about 28.7% upside from its current price of $74.51.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bright Horizons Family Solutions are expected to grow by 15.52% in the coming year, from $4.64 to $5.36 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is 23.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is 23.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 47.49.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a PEG Ratio of 1.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 3.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.72% 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 3.41, 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 increased by 2.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.32

News Sentiment

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a news sentiment score of 1.32. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Bright Horizons Family Solutions this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Bright Horizons Family Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $40,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.42% of the stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 8/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Consumer Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BFAM
• CIK: 1437578
• Web: www.brighthorizons.com
• Phone: (617) 673-8000
• Fax: 617-673-8001
• Employees: 32,200
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bright Horizons Family Solutions: $95.88
• High Price Target: $112.00
• Low Price Target: $68.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.22
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.42
• P/E Growth: 1.28
• Net Income: $193.12 million
• Net Margins: 5.78%
• Pretax Margin: 8.63%
• Return on Equity: 20.09%
• Return on Assets: 6.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.14
• Current Ratio: 0.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.37
• Cash Flow: $5.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.73
• Book Value: $23.68 per share
• Price / Book: 3.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,610,000
• Free Float: 51,860,000
• Market Cap: $4.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.14