NYSE:BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Stock Forecast, Price & News $87.73 +3.21 (+3.80%) (As of 06/2/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$84.87▼$88.7750-Day Range$72.02▼$93.4152-Week Range$54.19▼$94.89Volume1.34 million shsAverage Volume463,152 shsMarket Capitalization$5.07 billionP/E Ratio74.35Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$78.50 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Bright Horizons Family Solutions MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside10.5% Downside$78.50 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy2.29% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthN/ASustainability-1.87Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment1.22Based on 9 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$2.64 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth44.58%From $2.40 to $3.47 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.1.97 out of 5 starsConsumer Discretionary Sector188th out of 269 stocksChild Day Care Services Industry1st out of 1 stocks 1.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingBright Horizons Family Solutions has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $78.50, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a forecasted downside of 10.5% from its current price of $87.73.Amount of Analyst CoverageBright Horizons Family Solutions has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted2.29% of the float of Bright Horizons Family Solutions has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBright Horizons Family Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Bright Horizons Family Solutions has recently increased by 65.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldBright Horizons Family Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthBright Horizons Family Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 4.4 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreBright Horizons Family Solutions has received a 66.45% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Distributing knowledge" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Private child day-care services", "Private special education services", and "Private tutoring services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Bright Horizons Family Solutions is -1.87. Previous Next 3.5 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentBright 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Bright Horizons Family Solutions this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for BFAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Bright Horizons Family Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 0.8 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $2,638,463.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.20% of the stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is held by insiders. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Bright Horizons Family Solutions are expected to grow by 44.58% in the coming year, from $2.40 to $3.47 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is 74.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.26.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is 74.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 15.76.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBright Horizons Family Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 4.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) StockBright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of child care and early education, dependent care, and workforce education services. It operates through the following segments: Full-Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care Services, Educational Advisory and Other Services. The Full-Service Center-Based Child Care segment consists of traditional center-based child care and early education, preschool, and elementary education. The Back-Up Care Services segment deals with center-based back-up child care, and in-home child and adult/elder dependent care. The Educational Advisory and Other Services segment consists of tuition reimbursement program management and related educational advising, and college advisory services. The company was founded by Roger H. Brown and Linda A. Mason in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.Read More Receive BFAM Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BFAM Stock News HeadlinesJune 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comUBS Group Initiates Coverage on Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM)June 2, 2023 | msn.comUBS Initiates Coverage of Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) with Sell RecommendationJune 3, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)⚡ 2,467% Return on Israeli Laser Company?This advanced laser system is active in 80 countries around the world. And at the center of this massive market is a small firm in Israel. Our research shows that anyone who gets in today could see a return of 2,467%. But that's only if the company doesn't get taken over for a fast 300% gain first.May 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Receives $78.43 Average Price Target from BrokeragesMay 30, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by BrokeragesMay 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comInsider Selling: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Director Sells $187,694.50 in StockMay 28, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) Rating Lowered to Sell at StockNews.comMay 27, 2023 | msn.comGoldman Sachs Maintains Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Buy RecommendationJune 3, 2023 | Behind the Markets (Ad)⚡ 2,467% Return on Israeli Laser Company?This advanced laser system is active in 80 countries around the world. And at the center of this massive market is a small firm in Israel. Our research shows that anyone who gets in today could see a return of 2,467%. But that's only if the company doesn't get taken over for a fast 300% gain first.May 21, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) Now Covered by Analysts at StockNews.comMay 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDads are now more worried than mothers about how working from home will impact their careersMay 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comNew Research by Bright Horizons Shows Remote or Hybrid Work Schedules Have Unexpected RoadblocksMay 13, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comCitigroup Downgrades Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) to NeutralMay 12, 2023 | msn.comCitigroup Downgrades Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)May 11, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) CEO Sells $421,900.00 in StockMay 11, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) COO Mary Lou Burke Sells 7,680 SharesMay 10, 2023 | msn.comUnusual Put Option Trade in Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Worth $241.27KMay 10, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Director Mary Ann Tocio Sells 10,000 Shares of StockMay 10, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Receives $77.57 Average Target Price from AnalystsMay 10, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) Upgraded at StockNews.comMay 9, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) Lifted to Hold at StockNews.comMay 5, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comBright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) Trading Up 9.3% Following Better-Than-Expected EarningsMay 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ1 2023 Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc Earnings CallMay 3, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comBright Horizons (BFAM) Gets a Buy from Goldman SachsMay 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesMay 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comBright Horizons Family Solutions Reports First Quarter of 2023 Financial ResultsApril 27, 2023 | seekingalpha.comBright Horizons' Strategic Expansion: Not Enough To Offset Traditional Offerings' StrugglesSee More Headlines BFAM Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart BFAM Company Calendar Last Earnings5/02/2023Today6/03/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)8/01/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Child day care services Sub-IndustryEducation Services SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNYSE:BFAM CUSIP10919410 CIK1437578 Webwww.brighthorizons.com Phone(617) 673-8000Fax617-673-8001Employees29,100Year Founded1986Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$78.50 High Stock Price Forecast$101.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$57.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside-10.5%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.18 Trailing P/E Ratio74.35 Forward P/E Ratio36.55 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$80.64 million Net Margins3.28% Pretax Margin5.01% Return on Equity12.08% Return on Assets3.50% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.87 Current Ratio0.47 Quick Ratio0.47 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.11 billion Price / Sales2.40 Cash Flow$4.28 per share Price / Cash Flow20.49 Book Value$19.09 per share Price / Book4.60Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares57,810,000Free Float57,116,000Market Cap$5.07 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.21 Social Links Key ExecutivesStephen Howard KramerPresident, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorMary Burke AfonsoCOO-North America Center OperationsElizabeth J. BolandChief Financial OfficerEric R. LindgrenChief Information OfficerSandy WellsChief Development OfficerKey CompetitorsInternational Game TechnologyNYSE:IGTHilton Grand VacationsNYSE:HGVMelco Resorts & EntertainmentNASDAQ:MLCOGildan ActivewearNYSE:GILRed Rock ResortsNASDAQ:RRRView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsLightfoot Sara LawrenceSold 2,282 sharesTotal: $187,694.50 ($82.25/share)Ameriprise Financial Inc.Sold 131,771 shares on 5/22/2023Ownership: 2.002%JPMorgan Chase & Co.Bought 309,359 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 6.071%New York State Common Retirement FundSold 15,328 shares on 5/18/2023Ownership: 0.227%BSW Wealth PartnersBought 146 shares on 5/16/2023Ownership: 0.009%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions BFAM Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock right now? 7 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" BFAM shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BFAM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View BFAM analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stock price forecast for 2023? 7 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stock. Their BFAM share price forecasts range from $57.00 to $101.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $78.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.5%. View analysts price targets for BFAM or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have BFAM shares performed in 2023? Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stock was trading at $63.10 at the start of the year. Since then, BFAM shares have increased by 39.0% and is now trading at $87.73. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Bright Horizons Family Solutions? Bright Horizons Family Solutions saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,310,000 shares, an increase of 65.9% from the April 30th total of 789,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 471,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 2.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Bright Horizons Family Solutions' Short Interest. When is Bright Horizons Family Solutions' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 1st 2023. View our BFAM earnings forecast. How were Bright Horizons Family Solutions' earnings last quarter? Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 2nd. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.02. The company earned $553.61 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $531.41 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.08% and a net margin of 3.28%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions's revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.39 earnings per share. What ETFs hold Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) stock in their portfolio include Global X Education ETF (EDUT), Fidelity Sustainable U.S. Equity ETF (FSST), Fidelity Women's Leadership ETF (FDWM), First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund (FXD), First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF (MMSC), Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF (NUSC), Calvert US Select Equity ETF (CVSE) and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (VBK). What guidance has Bright Horizons Family Solutions issued on next quarter's earnings? Bright Horizons Family Solutions updated its FY23 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.80-$3.00 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.84. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.3-$2.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.32 billion. What is Stephen Kramer's approval rating as Bright Horizons Family Solutions' CEO? 248 employees have rated Bright Horizons Family Solutions Chief Executive Officer Stephen Kramer on Glassdoor.com. Stephen Kramer has an approval rating of 65% among the company's employees. What other stocks do shareholders of Bright Horizons Family Solutions own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Bright Horizons Family Solutions investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Adobe (ADBE), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Netflix (NFLX), Boeing (BA), Abiomed (ABMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Salesforce (CRM) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM). What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stock symbol? Bright Horizons Family Solutions trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BFAM." Who are Bright Horizons Family Solutions' major shareholders? Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (7.50%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (6.07%), Brown Advisory Inc. (5.28%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (4.61%), BlackRock Inc. (4.21%) and Liontrust Investment Partners LLP (2.01%). Insiders that own company stock include David H Lissy, Elizabeth J Boland, John Guy Casagrande, Lightfoot Sara Lawrence, Marguerite Kondracke, Maribeth Nash Bearfield, Mary Ann Tocio, Mary Lou Burke and Stephen Howard Kramer. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions? Shares of BFAM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stock price today? One share of BFAM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $87.73. How much money does Bright Horizons Family Solutions make? Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) has a market capitalization of $5.07 billion and generates $2.11 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $80.64 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.18 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Bright Horizons Family Solutions have? The company employs 29,100 workers across the globe. How can I contact Bright Horizons Family Solutions? Bright Horizons Family Solutions' mailing address is 200 TALCOTT AVENUE SOUTH, WATERTOWN MA, 02472. The official website for the company is www.brighthorizons.com. The company can be reached via phone at (617) 673-8000, via email at eboland@brighthorizons.com, or via fax at 617-673-8001. 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