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

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$74.44 -3.07 (-3.97%)
Closing price 07/21/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$75.38 +0.94 (+1.26%)
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About Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock (NYSE:BFAM)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$74.26
$77.18
50-Day Range
$59.05
$77.66
52-Week Range
$57.63
$130.76
Volume
739,890 shs
Average Volume
893,502 shs
Market Capitalization
$3.92 billion
P/E Ratio
22.42
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$96.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

BFAM MarketRank™: 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 201st out of 582 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 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 $96.00, representing about 29.0% upside from its current price of $74.44.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has only been the subject of 3 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 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 22.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.12.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is 22.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.89.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a PEG Ratio of 1.33. 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 3.14. 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

    5.58% 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 2.44, 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 3.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • 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 Sentiment

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Bright Horizons Family Solutions this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Bright Horizons Family Solutions insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.21% 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.

  • 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 $101.46 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BFAM shares have decreased by 26.6% and is now trading at $74.4360.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.03. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis.
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) raised $202 million in an initial public offering on Friday, January 25th 2013. The company issued 10,100,000 shares at $19.00-$21.00 per share.

Top institutional shareholders of Bright Horizons Family Solutions include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.21%), Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC (0.05%), GAMMA Investing LLC and Hilltop National Bank. 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
5/05/2026
Today
7/22/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BUSINESS SVCS
Sub-Industry
Education Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:BFAM
CIK
1437578
Employees
32,200
Year Founded
1986

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$112.00
Low Price Target
$70.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+29.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.22
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.32
Trailing P/E Ratio
22.42
Forward P/E Ratio
16.04
P/E Growth
1.33
Net Income
$193.12 million
Net Margins
6.35%
Pretax Margin
9.09%
Return on Equity
18.01%
Return on Assets
6.18%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.78
Current Ratio
0.46
Quick Ratio
0.46

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.93 billion
Price / Sales
1.33
Cash Flow
$5.62 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.24
Book Value
$23.68 per share
Price / Book
3.14

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
52,610,000
Free Float
51,970,000
Market Cap
$3.92 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.15

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This page (NYSE:BFAM) was last updated on 7/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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