Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM Shares Purchased by Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) by 84.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 28,748 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,192 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions were worth $2,940,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,521,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,235,000 after buying an additional 143,861 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,014,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,425,000 after acquiring an additional 15,296 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 5.9% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 987,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,218,000 after buying an additional 55,028 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 20.6% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 960,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,476,000 after buying an additional 164,039 shares during the period. Finally, Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 2.6% in the third quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 880,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,605,000 after buying an additional 22,570 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on BFAM. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $124.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $130.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.11.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Down 1.3%

NYSE BFAM opened at $81.04 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a 1-year low of $63.68 and a 1-year high of $132.99. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.06. The company has a market capitalization of $4.47 billion, a PE ratio of 24.12, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.30.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.02. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 17.41% and a net margin of 6.58%.The firm had revenue of $733.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $727.44 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.98 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 3.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Bright Horizons Family Solutions

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.