Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) COO Sells $40,000.00 in Stock

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) COO Mary Lou Burke sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $40,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 33,345 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,667,600. This represents a 1.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Down 5.8%

BFAM opened at $77.86 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.46. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a one year low of $57.63 and a one year high of $130.76. The company has a market cap of $4.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.45, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.15. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $69.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $76.71.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.21 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $779.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $774.84 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 18.01% and a net margin of 6.35%.The firm’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.07 earnings per share. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $191,952,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $74,317,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 2,536.7% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 656,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,535,000 after purchasing an additional 631,287 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 64.4% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,124,000 after purchasing an additional 619,067 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,026,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,881,000 after purchasing an additional 582,976 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BFAM. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $88.00 to $87.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Wednesday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $96.00.

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.