Capital World Investors Purchases 257,813 Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

Capital World Investors lifted its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) by 16.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,779,738 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 257,813 shares during the quarter. Capital World Investors’ holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions were worth $180,465,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rothschild Investment LLC increased its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 6,700.0% during the third quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 340 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 34.4% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 426 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 98.8% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 336 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the last quarter. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the third quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 214.4% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 547 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after acquiring an additional 373 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on BFAM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on 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. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research note on Friday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $124.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $130.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $99.00 price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $100.44.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Down 5.0%

BFAM opened at $59.05 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.19. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $74.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.76. 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.46.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $712.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $713.35 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 18.01% and a net margin of 6.35%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.64 EPS for the current 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.