Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM Holdings Lowered by GW&K Investment Management LLC

GW&K Investment Management LLC cut its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) by 5.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 514,153 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,903 shares during the period. GW&K Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions were worth $52,135,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BFAM. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,026,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $306,881,000 after purchasing an additional 582,976 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 16.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,779,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,465,000 after acquiring an additional 257,813 shares in the last quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 25.0% in the 4th quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,100,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,621,000 after acquiring an additional 220,223 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,014,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,425,000 after purchasing an additional 15,296 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 991,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,605,000 after purchasing an additional 5,493 shares during the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on BFAM shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Friday, February 13th. 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. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $124.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.44.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of BFAM opened at $61.61 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $74.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $84.49. The stock has a market cap of $3.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.56, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick 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.

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