KBC Group NV Buys 8,090 Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

KBC Group NV increased its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) by 16.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 57,024 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,090 shares during the quarter. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions were worth $4,683,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Aurora Investment Counsel raised its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 17.1% during the first quarter. Aurora Investment Counsel now owns 27,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,221,000 after acquiring an additional 3,942 shares in the last quarter. Future Fund LLC increased its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 27.3% during the 1st quarter. Future Fund LLC now owns 23,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,919,000 after purchasing an additional 5,008 shares during the last quarter. Graphene Investments SAS increased its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. Graphene Investments SAS now owns 36,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,973,000 after purchasing an additional 2,900 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 5.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 180,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,812,000 after purchasing an additional 9,704 shares during the period. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 40.9% in the 1st quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 23,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,963,000 after purchasing an additional 6,934 shares during the period.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on BFAM shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $88.00 to $87.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $96.00.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

Shares of BFAM opened at $74.32 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $68.43 and its 200-day moving average is $77.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 0.46 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.91 billion, a PE ratio of 22.38, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.15. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $57.63 and a fifty-two week 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 for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 18.01%. The business’s revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.64 EPS for the current year.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Company Profile

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.