Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) COO Sells 1,200 Shares

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) COO Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total value of $90,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 30,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,320,875. This represents a 3.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Mary Lou Burke also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 3rd, Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total value of $90,684.00.
• On Tuesday, July 28th, Mary Lou Burke sold 500 shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $40,000.00.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock traded down $0.98 on Wednesday, reaching $72.08. 743,796 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 989,416. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a twelve month low of $57.63 and a twelve month high of $117.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.81, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $74.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.73.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.08. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a net margin of 5.78% and a return on equity of 20.09%. The company had revenue of $779.18 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $774.84 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.07 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BFAM. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $452,317,000. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 6,781.7% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 4,599,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,981,000 after purchasing an additional 4,532,219 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% in 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 during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $191,952,000. Finally, Capital World Investors grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 16.9% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,779,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,465,000 after buying an additional 257,813 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on BFAM shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $95.88.

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.