17,439 Shares in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM Acquired by Sanctuary Advisors LLC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 17,439 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,236,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in BFAM. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the second quarter valued at $452,317,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 worth $306,881,000 after buying an additional 582,976 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 4th quarter worth about $191,952,000. Capital World Investors boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 16.9% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,779,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,465,000 after buying an additional 257,813 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 64.4% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,124,000 after buying an additional 619,067 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on BFAM. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective 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 upped their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $95.88.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total transaction of $90,684.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 32,145 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,429,197.65. This trade represents a 3.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock opened at $74.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $73.52 and a 200-day moving average of $73.92. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a 52-week low of $57.63 and a 52-week high of $119.67. The stock has a market cap of $3.61 billion, a PE ratio of 23.52, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.14.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $779.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $774.84 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.07 earnings per share. Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.7 EPS for the current year.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions 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.