Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) Hits New 52-Week Low – Time to Sell?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $90.75 and last traded at $90.7360, with a volume of 22909 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $92.54.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BFAM has been the subject of several research reports. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $99.00 to $93.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $120.00 to $107.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $156.00 to $160.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $124.00 price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $126.43.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Down 2.0%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.54. The company has a market capitalization of $5.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $100.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $106.52.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $802.81 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $781.16 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a net margin of 6.98% and a return on equity of 17.07%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.11 earnings per share. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at 4.480-4.530 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 3.61 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Consulate Inc. bought a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the third quarter worth $28,000. Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 6,700.0% in the 3rd quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 9,075.0% in the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 367 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 34.4% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter.

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.