Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Short Interest Update

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) saw a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,201,221 shares, an increase of 128.7% from the April 30th total of 1,399,786 shares. Currently, 6.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,410,864 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on BFAM. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $130.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 13th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $124.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $100.44.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

NYSE:BFAM traded up $2.92 on Monday, hitting $65.54. The company had a trading volume of 1,406,491 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,839,750. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.74, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $76.34 and a two-hundred day moving average of $86.11. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a 52 week low of $61.51 and a 52 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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $712.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $713.35 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 18.01%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 4.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bright Horizons Family Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BFAM. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $191,952,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $74,317,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 2,536.7% during the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 656,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,535,000 after buying an additional 631,287 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 64.4% during 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. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 582,976 shares during the last quarter.

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.