Fiera Capital Corp Sells 8,824 Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

Fiera Capital Corp trimmed its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 311,663 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,824 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp owned approximately 0.55% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions worth $33,837,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CenterBook Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 12.5% during the third quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 7,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $843,000 after purchasing an additional 865 shares in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the third quarter worth $2,478,000. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 6,700.0% during the third quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the period. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $961,000 after buying an additional 349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summitry LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 43.8% during the 3rd quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 2,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,000 after buying an additional 765 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on BFAM shares. Robert W. Baird set a $100.00 price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research note on Friday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $130.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $99.00 price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.11.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Up 1.9%

Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock opened at $72.38 on Friday. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a 12 month low of $63.68 and a 12 month high of $132.99. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $102.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.54, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.40.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.02. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 17.27% and a net margin of 6.58%.The company had revenue of $733.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $727.44 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share. Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 3.61 EPS for the current fiscal 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.