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Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) closed the day trading at $92.7 down -5.73% from the previous closing price of $98.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.54 million shares were traded. BFAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $97.575 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $92.655.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BFAM, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 0.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.10.
On November 22, 2024, Robert W. Baird Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $140.
BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on November 18, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $137 to $125.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 01 ’25 when Burke Mary Lou sold 1,000 shares for $108.52 per share. The transaction valued at 108,520 led to the insider holds 26,449 shares of the business.
Mary Lou Burke bought 1,000 shares of BFAM for $108,445 on Oct 01 ’25. On Sep 02 ’25, another insider, Burke Mary Lou, who serves as the COO North America Center Ops of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $116.49 each. As a result, the insider received 116,490 and left with 27,449 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BFAM now has a Market Capitalization of 5272020992 and an Enterprise Value of 6840080896. As of this moment, Bright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.451 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.771.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BFAM is 1.35, which has changed by -0.30546188 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20772064 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BFAM has reached a high of $135.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $95.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -14.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.76%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BFAM traded about 642.27K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BFAM traded about 686040 shares per day. A total of 57.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.30M. Insiders hold about 1.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.35% stake in the company. Shares short for BFAM as of 1760486400 were 1112626 with a Short Ratio of 1.73, compared to 1757894400 on 852908. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1112626 and a Short% of Float of 1.97.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (BFAM) is currently attracting attention from 9.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.09, with high estimates of $1.15 and low estimates of $1.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.33 and $4.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.25. EPS for the following year is $4.91, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $5.09 and $4.73.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $781.12M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $782.3M to a low estimate of $779.99M. As of. The current estimate, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc’s year-ago sales were $719.1MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $731.55M. There is a high estimate of $737M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $727.29M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BFAM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.9B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.91B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.69BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.14B and the low estimate is $3.06B.
