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After finishing at $101.87 in the prior trading day, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) closed at $99.5, down -2.33%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. BFAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $101.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $98.75.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BFAM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 40.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.20. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.54 and its Current Ratio is at 0.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.03.
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 5658749440 and an Enterprise Value of 7258156544. As of this moment, Bright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.525 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.55.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BFAM is 1.40, which has changed by -0.12029362 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BFAM has reached a high of $132.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $91.49. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.71%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 758.98K shares per day over the past 3-months and 514720 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 56.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 55.98M. Insiders hold about 1.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.43% stake in the company. Shares short for BFAM as of 1767139200 were 1604659 with a Short Ratio of 2.11, compared to 1764288000 on 1636188. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1604659 and a Short% of Float of 2.86.
