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As of close of business last night, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc’s stock clocked out at $101.99, down -1.45% from its previous closing price of $103.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. BFAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $104.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $101.625.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of BFAM’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.81. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 5800360448 and an Enterprise Value of 7398976000. As of this moment, Bright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.574 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.871.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BFAM is 1.40, which has changed by -0.09354472 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 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 1.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.80%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BFAM traded 767.61K shares on average per day over the past three months and 445910 shares per day over the past ten days. 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 104.57% stake in the company. Shares short for BFAM as of 1765756800 were 1560109 with a Short Ratio of 2.03, compared to 1763078400 on 1684080. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1560109 and a Short% of Float of 2.78.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 9.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.88, with high estimates of $0.93 and low estimates of $0.84.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.57 and $4.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.52. EPS for the following year is $5.1, with 9.0 analysts recommending between $5.26 and $4.9.
Revenue Estimates
In . The current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $727.97M. It ranges from a high estimate of $734M to a low estimate of $725.32M. As of . The current estimate, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc’s year-ago sales were $674.15MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $713.44M. There is a high estimate of $722.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $702.6M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BFAM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.93B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.93B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.69BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.16B and the low estimate is $3.1B.
