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In the latest session, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) closed at $120.52 down -0.54% from its previous closing price of $121.18. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. BFAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $121.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $119.385.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 51.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.22.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 02 ’25 when Burke Mary Lou sold 1,000 shares for $128.25 per share. The transaction valued at 128,250 led to the insider holds 30,449 shares of the business.
Burke Mary Lou bought 1,000 shares of BFAM for $128,175 on Jun 02 ’25. On May 28 ’25, another insider, LISSY DAVID H, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 6,282 shares for $130.10 each. As a result, the insider received 817,286 and left with 69,312 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 6900179456 and an Enterprise Value of 8529930240. As of this moment, Bright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 43.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.126 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.799.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BFAM is 1.32, which has changed by 0.09484017 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BFAM has reached a high of $141.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $103.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.18%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BFAM has traded an average of 491.11K shares per day and 520730 over the past ten days. A total of 57.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.65M. Insiders hold about 1.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.47% stake in the company. Shares short for BFAM as of 1749772800 were 935077 with a Short Ratio of 1.90, compared to 1747267200 on 876736. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 935077 and a Short% of Float of 1.6500000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
