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In the latest session, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) closed at $117.24 down -2.77% from its previous closing price of $120.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. BFAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $120.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $116.525.
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 49.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.34. 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 Jul 01 ’25 when Burke Mary Lou sold 1,000 shares for $122.56 per share. The transaction valued at 122,560 led to the insider holds 29,449 shares of the business.
Burke Mary Lou bought 1,000 shares of BFAM for $122,410 on Jul 01 ’25. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, Burke Mary Lou, who serves as the COO North America Center Ops of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $128.25 each. As a result, the insider received 128,250 and left with 30,449 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 6712388608 and an Enterprise Value of 8705698816. As of this moment, Bright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 42.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.51. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.19 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.248.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BFAM is 1.35, which has changed by 0.08817518 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11708844 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 -5.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.42%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BFAM has traded an average of 502.04K shares per day and 623980 over the past ten days. A total of 57.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.69M. Insiders hold about 0.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.95% stake in the company. Shares short for BFAM as of 1749772800 were 935077 with a Short Ratio of 1.86, 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
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 9.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.24, with high estimates of $1.28 and low estimates of $1.2.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.19 and $4.06 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.11. EPS for the following year is $4.79, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $5.0 and $4.62.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $724.32M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $726M to a low estimate of $723.12M. As of the current estimate, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc’s year-ago sales were $670.06MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $774.26M. There is a high estimate of $780.45M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $770.4M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BFAM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.9B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.87B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.89B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.69BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.09B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.15B and the low estimate is $3.05B.
