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After finishing at $122.47 in the prior trading day, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) closed at $121.88, down -0.48%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. BFAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $122.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $121.6.
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 33.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.55. 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 Aug 05 ’25 when TOCIO MARY ANN sold 3,000 shares for $120.10 per share. The transaction valued at 360,286 led to the insider holds 18,233 shares of the business.
TOCIO MARY ANN bought 3,000 shares of BFAM for $356,677 on Aug 05 ’25. On Aug 01 ’25, another insider, Burke Mary Lou, who serves as the COO North America Center Ops of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $128.99 each. As a result, the insider received 128,990 and left with 28,449 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 6931547136 and an Enterprise Value of 8533155840. As of this moment, Bright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.25. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.058 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.922.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BFAM is 1.27, which has changed by -0.104679346 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 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 2.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.81%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 579.91K shares per day over the past 3-months and 601530 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 57.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.29M. Insiders hold about 1.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 112.84% stake in the company. Shares short for BFAM as of 1753920000 were 869245 with a Short Ratio of 1.50, compared to 1751241600 on 907478. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 869245 and a Short% of Float of 1.54.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 9.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (BFAM) in the stock market.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 $4.92, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $5.24 and $4.72.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $781.16M 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 $731.7M. 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.
