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As of close of business last night, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.’s stock clocked out at $132.05, up 0.79% from its previous closing price of $131.01. In other words, the price has increased by $0.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. BFAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $132.715 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $130.3696.
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 42.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.68. 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 1.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.33.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Barclays on February 28, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $125 from $100 previously.
On October 23, 2023, UBS Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell and also upped its target price recommendation from $82 to $83.
BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its Outperform to Market Perform on July 17, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $99.
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 Aug 08 ’24 when TOCIO MARY ANN bought 2,500 shares for $129.61 per share.
John G Casagrande bought 4,235 shares of BFAM for $549,968 on Aug 05 ’24. On Aug 05 ’24, another insider, MARY LOU BURKE, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 800 shares for $128.67 each.
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 7664604672 and an Enterprise Value of 9355967488. As of this moment, Bright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 75.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.663 whereas that against EBITDA is 27.618.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BFAM has reached a high of $136.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $71.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 17.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 27.77%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that BFAM traded 366.06K shares on average per day over the past three months and 611630 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 57.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.45M. Insiders hold about 1.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.06% stake in the company. Shares short for BFAM as of 1721001600 were 958642 with a Short Ratio of 2.62, compared to 1718323200 on 1162336. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 958642 and a Short% of Float of 1.87.
