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After finishing at $114.19 in the prior trading day, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) closed at $113.38, down -0.71%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.02 million shares were traded. BFAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $114.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $112.2.
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 47.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.31. 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:
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 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 6491390464 and an Enterprise Value of 8121140736. As of this moment, Bright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.976 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.755.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BFAM is 1.35, which has changed by -0.03833759 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17774606 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 -7.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.49%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 483.53K shares per day over the past 3-months and 468470 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 111.12% stake in the company. Shares short for BFAM as of 1751241600 were 907478 with a Short Ratio of 1.88, compared to 1748563200 on 980364. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 907478 and a Short% of Float of 1.6.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
