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In the latest session, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) closed at $112.06 down -0.12% from its previous closing price of $112.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. BFAM stock price reached its highest trading level at $113.165 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $111.42.
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 51.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.61 and its Current Ratio is at 0.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.22.
On November 18, 2024, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $137 to $125.
Barclays Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on February 28, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $100 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 Dec 03 ’24 when TOCIO MARY ANN sold 5,000 shares for $114.71 per share. The transaction valued at 573,530 led to the insider holds 25,257 shares of the business.
TOCIO MARY ANN bought 5,000 shares of BFAM for $574,650 on Dec 03 ’24. On Nov 05 ’24, another insider, Burke Mary Lou, who serves as the COO North America Center Ops of the company, sold 800 shares for $128.84 each. As a result, the insider received 103,072 and left with 30,225 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 6520009216 and an Enterprise Value of 8253491200. As of this moment, Bright’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 56.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.72. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.62. 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 4.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.141 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.274.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BFAM has reached a high of $141.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $87.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.21%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BFAM has traded an average of 546.81K shares per day and 708080 over the past ten days. A total of 58.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.60M. Insiders hold about 1.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.41% stake in the company. Shares short for BFAM as of 1732838400 were 643318 with a Short Ratio of 1.18, compared to 1730332800 on 535525. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 643318 and a Short% of Float of 1.25.
