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Bright Horizons

123.18 USD
-2.30
1.83%
At close Jun 13, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
123.18
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-1.83%
5 days
-2.85%
1 month
1.49%
3 months
-0.16%
6 months
12.27%
Year to date
11.42%
1 year
17.79%
5 years
1.63%
10 years
115.65%
 

About: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provider of early education and child care, family care solutions, and workforce education services that help working families and client employees personally and professionally. It provides services under multi-year contracts with employers that offer early education and child care, back-up care, and educational advisory services as part of their employee benefits package. The company has three business segments; full-service center-based child care, backup care, and educational advisory services. The majority of the revenue is generated by full-service center-based child care, which includes traditional center-based child care and early education services. Other services provided by the company include in-home child and elder care, and Others.

Employees: 32,050

0
Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

150% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.14M | Put options by funds: $457K

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 35

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.61B [Q4 2024] → $7.45B (+$846M) [Q1 2025]

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 364 [Q4 2024] → 381 (+17) [Q1 2025]

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 147 | Existing positions reduced: 135

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q4 2024] → 4 (+0) [Q1 2025]

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 102.44% [Q4 2024] → 102.34% (-0.1%) [Q1 2025]

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$106
14%
downside
Avg. target
$106
14%
downside
High target
$106
14%
downside

1 analyst rating

positive
0%
neutral
0%
negative
100%
Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan
14%downside
$106
Underweight
Maintained
6 May 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 5 articles about BFAM published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
Is Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Outperforming Other Business Services Stocks This Year?
Here is how Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) and Dave Inc. (DAVE) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Is Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Outperforming Other Business Services Stocks This Year?
Neutral
Benzinga
2 weeks ago
Stock Of The Day: Is Bright Horizons Breaking Out?
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. BFAM is trading lower Wednesday. It is consolidating after rallying over the past week.
Stock Of The Day: Is Bright Horizons Breaking Out?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Are Business Services Stocks Lagging Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) This Year?
Here is how Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) and Dave Inc. (DAVE) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Are Business Services Stocks Lagging Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) This Year?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Buy 5 Business Services Stocks to Boost Your Portfolio Stability
These five business services stocks are likely to increase your portfolio's stability. These stocks are: HCSG, BFAM, TRI, CTAS and ZIP.
Buy 5 Business Services Stocks to Boost Your Portfolio Stability
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
New Research Reveals Summer is a Break for Everyone but Parents
NEWTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For many parents, summer is anything but a vacation. According to new research from the Modern Family Index (MFI), commissioned by Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) and conducted by The Harris Poll, 68% of parents agree that sometimes summer feels like a break for everyone but themselves—and this is particularly challenging for working parents— with 76% saying the level of focus they have at work during the summer is directly tied to the reliability of their children's.
New Research Reveals Summer is a Break for Everyone but Parents
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
3 Business Services Stocks to Watch in a Prospering Industry
The Zacks Business Services industry is poised to prosper with rising demand and growing technology adoption. CTAS, APG and BFAM are three stocks that appear well-poised to ride this demand strength.
3 Business Services Stocks to Watch in a Prospering Industry
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Is Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Stock Outpacing Its Business Services Peers This Year?
Here is how Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) and Mitie Group PLC. (MITFY) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Is Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Stock Outpacing Its Business Services Peers This Year?
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 5, 2025 5:00 PM ET Corporate Participants Michael Flanagan - Vice President of Investor Relations Stephen Kramer - Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Boland - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Andrew Steinerman - JPMorgan George Tong - Goldman Sachs Princy Thomas - Barclays Stephanie Moore - Jefferies Toni Kaplan - Morgan Stanley Jeffrey Meuler - Baird Josh Chan - UBS Faiza Alwy - Deutsche Bank Jeff Silber - BMO Capital Markets Operator Greetings, welcome to Bright Horizons Family Solutions First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to introduce Michael Flanagan, Vice President Investor Relations for the Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Bright Horizons (BFAM) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Although the revenue and EPS for Bright Horizons (BFAM) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Bright Horizons (BFAM) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.77 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.63 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.51 per share a year ago.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
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