Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.950-4.150 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.990. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.9 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

BFAM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $155.00 to $132.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Baird R W upgraded shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $137.00 to $149.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $135.33.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Performance

BFAM traded up $9.52 on Monday, reaching $128.51. The stock had a trading volume of 1,115,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 371,693. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a 12-month low of $100.59 and a 12-month high of $141.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The business's 50-day moving average price is $115.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.68. The company has a market cap of $7.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.58 and a beta of 1.45.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.91 by ($0.03). Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a net margin of 4.44% and a return on equity of 13.23%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 3 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In other Bright Horizons Family Solutions news, Director Mary Ann Tocio sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $114.71, for a total value of $573,550.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 25,257 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,897,230.47. This represents a 16.53 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 1.22% of the company's stock.

About Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provides early education and childcare, back-up care, educational advisory, and other workplace solutions services for employers and families in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, and India. The company operates in three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services.