Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$109.68 +0.62 (+0.57%)

(As of 12:20 PM ET)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 8 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
3

Buy
4

Based on 8 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 8 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 3 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for BFAM.

Consensus Price Target

$141.50
29.01% Upside

According to the 8 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the average price target is $141.50. The highest price target for BFAM is $162.00, while the lowest price target for BFAM is $108.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 29.01% from the current price of $109.68.

BFAM Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 11/21/23 to 11/20/24	1 Month Ago 10/22/23 to 10/21/24	3 Months Ago 8/23/23 to 8/22/24	1 Year Ago 11/21/22 to 11/21/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$141.50	$134.63	$128.43	$81.75
Forecasted Upside	29.01% Upside	3.40% Upside	-5.33% Downside	-7.09% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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BFAM Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

BFAM Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Bright Horizons Family Solutions	Consumer Discretionary Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.38	2.56	2.50
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	29.75% Upside	1,193.92% Upside	9.99% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent BFAM News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/18/2024	BMO Capital Markets 4 of 5 stars	J. Silber Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$137.00 ➝ $125.00	+20.19%
11/5/2024	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$145.00 ➝ $148.00	+26.02%
11/5/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$142.00 ➝ $162.00	+36.05%
11/5/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$137.00 ➝ $149.00	+21.38%
11/5/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$131.00 ➝ $140.00	+5.40%
11/5/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$100.00 ➝ $108.00	-18.69%
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8/30/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$125.00 ➝ $160.00	+15.22%
8/2/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$114.00 ➝ $140.00	+7.59%
5/12/2023	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$95.00 ➝ $101.00	+14.89%

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BFAM Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 8 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Bright Horizons Family Solutions is $141.50, with a high forecast of $162.00 and a low forecast of $108.00.
: 8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" BFAM shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BFAM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's stock has a predicted upside of 29.01% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Bright Horizons Family Solutions has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, The Goldman Sachs Group, and UBS Group in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Bright Horizons Family Solutions less than other "consumer discretionary" companies. The consensus rating for Bright Horizons Family Solutions is Hold while the average consensus rating for "consumer discretionary" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how BFAM compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:BFAM) was last updated on 11/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Stock Forecast & Price Target