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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$108.36 -0.70 (-0.64%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Short Interest Data

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) has a short interest of 535,500 shares, representing 0.93% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.78% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.3, indicating that it would take 1.3 days of the average trading volume of 742,123 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
535,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
492,300 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+8.78%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$71.44 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
58,180,000 shares
Float Size
57,600,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.93%
Today's Trading Volume
494,717 shares
Average Trading Volume
742,123 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
67%
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BFAM Short Interest Over Time

BFAM Days to Cover Over Time

BFAM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/2024535,500 shares $71.44 million +8.8%0.9%1.3 $133.40
10/15/2024492,300 shares $65.43 million +21.3%0.9%1.3 $132.90
9/30/2024406,000 shares $56.89 million +10.8%0.7%1.1 $140.13
9/15/2024366,400 shares $51.55 million -7.9%0.6%1 $140.68
8/31/2024397,700 shares $55.96 million -17.7%0.7%1.1 $140.72
8/15/2024483,000 shares $65.77 million -43.1%0.8%1.3 $136.16
7/31/2024848,600 shares $102.17 million -11.5%1.5%2.3 $120.40
7/15/2024958,600 shares $113.78 million -10.4%1.7%2.9 $118.69
6/30/20241,070,000 shares $117.79 million -7.8%1.9%3.4 $110.08
6/15/20241,160,000 shares $120.57 million +11.5%2.0%3.7 $103.94
5/31/20241,040,000 shares $109.26 million -11.9%1.8%3.4 $105.06
5/15/20241,180,000 shares $135.81 million -11.3%2.1%3.8 $115.09
4/30/20241,330,000 shares $137.93 million +3.1%2.3%3.8 $103.71
4/15/20241,290,000 shares $137.11 million +4.0%2.3%3.9 $106.29
3/31/20241,240,000 shares $140.57 million -30.3%2.2%3.4 $113.36
3/15/20241,780,000 shares $201.89 million -5.3%3.1%4.8 $113.42
2/29/20241,880,000 shares $216.16 million -13.4%3.3%5.1 $114.98
2/15/20242,170,000 shares $237.20 million +14.2%3.8%6 $109.31
1/31/20241,900,000 shares $186.68 million +2.2%3.3%6 $98.25
1/15/20241,860,000 shares $182.61 million -5.6%3.3%5 $98.18
12/31/20231,970,000 shares $185.65 million -6.2%3.4%5.3 $94.24
12/15/20232,100,000 shares $191.79 million +12.9%3.7%5.5 $91.33
11/30/20231,860,000 shares $162.45 million -6.5%3.3%4.6 $87.34
11/15/20231,990,000 shares $173.27 million -5.7%3.5%4.9 $87.07
10/31/20232,110,000 shares $156.20 million -5.4%3.7%5.2 $74.03
10/15/20232,230,000 shares $180.70 million +8.3%3.9%5.8 $81.03
9/30/20232,060,000 shares $167.81 million +21.2%3.6%5.2 $81.46
9/15/20231,700,000 shares $149.01 million -4.0%3.0%4.4 $87.65
8/31/20231,770,000 shares $167.14 million -4.3%3.1%4.7 $94.43
8/15/20231,850,000 shares $170.90 million -17.8%3.2%4.7 $92.38
7/31/20232,250,000 shares $218.33 million -8.9%3.9%5.1 $97.04
7/15/20232,470,000 shares $236.50 million -0.8%4.3%5.3 $95.75
6/30/20232,490,000 shares $230.37 million -14.4%4.4%5.5 $92.52
6/15/20232,910,000 shares $273.15 million +96.6%5.1%6.5 $93.87
5/31/20231,480,000 shares $126.70 million +13.0%2.6%3.3 $85.61
5/15/20231,310,000 shares $113.58 million +66.0%2.3%2.8 $86.70
4/30/2023789,400 shares $60.09 million -14.6%1.4%1.6 $76.12
4/15/2023924,200 shares $71.47 million -24.3%1.6%2.2 $77.33
3/31/20231,220,000 shares $93.93 million -20.3%2.1%2.8 $76.99
3/15/20231,530,000 shares $120.79 million +43.0%2.7%3.4 $78.95
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2/28/20231,070,000 shares $84.36 million +26.5%1.9%2.4 $78.84
2/15/2023845,900 shares $65.02 million -11.0%1.5%1.9 $76.86
1/31/2023950,100 shares $72.95 million -17.4%1.7%2.2 $76.78
1/15/20231,150,000 shares $84.63 million +21.0%2.0%2.4 $73.59
12/30/2022950,800 shares $60.00 million +22.4%1.7%1.9 $63.10
12/15/2022776,600 shares $50.33 million -6.2%1.4%1.6 $64.81
11/30/2022827,900 shares $61.43 million -15.8%1.5%1.6 $74.20
11/15/2022982,700 shares $74.21 million +51.2%1.7%2 $75.52
10/31/2022650,100 shares $42.46 million -1.1%1.1%1.4 $65.32
10/15/2022657,200 shares $38.12 million -16.1%1.2%1.4 $58.01
9/30/2022783,600 shares $45.17 million -9.3%1.4%1.6 $57.65
9/15/2022864,300 shares $56.18 million +8.3%1.5%1.7 $65.00
8/31/2022798,100 shares $54.43 million +4.3%1.4%1.6 $68.20
8/15/2022765,500 shares $60.44 million -35.7%1.3%1.5 $78.96
7/31/20221,190,000 shares $111.47 million +27.0%2.0%2.1 $93.67
7/15/2022936,800 shares $80.10 million -8.2%1.6%1.6 $85.50
6/30/20221,020,000 shares $86.21 million +16.8%1.7%1.9 $84.52
6/15/2022873,300 shares $67.77 million -10.4%1.5%1.7 $77.60
5/31/2022975,000 shares $88.29 million -7.1%1.7%2.1 $90.55
5/15/20221,050,000 shares $86.74 million -8.7%1.8%2.4 $82.61
4/30/20221,150,000 shares $131.38 million -30.7%2.0%2.8 $114.24
4/15/20221,660,000 shares $219.78 million -7.3%2.8%4.5 $132.40
3/31/20221,790,000 shares $237.52 million +51.7%3.1%4.5 $132.69
3/15/20221,180,000 shares $156.86 million -29.3%2.0%3 $132.93
2/28/20221,670,000 shares $218.17 million +11.3%2.9%3.9 $130.64
2/15/20221,500,000 shares $199.53 million +0.7%2.5%3.3 $133.02
1/31/20221,490,000 shares $191.33 million +72.7%2.5%3.4 $128.41
1/15/2022862,800 shares $111.67 million +45.1%1.4%2.1 $129.43
12/31/2021594,700 shares $74.86 million -9.3%1.0%1.6 $125.88
12/15/2021655,300 shares $77.58 million -8.0%1.1%1.8 $118.39
11/30/2021712,200 shares $87.56 million -19.6%1.2%2.2 $122.95
11/15/2021885,500 shares $120.83 million -20.2%1.5%3.1 $136.45
10/29/20211,110,000 shares $184.26 million -6.7%1.9%4.4 $166.00
10/15/20211,190,000 shares $194.95 million +6.3%2.0%5.1 $163.82
9/30/20211,120,000 shares $156.15 million -26.8%1.9%4.4 $139.42
9/15/20211,530,000 shares $214.72 million +6.3%2.6%5.6 $140.34
8/31/20211,440,000 shares $209.89 million -0.7%2.4%5 $145.76
8/13/20211,450,000 shares $210.71 million +8.2%2.4%4 $145.32
7/30/20211,340,000 shares $200.33 million -20.2%2.2%3 $149.50
7/15/20211,680,000 shares $252.69 million +9.8%2.8%3.3 $150.41
6/30/20211,530,000 shares $225.08 million +7.0%2.5%3 $147.11
6/15/20211,430,000 shares $210.85 million +18.2%2.4%2.9 $147.45
5/28/20211,210,000 shares $167.26 million +15.2%2.0%2.6 $138.23
5/14/20211,050,000 shares $139.01 million +42.5%N/A2.4 $132.39
4/30/2021736,700 shares $111.88 million -16.5%N/A1.8 $151.86
4/15/2021881,700 shares $145.26 million -4.2%N/A2.5 $164.75
3/31/2021920,500 shares $155.65 million +5.4%N/A2.6 $169.09
3/15/2021873,600 shares $148.16 million -19.1%N/A2.6 $169.60
2/26/20211,080,000 shares $173.56 million +2.9%N/A3.1 $160.70
2/12/20211,050,000 shares $181.37 million +17.4%N/A3.2 $172.73
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1/29/2021894,300 shares $139.50 million +7.7%N/A2.6 $155.99
1/15/2021830,300 shares $129.41 million +17.1%N/A2.5 $155.86
12/31/2020708,800 shares $120.36 million +2.6%N/A2.1 $169.81
12/15/2020690,800 shares $116.41 million -25.0%N/A1.9 $168.52
11/30/2020921,100 shares $157.77 million -16.3%N/A2.2 $171.28
11/15/20201,100,000 shares $183.21 million -21.4%N/A2.3 $166.55
10/30/20201,400,000 shares $225.34 million -12.5%N/A2.7 $160.96
10/15/20201,600,000 shares $247.50 million +0.6%N/A3 $154.69
9/30/20201,590,000 shares $241.74 million +5.3%N/A2.9 $152.04
9/15/20201,510,000 shares $210.86 million +20.8%N/A2.5 $139.64
8/31/20201,250,000 shares $166.26 million +1.6%N/A2.2 $133.01
8/14/20201,230,000 shares $160.28 million +12.8%N/A2 $130.31
7/31/20201,090,000 shares $116.89 million -18.7%1.9%1.7 $107.24
7/15/20201,340,000 shares $146.19 million -3.6%2.3%2.1 $109.10
6/30/20201,390,000 shares $160.60 million +9.5%2.4%2.1 $115.54
6/15/20201,270,000 shares $154.38 million +3.3%2.2%1.8 $121.56
5/29/20201,230,000 shares $138.60 million +9.8%2.1%1.5 $112.68
5/15/20201,120,000 shares $113.04 million +53.9%2.0%1.4 $100.93
4/30/2020727,800 shares $84.75 million -38.3%1.3%1 $116.45
4/15/20201,180,000 shares $141.27 million +18.0%2.1%1.9 $119.72
3/31/20201,000,000 shares $107.65 million -8.2%1.7%1.8 $107.65
3/13/20201,089,700 shares $127.54 million +107.4%1.9%3.6 $117.04
2/28/2020525,500 shares $44.92 million +15.1%0.9%1.7 $85.49
2/14/2020456,600 shares $62.11 million -14.0%0.8%1.8 $136.03
1/31/2020531,100 shares $87.23 million -16.9%0.9%2.1 $164.25
1/15/2020639,300 shares $109.28 million +28.3%1.1%2.3 $170.93
12/31/2019498,200 shares $81.14 million -13.3%0.9%1.8 $162.87

BFAM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 535,500 shares of BFAM short. 0.93% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bright Horizons Family Solutions' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BFAM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Bright Horizons Family Solutions's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.93% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Bright Horizons Family Solutions' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 535,500 shares, an increase of 8.8% from the previous total of 492,300 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions' float size?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has issued a total of 58,180,000 shares. Some of Bright Horizons Family Solutions' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has a public float of 57,600,000 shares.

How does Bright Horizons Family Solutions' short interest compare to its competitors?

0.93% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (1.22%), Stride, Inc. (12.28%), Adtalem Global Education Inc. (2.42%), Strategic Education, Inc. (1.72%), Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (3.46%), Lincoln Educational Services Co. (0.84%), American Public Education, Inc. (4.46%), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (4.49%), TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (6.56%), Fox Co. (9.82%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock?

Short selling BFAM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bright Horizons Family Solutions as its price is falling. BFAM shares are trading down $0.70 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

A short squeeze for Bright Horizons Family Solutions occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BFAM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Bright Horizons Family Solutions' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BFAM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:BFAM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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