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

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.950-4.150 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

NYSE BFAM traded up $0.63 during trading on Thursday, hitting $118.91. 685,323 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 406,518. 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 company has a market cap of $6.92 billion, a PE ratio of 59.75 and a beta of 1.45. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $100.59 and a fifty-two week high of $141.90. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $114.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $124.55.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.03). Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 13.23% and a net margin of 4.44%. Research analysts expect that Bright Horizons Family Solutions will post 3 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $155.00 to $132.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. StockNews.com upgraded Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird upgraded 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. UBS Group reduced their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $148.00 to $130.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $137.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $135.33.

Insider Activity at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In related news, Director Mary Ann Tocio sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 3rd. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $2,897,230.47. This represents a 16.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.22% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Company Profile

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.