A share price of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. [BFAM] is currently trading at $135.15, up 14.12%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The BFAM shares have gain 12.29% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 22.80%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. [NYSE: BFAM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 28, 2024, when Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $125 from $100. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Neutral on October 23, 2023, and elevated its price target to $83. On July 17, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Market Perform but maintained its price target of $99 on the stock. UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and suggested a price target of $79 on June 01, 2023. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $101 on May 12, 2023. Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on December 02, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $75. In a note dated March 29, 2022, Deutsche Bank initiated an Hold rating and provided a target price of $114 on this stock.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $71.65 and $122.67. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $116.2 within the next 12 months. Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. [NYSE: BFAM] shares were valued at $135.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -14.02% based on the average BFAM price forecast.
Analyzing the BFAM fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. [NYSE:BFAM] were 2.55B which represents 11.08% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.82.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 124.15 points at the first support level, and at 113.14 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 141.19, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 147.22.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. [NYSE:BFAM] is 0.56. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.51, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.07, the price to book ratio is 6.37 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 77.52.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MARY LOU BURKE, Officer, that happened on Aug 02 ’24 when 14500.0 shares were purchased. COO North America Center Ops, Burke Mary Lou completed a deal on Jul 15 ’24 to sell 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, COO North America Center Ops Burke Mary Lou sold 800.0 shares on Jul 05 ’24.
