Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [BFAM] stock prices are up 2.48% to $111.05 at the moment. 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 3.75% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -16.25%, and not 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 November 18, 2024, when BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also revised its price target to $125 from $137. Previously, Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight on February 28, 2024, and elevated its price target to $125. On October 23, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $83 on the stock. BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Market Perform but stick to its price target of $99 on July 17, 2023. UBS initiated its recommendation with a Sell and recommended $79 as its price target on June 01, 2023. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on May 12, 2023, and upped its price target to $101. In a note dated December 02, 2022, Barclays downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $75.
The stock price of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [BFAM] has been fluctuating between $86.79 and $141.90 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $133.83 within the next 12 months. Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [NYSE: BFAM] shares were valued at $111.05 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.51% based on the average BFAM price forecast.
Analyzing the BFAM fundamentals
The Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [NYSE:BFAM] reported sales of 2.63B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 11.35%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.22% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, 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 0.09 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 0.68.
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 109.10 points at the first support level, and at 107.15 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 112.12, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 113.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [NYSE:BFAM]’s Current Ratio is 0.61. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.61, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.46, the price to book ratio is 4.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 55.60.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Burke Mary Lou, COO North America Center Ops, that happened on Nov 05 ’24 when 800.0 shares were sold. Officer, MARY LOU BURKE completed a deal on Nov 05 ’24 to buy 800.0 shares. Meanwhile, COO North America Center Ops Burke Mary Lou sold 800.0 shares on Oct 07 ’24.
