At the time of writing, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [BFAM] stock is trading at $127.45, down -2.12%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The BFAM shares have gain 0.36% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.67%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [NYSE: BFAM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 22, 2024, when Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $140 for it. Previously, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Outperform on November 18, 2024, and dropped its price target to $125. On February 28, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $125 on the stock. UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $83 on October 23, 2023. BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Market Perform but $99 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 17, 2023. UBS started tracking with a Sell rating for this stock on June 01, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $79. In a note dated May 12, 2023, Citigroup downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $95 to $101.
For the past year, the stock price of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc fluctuated between $100.59 and $141.90. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $145.5 within the next 12 months. Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [NYSE: BFAM] shares were valued at $127.45 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.16% based on the average BFAM price forecast.
Analyzing the BFAM fundamentals
According to Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [NYSE:BFAM], the company’s sales were 2.69B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 9.50% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.23% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.09%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.08. 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 126.43 points at the first support level, and at 125.41 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 128.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 130.09.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc [NYSE:BFAM] has a current ratio of 0.64. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.64, and the Cash Ratio is 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.72, the price to book ratio is 5.72 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 53.09.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved ELIZABETH BOLAND, Officer, that happened on Mar 05 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. Director, TOCIO MARY ANN completed a deal on Dec 03 ’24 to sell 5000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer TOCIO MARY ANN bought 5000.0 shares on Dec 03 ’24.
