7,290 Shares in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM Acquired by 111 Capital

111 Capital acquired a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 7,290 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $791,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of BFAM. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 10.4% in the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 1,797,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $222,137,000 after purchasing an additional 168,891 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,014,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,425,000 after acquiring an additional 15,296 shares during the last quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC now owns 880,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,605,000 after acquiring an additional 22,570 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 796,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,458,000 after acquiring an additional 43,418 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 25.1% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 723,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,356,000 after acquiring an additional 145,250 shares during the last quarter.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

BFAM stock opened at $74.99 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a 52-week low of $63.68 and a 52-week high of $132.99. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.11.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.02. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 17.41% and a net margin of 6.58%.The firm had revenue of $733.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $727.44 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 3.61 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on BFAM. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $160.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $99.00 target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $70.00 price target on Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen cut Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, November 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $107.11.

About Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) is a leading provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education services, offering a range of solutions designed to support working families and organizations. Through a network of on-site, near-site and center-based programs, the company partners with corporate and nonprofit clients to deliver infant, toddler, preschool and school-age care. Services emphasize age-appropriate curriculum, developmental milestones and community engagement to ensure high-quality learning experiences.