Bright Horizons (BFAM)
NYSE:BFAM
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BFAM Stock Chart & Stats
$84.76
$2.22(1.97%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$84.76
$2.22(1.97%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$63.68 - $132.99
Previous CloseN/A
Volume76.10K
Average Volume (3M)722.85K
Market Cap
$3.51B
Enterprise Value$4.16B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$155.98M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$1.76B
Price to Earnings (P/E)15.6
Beta0.44
Next Earnings
Aug 04, 2026EPS Estimate
1.2Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.39
Shares Outstanding52,825,360
10 Day Avg. Volume543,090
30 Day Avg. Volume722,845
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.75
Price to Book (P/B)4.31
Price to Sales (P/S)1.97
P/FCF Ratio22.52
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.19
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.42
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.99
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.20
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$93.50Price Target Upside10.31% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering8
EPS Forecast (FY)5.04
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.11B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Backup Care MomentumSustained double-digit Backup Care growth and management's 11%–13% long-term algorithm indicate a durable, employer-contracted revenue stream. Backup's higher targeted margins and recurring utilization improve revenue diversification and reduce dependence on center occupancy cycles over the medium term.
Cash Generation And ConversionConsistent, rising free cash flow with >100% conversion to adjusted net income provides lasting internal funding for capex, technology and capacity investments, buybacks, and debt servicing. Strong cash conversion enhances financial flexibility across economic cycles and supports strategic allocation.
Revenue And Margin ImprovementMulti-year revenue growth coupled with meaningful margin expansion reflects operational leverage, pricing power, and execution across Full Service and Backup lines. Improved margins and rising operating profit support higher ROE and provide a stronger earnings base for reinvestment and long-term margin targets.
Bears Say
Elevated LeverageMaterial increase in debt and ~1.9x net leverage raises financial risk and interest-rate sensitivity, limiting strategic flexibility. With operating cash flow coverage under ~0.4 relative to total debt, deleveraging will be gradual absent large FCF surges, constraining capital deployment choices.
Australia UnderperformanceSignificant Australia losses, enrollment declines and cited market saturation and labor challenges represent a structural geographic drag. Persistent weakness there can materially depress consolidated margins and require ongoing restructuring or investment to recover, hindering progress to long-term margin targets.
Portfolio Rationalization / Center ClosuresActive net center closures (25–30 expected) improve portfolio quality but reduce scale and create a near-term ~250bp revenue headwind. Lost capacity and transitional exit costs can suppress reported growth and margins until occupancy and pricing normalize across remaining centers.
Bright Horizons News
BFAM FAQ
What was Bright Horizons’s price range in the past 12 months?
Bright Horizons lowest stock price was $63.68 and its highest was $132.99 in the past 12 months.
What is Bright Horizons’s market cap?
Bright Horizons’s market cap is $3.51B.
When is Bright Horizons’s upcoming earnings report date?
Bright Horizons’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 04, 2026 which is in 89 days.
How were Bright Horizons’s earnings last quarter?
Bright Horizons released its earnings results on May 05, 2026. The company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.798 by $0.022.
Is Bright Horizons overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Bright Horizons’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Bright Horizons pay dividends?
Bright Horizons does not currently pay dividends.
What is Bright Horizons’s EPS estimate?
Bright Horizons’s EPS estimate is 1.2.
How many shares outstanding does Bright Horizons have?
Bright Horizons has 52,825,360 shares outstanding.
What happened to Bright Horizons’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Bright Horizons reported an EPS of $0.82 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.798. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -18.647%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Bright Horizons?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in BFAM
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Bright Horizons Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$93.50 (10.31% Upside)
$93.50 (10.31% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
BFAM Sentiment 100%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 5.3K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 5.8%
Last 30 Days ▲ 7.1%
Last 30 Days ▲ 7.1%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-27.15%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
17.08%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
0.50%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Bright Horizons
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides early education and child care, back-up care, educational advisory, and other workplace solutions services for employers and families. The company operates through three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services. The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based child care and early education, preschool, and elementary education services. The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up child care, in-home child and adult/elder dependent care, school-age camps, virtual tutoring, and self-sourced reimbursed care services through child care centers, school-age campuses, and in-home caregivers, as well as the back-up care network. The Educational Advisory and Other Services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program administration, workforce education, and related educational consulting services, as well as college admissions advisory services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 1,014 child care and early education centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and India. The company was formerly known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. and changed its name to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. in July 2012. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
BFAM Earnings Call
Q1 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call conveyed a largely positive operational and financial trajectory driven by strong Backup Care momentum, consolidated revenue and EPS growth, healthy free cash flow conversion, and proactive capital allocation (opportunistic buybacks). Management also reiterated full-year guidance and provided constructive Q2 visibility. However, meaningful headwinds from the Australia Full Service operations, portfolio rationalization (center closures), and near-term margin pressure temper the outlook. On balance, the highlights (notably Backup strength, cash generation, guidance reaffirmation, and go-to-market integration) outweigh the lowlights, though Australia remains a material watch item.View all BFAM earnings summariesBFAM Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$93.50
▲(10.31% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
1.25% Insiders
36.07% Mutual Funds
6.79% Other Institutional Investors
42.21% Public Companies and
Individual Investors