The stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) has increased by 2.87 when compared to last closing price of 122.99. Despite this, the company has experienced a 3.43% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-21 that NEWTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For many parents, summer is anything but a vacation. According to new research from the Modern Family Index (MFI), commissioned by Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) and conducted by The Harris Poll, 68% of parents agree that sometimes summer feels like a break for everyone but themselves—and this is particularly challenging for working parents— with 76% saying the level of focus they have at work during the summer is directly tied to the reliability of their children’s.
Is It Worth Investing in Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) Right Now?
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (NYSE: BFAM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 45.74x compared to its average ratio. BFAM has 36-month beta value of 1.32. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for BFAM is 56.63M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.64% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BFAM on May 23, 2025 was 450.70K shares.
BFAM’s Market Performance
The stock of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (BFAM) has seen a 3.43% increase in the past week, with a 5.58% rise in the past month, and a 0.10% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.60%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.71% for BFAM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.58% for BFAM’s stock, with a 1.67% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BFAM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BFAM stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for BFAM by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BFAM in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $140 based on the research report published on November 22, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BFAM reach a price target of $125, previously predicting the price at $137. The rating they have provided for BFAM stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on November 18th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to BFAM, setting the target price at $125 in the report published on February 28th of the previous year.
BFAM Trading at 3.42% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BFAM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.84% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.71%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.60%, as shares surge +5.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.20% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BFAM rose by +3.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $123.34. In addition, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc saw 14.14% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BFAM starting from STEPHEN KRAMER, who proposed sale 10,000 shares at the price of $126.43 back on May 22 ’25. After this action, STEPHEN KRAMER now owns shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc, valued at $1,264,326 using the latest closing price.
Burke Mary Lou, the COO North America Center Ops of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc, sale 1,000 shares at $125.36 during a trade that took place back on May 01 ’25, which means that Burke Mary Lou is holding 31,449 shares at $125,360 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BFAM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.23 for the gross margin
The net margin for Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 12.63, with 4.24 for asset returns.
Based on Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (BFAM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.32. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 344.54 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.71. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.60.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc (BFAM) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
