Bright Horizons
BFAM

$137.51

2.27%

Market Cap: $7.98B

About: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provides education and care solutions designed to help employers support their employees in managing their work/life balance. The company has three business segments: full-service center-based child care, backup care, and educational advisory services. The vast majority of the company's revenue is generated by full-service center-based child care, which includes traditional center-based child care and early education services. Other services provided by the company include in-home child and elder care, tuition assistance, and education consulting. The company earns more than half of its revenue in North America.

Employees: 31,400

Consumer Discretionary Child Day Care Services

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Funds holding %

of 6,686 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 5 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

873% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.96M | Put options by funds: $407K

67% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q1] → 5 (+2) [Q2]

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 33

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 303 [Q1] → 313 (+10) [Q2]

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 115

3.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 107.35% [Q1] → 103.46% (-3.89%) [Q2]

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.05B [Q1] → $6.6B (-$445M) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$122

11%

downside

Avg. target

$138

1%

upside

High target

$160

16%

upside

5 analyst ratings

3 positive

60%

2 neutral

40%

0 negative

0%

Barclays Manav Patnaik 74% 1-year accuracy 20 / 27 met price target	16%upside $160	Overweight Maintained	30 Aug 2024
JP Morgan Andrew Steinerman 77% 1-year accuracy 17 / 22 met price target	0%downside $137	Overweight Maintained	2 Aug 2024
BMO Capital Jeffrey Silber 43% 1-year accuracy 12 / 28 met price target	11%downside $122	Market Perform Maintained	2 Aug 2024
Goldman Sachs George Tong 74% 1-year accuracy 17 / 23 met price target	3%upside $142	Buy Maintained	2 Aug 2024
Baird Jeffrey Meuler 56% 1-year accuracy 9 / 16 met price target	5%downside $131	Neutral Maintained	2 Aug 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 7 articles about BFAM published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

Bright Horizons (BFAM) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why

Bright Horizons (BFAM) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Bright Horizons (BFAM) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why

Viper Energy: Bright Horizons In H2 2024 And Beyond

Viper Energy is projecting a 1.5% sequential increase in quarterly production for Q3. FY 2024 average net production guidance of 46.75-48.25 MBoe/d represents a 21% increase over FY 2023. Management's optimism for H2 2024 is evident in guidance figures, and there's potential for a Q4 production bump above expectations.

Viper Energy: Bright Horizons In H2 2024 And Beyond

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3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love Bright Horizons (BFAM)

Bright Horizons (BFAM) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.

3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love Bright Horizons (BFAM)

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Is Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Outperforming Other Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year?

Here is how Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) and Reservoir Media, Inc. (RSVR) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Is Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Outperforming Other Consumer Discretionary Stocks This Year?

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Consumer Sentiment Jumps in August: BAFM, DDI, RCL, TILE, CNK to Gain

Consumer discretionary stocks like BFAM, DDI, RCL, TILE and CNK are likely to gain from the rebound in consumer sentiment.

Consumer Sentiment Jumps in August: BAFM, DDI, RCL, TILE, CNK to Gain

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) Hit a 52 Week High, Can the Run Continue?

Bright Horizons (BFAM) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) Hit a 52 Week High, Can the Run Continue?

Zacks Investment Research

LRN or BFAM: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

Investors with an interest in Schools stocks have likely encountered both K12 (LRN) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

LRN or BFAM: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

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Here is Why Growth Investors Should Buy Bright Horizons (BFAM) Now

Bright Horizons (BFAM) could produce exceptional returns because of its solid growth attributes.

Here is Why Growth Investors Should Buy Bright Horizons (BFAM) Now

Zacks Investment Research

Are Consumer Discretionary Stocks Lagging Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) This Year?

Here is how Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) and Choice Hotels (CHH) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

Are Consumer Discretionary Stocks Lagging Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) This Year?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM ) Q2 2024 Results Conference Call August 1, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Michael Flanagan - Vice President, Investor Relations Stephen Kramer - Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Boland - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants George Tong - Goldman Sachs Manav Patnaik - Barclays Andrew Steinerman - JPMorgan Jeff Meuler - Baird Josh Chan - UBS Jeff Silber - BMO Capital Markets Harold Antor - Jefferies Toni Kaplan - Morgan Stanley Faiza Alwy - Deutsche Bank Operator Greetings, and welcome to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

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