Bright Horizons Family Solution
BFAM Mid CapConsumer Cyclical · Personal Services
Updated: Jun 14, 2026, 22:19 UTC
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About the Company
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides early education and childcare, comprehensive back-up care, educational advisory, and other workplace solutions services for employers and families in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, and India. It operates in three segments: Full-Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory services. The Full-Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based early education and childcare, preschool, and elementary education services. The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up childcare, in-home child and senior care, school-age programs, camps, tutoring, pet care, and self-sourced reimbursed care services, as well as sittercity, an online marketplace for
Bright Horizons Family Solution Stock at a Glance
Bright Horizons Family Solution (BFAM) is currently trading at $64.85 with a market capitalization of $3.4B. The trailing P/E ratio stands at 19.53x, with a forward P/E of 11.29x. The 52-week range spans from $57.63 to $130.76; the current price is 50.4% below the yearly high. Year-over-year revenue growth stands at +7.0%. The net profit margin stands at 6.35%.
💰 Dividend
Bright Horizons Family Solution currently does not pay a dividend. The company typically reinvests its earnings into growth initiatives and product development.
📊 Analyst Rating
9 analysts rate Bright Horizons Family Solution (BFAM) on consensus: Buy. The average price target is $91.11, implying +40.5% from the current price. Analyst price targets range from $70.00 to $105.00.
Bright Horizons Family Solution: The Investment Case in Detail
Bright Horizons Family Solution (BFAM) operates in the Consumer Cyclical — specifically Personal Services — and is headquartered in United States. Below is a structured read of the investment case built directly from the latest fundamentals, valuation multiples, analyst positioning and smart-money flows. Each section translates raw numbers into the investment logic they imply, so you can decide whether the risk/reward fits your portfolio.
The Bull Case
Wall Street consensus sits at Buy with an average price target implying roughly 40.5% upside from current levels — analyst sentiment is firmly constructive.
What to Watch Next
- The forward P/E of 11.29x is meaningfully below the trailing 19.53x — analysts expect earnings to step up; the next earnings release is the test.
- The price sits in the lower quartile of the 52-week range — value hunters often start scaling in around this zone if fundamentals hold.
- The analyst consensus price target implies 40.5% upside — if the next two quarters confirm the underlying thesis, target hikes typically follow.
Investment Thesis: Strengths & Weaknesses
- High return on equity (15.32% ROE)
- Analyst consensus: Buy
- Positive free cash flow
- –High leverage (D/E 163.52)
Technical Snapshot
Price is below both the 50- and 200-day moving averages, with 50d below 200d — a bearish picture (death-cross alignment).
Risk Profile
The data points to market-like volatility, higher leverage relative to equity.
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