311,486 Shares in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM Acquired by Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 311,486 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,078,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,026,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $306,881,000 after purchasing an additional 582,976 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $191,952,000. Capital World Investors lifted its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 16.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,779,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,465,000 after acquiring an additional 257,813 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 64.4% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,124,000 after acquiring an additional 619,067 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 31.1% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,334,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,611,000 after purchasing an additional 316,919 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $70.00 to $68.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $87.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $95.88.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In related news, COO Mary Lou Burke sold 1,200 shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.57, for a total transaction of $90,684.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 32,145 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,429,197.65. The trade was a 3.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of BFAM stock opened at $72.81 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $72.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $74.44. The company has a market cap of $3.54 billion, a PE ratio of 23.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.14. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $57.63 and a fifty-two week high of $124.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 0.48.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.08. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 20.09% and a net margin of 5.78%.The company had revenue of $779.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $774.84 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.07 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Profile

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.