Paralel Advisors LLC Purchases New Stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

Paralel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 28,085 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,991,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth $452,317,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,026,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,881,000 after purchasing an additional 582,976 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Bright Horizons Family Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $191,952,000. Capital World Investors raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 257,813 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 64.4% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,579,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,124,000 after buying an additional 619,067 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at Bright Horizons Family Solutions

In other Bright Horizons Family Solutions news, Director Mary Tocio sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.65, for a total transaction of $435,900.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,329 shares in the company, valued at $1,041,001.85. This represents a 29.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, COO Mary Burke sold 1,200 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.00, for a total transaction of $90,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 30,945 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,320,875. This represents a 3.73% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 8,900 shares of company stock valued at $656,584. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on BFAM. UBS Group lifted their price target 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. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target 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, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $95.88.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Price Performance

BFAM opened at $70.03 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $74.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $73.71. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a 12-month low of $57.63 and a 12-month high of $117.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14. The firm has a market cap of $3.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.16, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.15.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $779.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $774.84 million. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a return on equity of 20.09% and a net margin of 5.78%.Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.07 EPS. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.050-5.150 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.7 earnings per share for the current year.

About Bright Horizons Family Solutions

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.