Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM)Consumer Cyclical | Personal Services | Newton, United States | NYSE
68.41 USD
+0.24
(0.352%)
⇧
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 68.41 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:58 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Bright Horizons is currently fractured by a severe balance sheet crisis that outweighs its operational recovery. While the company has successfully navigated a multi-year price collapse and shows signs of revenue stabilization, the capital structure remains dangerously impaired. Debt-to-equity exceeds 200%, and the current ratio of 0.48 indicates a liquidity crunch where short-term obligations far exceed liquid assets. This structural weakness forces a 'sell' stance despite the stock trading at a forward P/E of roughly 12, as the market is correctly pricing in the risk of further distress or dilution. Furthermore, the complete absence of dividends eliminates any income floor for investors. On the short end, the heavy put writing suggests traders expect further downside volatility, while the weak statistical forecast reinforces the lack of immediate catalysts to reverse the trend. Until the balance sheet is repaired and liquidity is secured, the risk-reward profile remains skewed against the buyer. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.097891 |
| AutoETS | 0.114986 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.115929 |
| MSTL | 0.115966 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 5.58 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.115 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.43 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 217.779 |
| Revenue per Share | 55.299 |
| Market Cap | 3,327,141,376 |
| Trailing P/E | 21.65 |
| Forward P/E | 11.59 |
| Beta | 1.18 |
| Profit Margins | 5.78% |
| Website | https://www.brighthorizons.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes significantly below the current price (50 and 55 for December expiration), suggesting a fear of a deeper decline. Conversely, call interest is concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money, indicating a belief that the stock will stabilize or recover rather than crash, though the overall options flow leans bearish due to the depth of the put wall.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.31877685 |
| Address1 | 2 Wells Avenue |
| All Time High | 182.5 |
| All Time Low | 27.5 |
| Ask | 69.74 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 658,330 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 814,715 |
| Average Volume | 814,715 |
| Average Volume10Days | 658,330 |
| Beta | 1.177 |
| Bid | 67.08 |
| Bid Size | 300 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 19.16 |
| City | Newton |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 68.41 |
| Current Ratio | 0.479 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 68.79 |
| Day Low | 67.2901 |
| Debt To Equity | 217.779 |
| Display Name | Bright Horizons Family |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,445,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,445,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.17 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.258 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | 475,607,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.15707 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.969 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.723 |
| Enterprise Value | 5,217,152,512 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.113 |
| Eps Forward | 5.90111 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.16 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 20 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 69.435 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.0249939 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.01476192 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -31.877686 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 109.86 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -41.449997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.37729836 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 57.63 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.780003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.1870554 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 57.63 - 109.86 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,359,124,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 42,329,252 |
| Forward Eps | 5.90111 |
| Forward P E | 11.592734 |
| Free Cashflow | 240,151,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 32,200 |
| Fullday Change | -1.7300034 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.474969 |
| Fullday Price | 68.41 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.25485 |
| Gross Profits | 771,656,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.010980001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.22063 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 48,635,306 |
| Industry | Personal Services |
| Industry Disp | Personal Services |
| Industry Key | personal-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | 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 families and caregivers through early education and childcare centers, school-age programs and in-home care providers, the back-up care network, and other providers. The Educational Advisory services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program management, workforce education, and related educational consulting services, as well as college admissions and college financial advisory services. The company was formerly known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. and changed its name to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. in July 2012. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. |
| Long Name | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,327,141,376 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_25777 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 175,035,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,234,734,202 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 68.22 |
| Operating Cashflow | 333,144,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.127 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 617 673 8000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 68.41 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,016,050 |
| Previous Close | 68.17 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 13.3796215 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.5704596 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.0988244 |
| Profit Margins | 0.05781 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.384 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.33333 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.240005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.352069 |
| Regular Market Day High | 68.79 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 67.2901 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 67.2901 - 68.79 |
| Regular Market Open | 68.22 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 68.17 |
| Regular Market Price | 68.41 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 603,021 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06145 |
| Return On Equity | 0.14942999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.065 |
| Revenue Per Share | 55.299 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 48,635,306 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0512 |
| Shares Short | 2,488,768 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,590,343 |
| Short Name | Bright Horizons Family Solution |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0517 |
| Short Ratio | 2.51 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | BFAM |
| Target High Price | 99.0 |
| Target Low Price | 64.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 86.77778 |
| Target Median Price | 93.0 |
| Total Cash | 164,776,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.388 |
| Total Debt | 2,054,786,944 |
| Total Revenue | 3,027,909,888 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.16 |
| Trailing P E | 21.648735 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 76.21455 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -7.8045425 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.10240227 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 603,021 |
| Website | https://www.brighthorizons.com |
| Zip | 2,459 |