BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (BTSG)Healthcare | Health Information Services | Louisville, United States | NasdaqGS
59.13 USD
-1.77
(-2.906%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 60.31 +1.18 (1.996%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:34 a.m. EDT
The immediate catalyst here is the massive gap between the current price and the analyst consensus target, which sits nearly 34% higher. While the stock recently slid 18% on Q2 results, the company delivered top-line revenue beats and full-year guidance that exceeded expectations, creating a classic 'sell the news' scenario followed by a potential re-rating. Fundamentally, the business is showing exceptional signs of recovery with revenue growing at 23% and earnings surging nearly 200%, supported by a fortress-like balance sheet and strong cash generation. However, the valuation remains aggressive with a trailing P/E of 52x, pricing in perfection. The options market agrees with the bullish thesis, with traders stacking call exposure at levels significantly above the current price, betting on a continuation of the recovery trend. The statistical forecast model offers only a weak lean upward, which is appropriate given the high volatility and the fact that the price has already rallied 107% over the last year; the real opportunity lies in the fundamental inflection point rather than short-term noise. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.113939 |
| MSTL | 0.223656 |
| AutoETS | 0.228265 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.229947 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 125.25 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.050 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.70 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 116.007 |
| Revenue per Share | 70.107 |
| Market Cap | 11,699,713,024 |
| Trailing P/E | 52.79 |
| Forward P/E | 25.95 |
| Beta | 1.88 |
| Profit Margins | 2.55% |
| Website | https://www.brightspringhealth.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:34 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls at strikes $70 and $75 for the August expiration, and substantial volume in $85 calls for April 2027. Conversely, put writing is concentrated at lower strikes ($35-$55), suggesting a floor is expected there, while the lack of deep ITM put volume indicates limited hedging against a major crash. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expirations, reflecting uncertainty around the recent earnings reaction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.5502512 |
| Address1 | 805 North Whittington Parkway |
| All Time High | 73.75 |
| All Time Low | 7.85 |
| Ask | 59.47 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.2 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,187,370 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,835,909 |
| Average Volume | 3,835,909 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,187,370 |
| Beta | 1.881 |
| Bid | 43.2 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 9.943 |
| City | Louisville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 59.13 |
| Current Ratio | 1.588 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 61.31 |
| Day Low | 59.04 |
| Debt To Equity | 116.007 |
| Display Name | BrightSpring Health Services |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,501,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,501,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.966 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.988 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,501,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,363,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,363,400 |
| Ebitda | 626,817,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.04362 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 22.383 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.976 |
| Enterprise Value | 14,030,018,560 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.8194 |
| Eps Forward | 2.27823 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.12 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 65.9609 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -6.8308983 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.103559814 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 155.02513 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 73.75 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -14.619999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.19823727 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 22.86 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 36.27 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5866141 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 22.86 - 73.75 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,706,279,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 150,404,479 |
| Forward Eps | 2.27823 |
| Forward P E | 25.954361 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,028,438,976 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 23,500 |
| Fullday Change | -1.77 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.9064 |
| Fullday Price | 60.31 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.12382 |
| Gross Profits | 1,779,523,968 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03125 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.08321 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 197,864,241 |
| Industry | Health Information Services |
| Industry Disp | Health Information Services |
| Industry Key | health-information-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,024-01-26 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. operates as a home and community-based healthcare services platform in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Pharmacy Solutions and Provider Services. Its platform focuses on delivering pharmacy and provider services, including clinical and supportive care in home and community settings to Medicare, Medicaid, and insured populations. It also offers infused, injectable, and oral medication services; and patient-centric, highly skilled, and compassionate clinical home health care, as well as rehabilitation services, including physical, speech and occupational therapy and applied behavioral analysis. The company was formerly known as Phoenix Parent Holdings Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. in May 2021. BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| Long Name | BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 11,699,713,024 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1685468949 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 248,519,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 12,049,932,276 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 17 |
| Open | 60.54 |
| Operating Cashflow | 506,353,984 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03367 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 502 394 2100 |
| Post Market Change | 1.1800003 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.9956034 |
| Post Market Price | 60.31 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 60.9 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 32.499725 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.9468975 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.8140857 |
| Profit Margins | 0.02547 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.202 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.16667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.77 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.9064 |
| Regular Market Day High | 61.31 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 59.04 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 59.04 - 61.31 |
| Regular Market Open | 60.54 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 60.9 |
| Regular Market Price | 59.13 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,506,252 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04883 |
| Return On Equity | 0.13036 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.23 |
| Revenue Per Share | 70.107 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Sector Disp | Healthcare |
| Sector Key | healthcare |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 197,864,241 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0446 |
| Shares Short | 8,831,443 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,970,789 |
| Short Name | BrightSpring Health Services, I |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0692 |
| Short Ratio | 1.98 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | KY |
| Symbol | BTSG |
| Target High Price | 90.0 |
| Target Low Price | 70.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 78.94118 |
| Target Median Price | 80.0 |
| Total Cash | 550,380,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.671 |
| Total Debt | 2,387,651,072 |
| Total Revenue | 14,371,598,336 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.12 |
| Trailing P E | 52.794643 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 49.304424 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 9.825577 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.19928388 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,506,252 |
| Website | https://www.brightspringhealth.com |
| Zip | 40,222 |