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The Quantellect read.Of the 6 firms covering Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc, 4 rate it Buy or better, 1 sit at Hold, and 1 rate it Sell or worse, a moderate buy consensus. Targets are tightly clustered, $87.00 to $112.00, so the covering firms are broadly aligned. The average target of $98.67 sits 22% above the current $80.66. The rating mix has held broadly steady over recent months. On the fundamentals, the Street sees consensus EPS building from about $1.73 next quarter toward $5.76 the year after.Descriptive synthesis of third-party analyst data, not a Quantellect rating or recommendation.
ANALYST CONSENSUS6 ratings
Moderate Buy
Strong Buy00%
Buy467%
Hold117%
Sell117%
Strong Sell00%
Based on 6 analysts giving stock ratings to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
As of Jul, 4 of 6 firms rate BFAM a Buy (1 Hold, 1 Sell), the standing distribution of every covering firm's most recent active call.
BFAM EPS & revenue forecast
EPS · NEXT QUARTER
$1.73
Range $1.65 – $1.82 · 9 analysts · +10% YoY
Next period, 9 analysts expect Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc to earn $1.73 a share (range $1.65 – $1.82), versus $1.57 a year earlier. Full-year consensus is $5.03, growing to $5.76 the year after.
REVENUE · NEXT QUARTER
$848.0M
Range $839.9M – $851.1M · 9 analysts · +6% YoY
Revenue is expected to reach $848.0M (range $839.9M – $851.1M), +5.6% year-over-year. Full-year consensus is $3.1B, rising to $3.3B next year.
Top analysts covering Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc
Ranked by each analyst's overall Quantellect track record across all the stocks they cover, shown with their current call on BFAM.
#1
Manav Patnaik
Barclays · Rank #113
Buy
$95.00+17.8% to target
Overall win rate
41%
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#2
Jeffrey Silber
BMO Capital · Rank #269
Buy
$93.00+15.3% to target
Overall win rate
31%
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#3
George Tong
Goldman Sachs · Rank #293
Buy
$112.00+38.9% to target
Overall win rate
33%
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#4
TK
Toni Kaplan
Morgan Stanley
Sell
$70.00-13.2% to target
Coverage
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#5
JC
Joshua Chan
UBS
Hold
$87.00+7.9% to target
Coverage
—
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BFAM stock forecast FAQ
What is BFAM's average 12-month price target?+
The 6 analysts with a live target average $98.67 for Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc over the next 12 months, ranging from a $112.00 high to a $87.00 low.
Is BFAM stock a Buy, Sell or Hold right now?+
The current consensus is Moderate Buy. Of the 6 analyst ratings, 4 are Buy or Strong Buy, 1 are Hold, and 1 are Sell or Strong Sell.
What are the highest and lowest price targets for BFAM?+
The Street-high target is $112.00 (Goldman Sachs), and the Street-low is $87.00 (UBS). The average of all 6 active targets is $98.67.
How many Wall Street analysts cover BFAM?+
6 analysts have an active rating on Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc, and 6 firms carry a live 12-month price target.
Who is the most accurate analyst covering BFAM?+
Among analysts who currently cover BFAM, Manav Patnaik of Barclays has the strongest overall Quantellect track record (Rank #113). Their current call is Buy with a $95.00 target.
What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc's projected EPS for next quarter?+
The consensus estimate is $1.73 per share (range $1.65 – $1.82) across 9 analysts. Full-year EPS is projected at $5.03, rising to $5.76 the following year.
How much revenue is Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc expected to report next quarter?+
Consensus revenue is $848.0M (range $839.9M – $851.1M). Full-year revenue is projected at $3.1B, growing to $3.3B next year.
Have analysts been upgrading or downgrading BFAM lately?+
As of Jul, 4 of 6 firms rate BFAM a Buy (1 Hold, 1 Sell), the standing distribution of every covering firm's most recent active call.
How are the analysts on this page ranked?+
By each analyst's overall Quantellect track record — a sample-adjusted measure of how accurate their calls have been across every stock they cover. We do not rank on their BFAM calls alone, since a single stock is too small a sample to be reliable.
Which data on this page is live, and how often does it update?+
Price and daily change are 15-minute delayed market data. Analyst ratings, targets, consensus and earnings estimates are aggregated from multiple data providers and refresh daily.
Disclaimer: Ratings, price targets, consensus and earnings estimates on this page describe third-party analyst research aggregated from multiple data providers and refreshed daily; price and daily change are 15-minute delayed. These are historical opinions, not recommendations, and nothing on this page, including The Quantellect read, is a rating, a price target, or investment advice from Quantellect. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.
