Stock of the Day

March 26, 2020

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)

$73.13
-$1.05 (-1.4%)
Market Cap: $3.61B

About Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides early education and childcare, 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. The company operates in three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services. The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based child care and early education, preschool, and elementary education services. The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up child care, in-home child and adult/elder dependent care, school-age camps, virtual tutoring, and self-sourced reimbursed care services through child care centers, school-age campuses, and in-home caregivers, as well as the back-up care network. The Educational Advisory and Other Services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program administration, 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.

Today's Trend

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE: BFAM) reported solid second-quarter 2026 results, but the stock has decreased as investors appear to be taking profits and weighing the relatively modest revenue outlook against elevated expectations.

  • Bright Horizons earned $1.28 per share, exceeding the $1.21 consensus estimate and rising from $1.07 a year earlier. Revenue increased 6.4% year over year to $779.18 million, also surpassing analysts’ $774.84 million forecast. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2026
  • The company provided fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $5.05 to $5.15, above the previous consensus estimate of $4.94. This suggests management expects earnings growth to continue. Bright Horizons Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
  • Management’s results reflect continued demand for early education, child care, back-up care and employer-supported workforce services. The earnings call and related coverage highlighted revenue growth across the company’s operating platform. Bright Horizons Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
  • Full-year revenue guidance was approximately $3.1 billion, broadly in line with Wall Street expectations. Consequently, the earnings beat may not have represented a major upward revision to sales expectations. Bright Horizons Q2 Key Metrics
  • Although BFAM beat quarterly estimates and raised EPS expectations above consensus, the stock’s decrease suggests investors may have been looking for a stronger revenue outlook or more significant guidance improvement. At roughly 23.6 times earnings, valuation and profit-taking may also be limiting the reaction.
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