Aurora Investment Counsel Invests $2.34 Million in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM

Posted by Brian Himes on Jun 14th, 2026

Aurora Investment Counsel acquired a new position in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 23,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,342,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BFAM. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 4th quarter worth $191,952,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions in the 4th quarter worth $74,317,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 23.9% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP increased its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 358.5% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 494,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,675,000 after purchasing an additional 386,558 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions by 1,638.6% in the 3rd quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 395,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,915,000 after purchasing an additional 372,537 shares in the last quarter.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on BFAM. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $160.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $93.00 to $88.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions from $124.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $100.44.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock opened at $64.79 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.46. The company has a fifty day moving average of $73.18 and a 200 day moving average of $83.87. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $57.63 and a fifty-two week high of $130.76.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.03. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had a net margin of 6.35% and a return on equity of 18.01%. The business had revenue of $712.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $713.35 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-5.100 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. will post 4.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Company Profile

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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.