Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
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About Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
Who they are
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., established in 1986 and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, offers a comprehensive suite of early education, child care, and workplace solutions designed for employers and their employees' families. The company, known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. until its rebranding in July 2012, categorizes its services into three primary operational segments. The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment delivers core child care provisions, alongside early childhood education, preschool programs, and elementary schooling.
Detailed revenue, brand and relationship research has not yet been completed for BFAM.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
56
Fair
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
67
Fair
Financial Strength
70
Business Quality / Moat
81
Management
64
Growth Quality
38
Risk / Durability
75
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
63
Fully Valued
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
61/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 61/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from WallStreetScore (company quality).
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WSS View
The quick read
WSS currently rates the company as mixed to moderately strong.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as moderate rather than unusually attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Valuation scores attractively
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Aug 20, 2026
- •M&A headline · Aug 5, 2026
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for BFAM
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can BFAM maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is BFAM's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is BFAM's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •Is BFAM's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
56
Opportunity Score
63
Market Cap
$3.38B
P/E Ratio
20.0
EPS
$3.19
52-Week High
$109.86
52-Week Low
$57.63
Beta
1.15
Intrinsic Value
$111.56
Analyst Target
$77.00
Shares Outstanding
57.4M
Total Revenue
$3.03B
Total Debt
$2.05B
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$16.43
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Strong downward momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for BFAM
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Aug 20, 2026
27,709 Shares in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM Acquired by Aurora Investment Counsel — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Defense WorldM&A headline · Aug 5, 2026
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. $BFAM Shares Acquired by Amundi — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Defense WorldCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on BFAM.
What the Bulls Say
- +Product opportunity: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., established in 1986 and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, offers a comprehensive suite of early education, child care, and workplace solutions designed for employers and their employees' families. The company, known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. until its rebranding in July 2012, categorizes its services into three primary operational segments. The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment delivers core child care provisions, alongside early c.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
What the Bears Say
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Scores
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
55
Sep 9, 2026
Change
+1.0
points
Current Score
56
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
BFAM increased 1 points because Capital improved by 3 points, Valuation improved by 5.9 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Capital improved by 3 points
- + Valuation improved by 5.9 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
50
Projected Change
-6.4%
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 6.4 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
UndervaluedCurrent Price
$64.26
Intrinsic Value
$111.56
Difference
−$47.30
-42.4% vs IV
Margin of Safety
42.4%
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