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Bright Horizons (BFAM): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy4 Buy1 Hold1 Sell
Ratings of 6 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 6 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $84.67, the highest $95.00, the lowest $64.00. The average is +19.0% from the last price of $71.15.
Analyst ratings 10
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Chan★★★★★★★★★★#1247 · hits 59% · avg +17.4% | UBS | $88.00 → $78.00−11.4% | Hold | +9.6% | Assigned | 14.10.26on TipRanks 07:11 | +1.4%next day +2.7% | ↗ |
| Toni Kaplan★★★★★★★★★★#6771 · hits 53% · avg +0.5% | Morgan Stanley | $66.00 → $64.00−3.0% | Sell | −10.0% | Assigned | 13.10.26on TipRanks 08:46 | −2.5%next day +1.4% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Specialty Business ServicesxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $73.00 → $76.00+4.1% | Buy | +6.8% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Specialty Business ServicesDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $72.00 → $75.00+4.2% | Buy | +5.4% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Specialty Business ServicesOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $71.00 → $74.00+4.2% | Buy | +4.0% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Specialty Business ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $67.00 → $70.00+4.5% | Hold | −1.6% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Google Specialty Business ServicesGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $72.00 → $75.00+4.2% | Buy | +5.4% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Specialty Business ServicesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $73.00 → $76.00+4.1% | Buy | +6.8% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| Jeffrey Silber★★★★★★★★★★#2007 · hits 51% · avg +5.7% | BMO Capital | $93.00 → $83.00−10.8% | Buy | +16.7% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 08:13 | −0.8%next day +2.9% · 5 days +8.4% | ↗ |
| AI xAi Specialty Business ServicesxAI Grok-4 | TipRanks - xAI | $73.00 | Buy | +2.6% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Specialty Business ServicesDeepSeek V3.2-Speciale | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $73.00 → $72.00−1.4% | Buy | +1.2% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Specialty Business ServicesOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $72.00 → $71.00−1.4% | Buy | −0.2% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Specialty Business ServicesAnthropic Opus-4.6 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $68.00 → $67.00−1.5% | Hold | −5.8% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI Google Specialty Business ServicesGemini 3.1Pro | TipRanks - Google | $73.00 → $72.00−1.4% | Buy | +1.2% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Specialty Business ServicesPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $74.00 → $73.00−1.4% | Buy | +2.6% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 00:05 | — | |
| Toni Kaplan★★★★★★★★★★#6771 · hits 53% · avg +0.5% | Morgan Stanley | $68.00 → $66.00−2.9% | Sell | −7.2% | Reiterated | 23.09.26on TipRanks 06:40 | +3.1%next day −0.2% · 5 days −3.5% | ↗ |
| Manav Patnaik★★★★★★★★★★#4393 · hits 56% · avg +1.6% | Barclays | $95.00 | Buy | +33.5% | Reiterated | 07.08.26on TipRanks 04:19 | −1.4%next day −1.2% · 5 days −3.2% | ↗ |
| Andrew Steinerman★★★★★★★★★★#1435 · hits 64% · avg +7.1% | J.P. Morgan | $105 → $95.00−9.5% | Buy | +33.5% | Reiterated | 04.08.26on TipRanks Aug 5 08:08 | −2.7%next day +0.1% · 5 days −5.3% | ↗ |
| Joshua Chan★★★★★★★★★★#1247 · hits 59% · avg +17.4% | UBS | $87.00 → $88.00+1.1% | Hold | +23.7% | Assigned | 31.07.26on TipRanks 07:46 | −5.1%next day +0.9% · 5 days −5.1% | ↗ |
| George Tong★★★★★★★★★★#2673 · hits 55% · avg +3.9% | Goldman Sachs | $100 → $93.00−7.0% | Buy | +30.7% | Reiterated | 30.07.26on TipRanks Jul 31 08:07 | −7.4%next day −5.1% · 5 days −8.7% | ↗ |
| Jeffrey Meuler★★★★★★★★★★#4463 · hits 55% · avg +1.7% | Robert W. Baird | $100 → $98.00−2.0% | Buy | +37.7% | Reiterated | 06.05.26on TipRanks 07:20 | −20.0%next day +3.2% · 5 days +2.2% | ↗ |
| Faiza Alwy★★★★★★★★★★#3306 · hits 57% · avg +5.5% | Deutsche Bank | $131 → $99.00−24.4% | Hold | +39.1% | Reiterated | 13.02.26on TipRanks 08:40 | −18.3%next day +1.4% · 5 days +6.6% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Bright Horizons
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 05.10.26: target $86.67 at a price of $64.26 (+34.9%); now: $84.67 at $71.15 (+19.0%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hold | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Sell | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 29.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $1.76 (from $1.70 to $1.79). Last quarter: $1.28.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $843M (from $840M to $848M). Last quarter: $779M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Consumercyclical
About Bright Horizons
- CEO: Stephen Howard Kramer
- Employees: 32,200
- 2 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA, 02459, US
- www.brighthorizons.com
Bright Horizons Family Solutions is a leading provider of high-quality early education and child care, family care solutions, and workforce education services. The company primarily contracts with employers to offer these services as part of their employee benefits packages. Its operations are divided into three main segments: full-service center-based child care, back-up care, and educational advisory services. As of the end of 2023, the company operated 1,049 early education and child care centers across the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, and India.
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