Bright Horizons Family Stock (NYSE: BFAM)

Bright Horizons Family (NYSE:BFAM) Stock

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUT

Bright Horizons Family

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provider of early education and child care, family care solutions, and workforce education services that help working families and client employees personally and professionally. It provides services under multi-year contracts with employers that offer early education and child care, back-up care, and educational advisory services as part of their employee benefits package. The company has three business segments; full-service center-based child care, backup care, and educational advisory services. The majority of the revenue is generated by full-service center-based child care, which includes traditional center-based child care and early education services. Other services provided by the company include in-home child and elder care, and Others.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. Common Stock

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc

The most oversold stocks in the consumer discretionary sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.
The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock&#8217;s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock&#8217;s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered oversold when the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/rsi">RSI is below 30</a>, according to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>.
Here's the latest list of major oversold players in this sector, having an RSI near or below 30.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">KinderCare Learning Companies Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KLC#NYSE">KLC</a>)</h3>
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<li>On June 11, Goldman Sachs analyst George Tong maintained KinderCare Learning with a Buy and lowered the price target from $26 to $23. The company's stock fell around 16% over the past month and has a 52-week low of $9.17.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 26.8</li>
<li>KLC Price Action: Shares of KinderCare Learning fell 7% to close at $9.25 on Monday.</li>
<li>Edge Stock Ratings: Value at 29.38.</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>
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<li>On June 23, Jefferies analyst Hamzah Mazari downgraded Bright Horizons Family from Buy to Hold and lowered the price target from $146 to $135. The company's stock fell around 5% over the past five days and<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BFAM"> has a 52-week low</a> of $103.75.</li>
<li>RSI Value: 28.3</li>
<li>BFAM Price Action: Shares of Bright Horizons Family Solutions fell 2.8% to close at $117.24 on Monday.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s charting tool helped identify the trend in <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/register?utm_adType=bzprocontent&amp;utm_campaign=14daytrial&amp;utm_ad=0708">BFAM stock</a>. </li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Gaotu Techedu Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOTU#NYSE">GOTU</a>)</h3>
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<li>On May 15, Gaotu Techedu reported a year-over-year increase in first-quarter sales results. Larry Xiangdong Chen, the Company&#8217;s founder, Chairman and CEO, commented, &#8220;In the first quarter of 2025, we delivered results that surpassed expectations across revenue, profit, user growth, and organizational efficiency." The company's stock fell around 14% over the past month and has a 52-week <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/GOTU">low of $1.87.</a></li>
<li>RSI Value: 29.9</li>
<li>GOTU Ltd Price Action: Shares of Gaotu Techedu fell 2.3% to close at $3.45 on Monday.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s signals feature notified of a potential breakout in <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/register?utm_adType=bzprocontent&amp;utm_campaign=14daytrial&amp;utm_ad=0708">GOTU shares</a>. </li>
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<li>Jefferies analyst Hamzah Mazari downgraded Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) from Buy to Hold and lowered the price target from $146 to $135. Bright Horizons Family shares closed at $122.33 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/bfam/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Anthony Paolone downgraded the rating for Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HHH#NYSE">HHH</a>) from Overweight to Neutral and lowered the price target from $82 to $76. Howard Hughes shares closed at $69.26 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/hhh/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Fermium Research analyst Frank Mitsch downgraded Dow Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOW#NYSE">DOW</a>) from Buy to Hold and announced a $30 price target. Dow shares closed at $27.76 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/dow/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>Keybanc analyst Sangita Jain downgraded the rating for KBR, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KBR#NYSE">KBR</a>) from Overweight to Sector Weight. KBR shares closed at $48.93 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/kbr/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock</a>.</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst Michael Mueller downgraded Lineage, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LINE#NASDAQ">LINE</a>) from Neutral to Underweight and slashed the price target from $55 to $50. Lineage shares closed at $44.76 on Friday. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/line/analyst-ratings">See how other analysts view this stock.</a></li>
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Analyst Ratings

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Jefferies analyst Hamzah Mazari downgrades Bright Horizons Family (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) from Buy to Hold and lowers the price target from $146 to $135.

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Jefferies Downgrades Bright Horizons Family to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $135

Bright Horizons Family's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) short percent of float has fallen 5.52% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 876 thousand shares sold short, which is 1.54% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.79 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Bright Horizons Family Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1749146452_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Bright Horizons Family has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Bright Horizons Family's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Bright Horizons Family's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 4.43%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

Short Sellers

Short Ideas

Is Bright Horizons Family Gaining or Losing Market Support?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) is trading lower Wednesday. It is consolidating after rallying <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/BFAM">over the past week.</a>
The shares appear to be breaking out. This can be a bullish dynamic that suggests a move higher. This is why we have made it our Stock of the Day.
As you can see on the chart, $130 has been resistance for the stock. It isn't a coincidence that there was resistance at this level. In October it was support, and levels that were support can convert into resistance.
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Some of the people who bought shares around $130 regretted doing so when the price dropped below that. A number decided to exit their positions, but only if they could do so without losing money.
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As a result, when the shares rallied back to $130 these remorseful buyers placed sell orders. The large amount of these orders formed resistance at the same price that had previously been support.
But now the price has climbed above this resistance. When this happens, traders say that the support has been broken.
This can be a bullish dynamic. It means that the large group of traders and investors who created the resistance have either finished or canceled their orders.
With this large amount of supply removed from the market, the stage could be set for a move higher. If buyers wish to acquire shares, they may be forced to outbid others and pay premiums to draw sellers back into the market.
This could result in a new uptrend forming.
Markets don't move in straight lines. They typically progress as a series of peaks and valleys. When a valley forms at a higher price than the one that proceeded it, traders say it is a higher low.
This is a bullish action. It shows that the buyers are entering the market at higher prices. Many times, when a stock reaches resistance after forming a series of higher lows, the resistance breaks and a new uptrend gets started
This may be about to happen with Bright Horizons. &nbsp;
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Technicals

Stock Of The Day: Is Bright Horizons Breaking Out?

Bright Horizons Family's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) short percent of float has risen 7.24% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 928 thousand shares sold short, which is 1.63% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.57 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Bright Horizons Family Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1747400431_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Bright Horizons Family has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Bright Horizons Family's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Bright Horizons Family's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 4.40%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
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How Is The Market Feeling About Bright Horizons Family?

Morgan Stanley analyst Toni Kaplan maintains Bright Horizons Family (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) with a Underweight and raises the price target from $100 to $106.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on Bright Horizons Family, Raises Price Target to $106

Bright Horizons Family (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) affirms FY2025 Adj EPS guidance from $3.95-$4.15 to $3.95-$4.15 vs $4.06 analyst estimate. Raises FY2025 sales outlook from $2.85 billion-$2.90 billion to $2.87 billion-$2.92 billion vs $2.88 billion estimate.

Guidance

Bright Horizons Family Affirms FY2025 Adj EPS Guidance of $3.95-$4.15 vs $4.06 Est; Raises FY2025 Sales Guidance from $2.85B-$2.90B to $2.87B-$2.92B vs $2.88B Est

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Bright Horizons Family Q1 Adj. EPS $0.77 Beats $0.64 Estimate, Sales $665.53M Miss $665.65M Estimate

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Bright Horizons Family's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) short percent of float has fallen 23.61% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 899 thousand shares sold short, which is 1.78% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.35 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Bright Horizons Family Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1745352028_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Bright Horizons Family has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Bright Horizons Family's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Bright Horizons Family's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 4.12%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

What's Driving the Market Sentiment Around Bright Horizons Family?

Looking into the current session, Bright Horizons Family Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) shares are trading at $117.66, after a 1.55% decrease. Over the past month, the stock decreased by 4.39%, but over the past year, it actually went up by 8.06%. With questionable short-term performance like this, and great long-term performance, long-term shareholders might want to start looking into the company's price-to-earnings ratio. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1744311618_0_0.png" alt="Past Year Chart" />

<h3>A Look at Bright Horizons Family P/E Relative to Its Competitors</h3>
The P/E ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the company's market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower P/E could indicate that shareholders do not expect the stock to perform better in the future or it could mean that the company is undervalued. 
Bright Horizons Family has a better P/E ratio of 49.8 than the aggregate P/E ratio of 31.42 of the Diversified Consumer Services industry. Ideally, one might believe that Bright Horizons Family Inc. might perform better in the future than it's industry group, but it's probable that the stock is overvalued. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1744311618_1.png" alt="Guage" />

In summary, while the price-to-earnings ratio is a valuable tool for investors to evaluate a company's market performance, it should be used with caution. A low P/E ratio can be an indication of undervaluation, but it can also suggest weak growth prospects or financial instability. Moreover, the P/E ratio is just one of many metrics that investors should consider when making investment decisions, and it should be evaluated alongside other financial ratios, industry trends, and qualitative factors. By taking a comprehensive approach to analyzing a company's financial health, investors can make well-informed decisions that are more likely to lead to successful outcomes.

Intraday Update

Price Over Earnings Overview: Bright Horizons Family

Bright Horizons Family's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) short percent of float has risen 37.06% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.18 million shares sold short, which is 2.33% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.77 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Bright Horizons Family Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1743438617_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Bright Horizons Family has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Bright Horizons Family's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Bright Horizons Family's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 4.16%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

Is the Market Bullish or Bearish on Bright Horizons Family?

BMO Capital analyst Jeffrey Silber maintains Bright Horizons Family (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $127 to $146.

BMO Capital Maintains Outperform on Bright Horizons Family, Raises Price Target to $146

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Bright Horizons shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 adjusted EPS results.

Bright Horizons Family Sees FY25 Adj. EPS $3.95-$4.15 Vs $3.99 Est.; Revenue $2.85B-$2.9B Vs $2.889B Est.

Bright Horizons Family (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $0.98 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.91 by 7.69 percent. This is a 18.07 percent increase over earnings of $0.83 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $674.146 which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $672.098 million by 100.00 percent. This is a 100.00 percent decrease over sales of $615.648 million the same period last year.

Bright Horizons Family Q4 2024 Adj. EPS $0.98 Beats $0.91 Estimate, Sales $674.146 Miss $672.098M Estimate

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Earnings Scheduled For February 13, 2025

Bright Horizons Family's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) short percent of float has fallen 11.9% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 759 thousand shares sold short, which is 1.48% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.03 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock/">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>Bright Horizons Family Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1739392212_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Bright Horizons Family has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Bright Horizons Family's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Bright Horizons Family's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 4.66%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze/">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

(BFAM) - Analyzing Bright Horizons Family's Short Interest

Morgan Stanley analyst Toni Kaplan maintains Bright Horizons Family (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BFAM#NYSE">BFAM</a>) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $102 to $100.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Underweight on Bright Horizons Family, Lowers Price Target to $100

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