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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

Stage 4 · Declining · week 5

As of Oct 22, 2026, Bright Horizons Family Solutions is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 5 (since Sep 23, 2026). It closed at $70.94, 35.1% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is falling.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides early education and childcare, comprehensive back-up care, educational advisory, and other workplace solutions services for employers and families in the… More about the company

$70.94
+6.01% today
$3.5B · Mid cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Declining, below its long-term trend

Setup score

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Momentum

Accelerating ⇈

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S2 20w
S2 16w
S4 22w
S4 15w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S2 5w → S3 6w → S4 6w → S1 3w → S2 20w → S3 8w → S2 16w → S3 6w → S4 7w → S1 5w → S2 4w → S1 1w → S4 7w → S1 1w → S2 3w → S3 3w → S4 22w → S1 2w → S4 15w → S1 1w → S4 10w → S1 7w → S4 4w current
Total tracked: 164 weeks across 23 stage runs.

BFAM among Personal Services7th of 13 by relative strength

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Stocks in Personal Services ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1FTDRStage 2 · wk 1975+16.3%
2SCIStage 3 · wk 257+7.5%
3HRBStage 2 · wk 1355+17.7%
4RGSStage 2 · wk 251+7.1%
5MEDStage 2 · wk 750+1.8%
6CSVStage 4 · wk 1741+16.6%
7BFAMStage 4 · wk 533+6.7%
8ROLStage 4 · wk 2730+8.7%
vs 52W High
-35.1%
$59.18 lo$109.23 hi
35.1% below 52W high, deep Stage 4 damage
In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.
Stage Maturity
Week 5
1w13w26w
Week 5, early Stage 4 decline
How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.
vs 200 DMA
-5.5%
200 DMA: $75.09 · sloping down
In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.
Rel Volume
1.03x
vs 50-day avg
High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.
Trend Health
↗ ⇈
Short-term trend rising gently, and accelerating
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
+6.7%
3M
-6.4%
6M
-13.2%
YTD
-28.6%
1Y
-31.0%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2025-06-25
10 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2018-10-16.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S4
Wk 5 · Vol 1.03x
2026-10-21S4
Wk 5 · Vol 0.64x
2026-10-20S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.81x
2026-10-19S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.51x
2026-10-16S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.85x
2026-10-15S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.68x
2026-10-14S4
Wk 4 · Vol 0.76x
2026-10-13S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.81x
2026-10-12S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.68x
2026-10-09S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.71x
2026-10-08S4
Wk 3 · Vol 1.13x
2026-10-07S4
Wk 3 · Vol 0.76x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$68.88
200 DMA
$75.09
52W High
$109.23
52W Low
$59.18
5D Low
$66.92
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$71.15
60d High
$77.95
120d High
$82.68
250d High
$109.23
Next resistance
+0.3%
to 20d High
P/E (TTM)
22.4
Forward 12.0
Earnings Growth (YoY)
-17.0%
Revenue +6.5%
ROE
+14.9%
Profit margin +5.8%
Dividend Yield
0.00%
P/B 3.7

Bright Horizons Family Solutions: quick answers

What stage is Bright Horizons Family Solutions in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Sep 23, 2026 and is in week 5. What the four stages mean

Is Bright Horizons Family Solutions in an uptrend?

No. Bright Horizons Family Solutions is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 5.5% below its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is Bright Horizons Family Solutions from its 52-week high?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions closed at $70.94 on Oct 22, 2026, 35.1% below its 52-week high of $109.23. Its 52-week low is $59.18.

How has Bright Horizons Family Solutions performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Bright Horizons Family Solutions is down 31.0% over the past year and down 28.6% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Bright Horizons Family Solutions in?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions is in the Personal Services industry, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector.

About this companyConsumer Discretionary· Personal Services

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides early education and childcare, comprehensive 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. It operates in three segments: Full-Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory services. The Full-Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based early education and childcare, preschool, and elementary education services. The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up childcare, in-home child and senior care, school-age programs, camps, tutoring, pet care, and self-sourced reimbursed care services, as well as sittercity, an online marketplace for families and caregivers through early education and childcare centers, school-age programs and in-home care providers, the back-up care network, and other providers. The Educational Advisory services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program management, 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.

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