Here’s Why You Should Sell Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)

Artisan Partners, an investment management company, released its “Artisan Small Cap Fund” second quarter 2022 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. In the second quarter, its Investor Class fund ARTSX returned -21.52%, Advisor Class fund APDSX posted a return of -21.48%, and Institutional Class fund APHSX returned -21.47%, compared to a return of -19.25% for the Russell 2000 Growth Index. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2022.

In the second quarter 2022 investor letter, Artisan Partners discussed stocks like Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM). Headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) is an early education and child care provider. On September 27, 2022, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) stock closed at $56.99 per share. One-month return of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) was -16.44% and its shares lost 60.45% of their value over the last 52 weeks. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) has a market capitalization of $3.295 billion.

Here is what Artisan Partners specifically said about Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) in its Q2 2022 investor letter:

“Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) is a leading provider of corporate-sponsored childcare and early education centers in the US. The company primarily provides services through multi-year contracts with employers who offer childcare, early education and other dependent care benefits to employees. Over the course of our investment campaign, which began in 2014, the company’s capital efficient business model has experienced a high degree of revenue growth, and it has made several accretive acquisitions. Unfortunately, it remains uncertain whether the company’s network of centers is well matched to the working patterns of parents post-COVID. Namely, work from home could hinder growth in corporate-sponsored childcare centers. These variables, coupled with shares approaching our PMV estimate, led us to end our investment campaign.”

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 23 hedge fund portfolios held Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) at the end of the second quarter which was 21 in the previous quarter.

We discussed Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) in another article and shared Mayar Capital’s views on the company. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2022 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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