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BFAM vs IT
Side-by-side comparison of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) and Gartner Inc. (IT): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BFAM and IT operate in Other Consumer Services (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- IT is the larger of the two at $9.39B, about 2.3x BFAM ($4.03B).
- Over the past year, BFAM is down 33.3% and IT is down 60.5% - BFAM leads by 27.2 points.
- IT has been more active in the news (15 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for BFAM).
- IT has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 17 for BFAM).
- Company
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
- Gartner Inc.
- Price
- $76.55+0.77%
- $140.08-1.90%
- Market cap
- $4.03B
- $9.39B
- 1M return
- +17.88%
- -1.52%
- 1Y return
- -33.34%
- -60.53%
- Industry
- Other Consumer Services
- Other Consumer Services
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2013
- 1993
- News (4w)
- 2
- 15
- Recent ratings
- 17
- 25
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides child care and early education services, back-up care services, educational advisory services, and other workplace solutions for employers and families. The company operates through three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services. The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based child care and early education, preschool, and elementary education services. The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up child care, in-home child and adult/elder dependent care, and self-sourced reimbursed care services. The Educational Advisory and Other Services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program administration, workforce education, and related educational consulting services, as well as college admissions advisory services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 1,014 child care and early education centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and India. 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.
Gartner Inc.
Gartner, Inc. operates as a research and advisory company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Research, Conferences, and Consulting. The Research segment offers objective insights and advice on the priorities of various leaders in a range of functional areas of the enterprise through reports, briefings, proprietary tools, access to research expert, peer networking services, and membership programs that enable clients to drive organizational performance. This segment delivers its research primarily through a subscription service. The Conferences segment offers business professionals in an organization the opportunity to learn, share, and network. The Consulting segment offers market research, custom analysis, and on-the-ground support services. This segment also offers actionable solutions for IT-related priorities, including IT cost optimization, digital transformation, and IT sourcing optimization. Gartner, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Latest BFAM
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call
- Bright Horizons’ Tuition-free Degree Program Powers Career Advancement and Financial Mobility for Early Childhood Educators Nationwide
- Director Lissy David H was granted 2,096 shares, increasing direct ownership by 9% to 24,911 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Alleva Lawrence M was granted 2,096 shares, increasing direct ownership by 19% to 13,336 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Atkinson Julie was granted 2,096 shares, increasing direct ownership by 23% to 11,378 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Hitch Jordan was granted 2,096 shares, increasing direct ownership by 20% to 12,778 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Richie Laurel was granted 2,096 shares, increasing direct ownership by 31% to 8,769 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Schulz Jennifer was granted 2,096 shares, increasing direct ownership by 138% to 3,614 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Tocio Mary Ann was granted 2,096 shares, increasing direct ownership by 11% to 20,329 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Bekenstein Joshua was granted 2,096 shares, increasing direct ownership by 20% to 12,778 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest IT
- Gartner Announces the Gartner Enterprise Risk, Audit & Compliance Conference 2026 in Grapevine
- Gartner Announces Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo, October 19-22, in Orlando
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Dykstra Karen E
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Serra Eileen
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Rus Daniela L
- Director Pagliuca Stephen G acquired 187 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.17% to 112,602 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Gutierrez Jose M acquired 112 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 2,951 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Grabe William O acquired 182 shares, increasing direct ownership by 17% to 1,224 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Fuchs Anne Sutherland acquired 100 shares, increasing direct ownership by 1% to 8,957 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Ferguson Diana Sue acquired 201 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 2,807 units (SEC Form 4)