Leerink Partnrs Has Pessimistic Outlook of BTSG Q1 Earnings

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BTSG) – Research analysts at Leerink Partnrs lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of BrightSpring Health Services in a report released on Tuesday, January 28th. Leerink Partnrs analyst W. Mayo now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.07 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.16. The consensus estimate for BrightSpring Health Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.59 per share. Leerink Partnrs also issued estimates for BrightSpring Health Services’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.90 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.16 EPS.

BTSG has been the subject of a number of other reports. UBS Group increased their price objective on BrightSpring Health Services from $22.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of BrightSpring Health Services from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of BrightSpring Health Services from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of BrightSpring Health Services in a research report on Friday, October 11th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on BrightSpring Health Services from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, BrightSpring Health Services presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.42.

BrightSpring Health Services Stock Performance

BTSG opened at $24.24 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.22 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of -93.23. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $18.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.87. BrightSpring Health Services has a 1 year low of $7.85 and a 1 year high of $24.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

BrightSpring Health Services (NASDAQ:BTSG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $2.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.72 billion. BrightSpring Health Services had a positive return on equity of 4.16% and a negative net margin of 0.38%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 28.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Trading of BrightSpring Health Services

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in BrightSpring Health Services in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of BrightSpring Health Services in the 3rd quarter valued at $159,000. nVerses Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of BrightSpring Health Services by 195.8% in the 3rd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 14,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 9,400 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. acquired a new position in shares of BrightSpring Health Services during the 2nd quarter worth $216,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of BrightSpring Health Services by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 21,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 1,011 shares during the last quarter.

BrightSpring Health Services Company Profile

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc operates a home and community-based healthcare services platform in the United States. The company's platform focuses on delivering pharmacy and provider services, including clinical and supportive care in home and community settings to Medicare, Medicaid, and insured populations.