Leerink Partnrs Has Positive Outlook of BTSG Q2 Earnings

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:BTSG) – Research analysts at Leerink Partnrs upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for BrightSpring Health Services in a report issued on Monday, November 4th. Leerink Partnrs analyst W. Mayo now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.20. The consensus estimate for BrightSpring Health Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.53 per share. Leerink Partnrs also issued estimates for BrightSpring Health Services’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $1.33 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $1.60 EPS.

BTSG has been the topic of several other reports. KeyCorp assumed coverage on BrightSpring Health Services in a report on Friday, October 11th. They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. BTIG Research lifted their target price on BrightSpring Health Services from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Guggenheim upped their price target on shares of BrightSpring Health Services from $15.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of BrightSpring Health Services from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on shares of BrightSpring Health Services from $17.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $16.79.

BrightSpring Health Services Stock Up 3.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ BTSG opened at $18.92 on Thursday. BrightSpring Health Services has a 1 year low of $7.85 and a 1 year high of $18.99. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $14.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.65. The company has a market cap of $3.29 billion and a P/E ratio of -72.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.35 and a quick ratio of 1.00.

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 firm had revenue of $2.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 revenue was up 28.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. acquired a new stake in BrightSpring Health Services in the first quarter valued at approximately $884,166,000. 8 Knots Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BrightSpring Health Services in the 1st quarter worth $67,678,000. Vanguard Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of BrightSpring Health Services in the 1st quarter worth $54,638,000. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in BrightSpring Health Services during the 1st quarter worth $35,328,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new position in BrightSpring Health Services during the 1st quarter valued at about $16,260,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Kkr Group Partnership L.P. bought 11,619,998 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $11.13 per share, with a total value of $129,330,577.74. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 92,959,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,034,644,621.92. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

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.