Goldman Sachs Maintains Sell Rating on BrightView Holdings with $13.40 Price Target

Goldman Sachs analyst George Tong maintained a Sell rating on BrightView Holdings with a price target of $13.40, citing negative corporate insider sentiment. Tong has a 7.9% average return and a 59.71% success rate on recommended stocks. The company has a one-year high of $18.89 and a one-year low of $11.81, with an average volume of 805.5K.

Analysts have recently adjusted their earnings estimates for BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BV). William Blair analyst T. Mulrooney lowered their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimate from $0.04 to $0.03, citing unspecified reasons [1]. This revision follows a series of recent changes in analyst ratings and price targets for the company.

Robert W. Baird, another prominent analyst firm, lowered their target price on shares of BrightView from $20.00 to $19.00, maintaining an "outperform" rating. Wall Street Zen upgraded the stock from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating, while Loop Capital also set a "buy" rating with a price objective of $20.00 [1]. Despite these positive ratings, Goldman Sachs analyst George Tong maintained a "Sell" rating with a price target of $13.40, citing negative corporate insider sentiment [2].

BrightView's stock has shown volatility, trading up 3.6% on July 2nd, 2025, to reach $15.69. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the most recent quarter, beating the consensus estimate by $0.02. BrightView operates in the commercial landscaping services sector, providing maintenance and development services in the United States. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.5% year-over-year, and its return on equity was 8.29% [1].

Institutional investors have been active in BrightView's stock, with significant increases in holdings reported by Sterling Capital Management LLC, Tower Research Capital LLC, and others. These institutions now own 92.41% of the company's stock [1]. Despite the recent positive analyst ratings, BrightView's stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $17.27 [1].

References:
[1] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/what-is-william-blairs-estimate-for-brightview-q1-earnings-2025-07-03/
[2] https://www.marketbeat.com/ratings/by-issuer/robert-w-baird-stock-recommendations/