BrightSpring shares touch three-month high after raising 2026 revenue forecast
** Home healthcare provider BrightSpring Health's BTSG.O shares hit highest in three months, last up 10% at $66.22
** If levels hold, co is on track to its sharpest one-day percentage gain since May 2025
** Co raises full-year 2026 revenue guidance range again to $15.90 billion-$16.13 billion, from $15.1 billion-$15.43 billion earlier
** Also lifts 2026 adjusted EBITDA forecast to $850 million to $860 million from $820 million-$845 million
** Reports Q3 revenue of $4.21 billion, above analysts' estimate of $3.88 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Quarterly adj. profit of 54 cents per share also surpasses estimate of 47 cents per share
** Co says it saw strong demand for specialty and infusion pharmacy services, higher home healthcare volumes and expansion of acquired branches
** BTSG trades at 27.07 times expected earnings over the next 12 months, compared with 15.77 times for Option Care Health OPCH.O and 16.68 times for Addus HomeCare ADUS.O
** Including session's moves, BTSG up over 78% YTD, outperforming the S&P 400 Health Care Providers & Services .SPMDCHCPS index's 11% gain