Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors $175.05 -3.13 (-1.76%) As of 03:55 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LOPE vs. BFAM, LRN, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, TAL, EDU, and GHCShould you be buying Grand Canyon Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Grand Canyon Education include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), TAL Education Group (TAL), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), and Graham (GHC). Grand Canyon Education vs. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education TAL Education Group New Oriental Education & Technology Group Graham Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking. Does the media prefer BFAM or LOPE? In the previous week, Grand Canyon Education had 3 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Grand Canyon Education and 8 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Grand Canyon Education's score of 1.26 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bright Horizons Family Solutions 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Grand Canyon Education 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BFAM or LOPE? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BFAM or LOPE more profitable? Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 21.90% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.22%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 30.67% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bright Horizons Family Solutions5.22% 13.63% 4.62% Grand Canyon Education 21.90%30.67%23.29% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BFAM or LOPE? Grand Canyon Education received 94 more outperform votes than Bright Horizons Family Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.28% of users gave Grand Canyon Education an outperform vote while only 57.18% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41857.18% Underperform Votes31342.82% Grand Canyon EducationOutperform Votes51267.28% Underperform Votes24932.72% Which has higher valuation and earnings, BFAM or LOPE? Grand Canyon Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Grand Canyon Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Horizons Family Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.69$140.19M$2.4052.43Grand Canyon Education$1.03B4.87$204.99M$7.7422.63 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BFAM or LOPE? 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend BFAM or LOPE? Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $137.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.41%. Grand Canyon Education has a consensus target price of $197.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.87%. Given Grand Canyon Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Bright Horizons Family Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Grand Canyon Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryGrand Canyon Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Grand Canyon Education News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LOPE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LOPE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGrand Canyon EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.03B$960.18M$7.58B$7.89BDividend YieldN/A6.27%2.98%4.01%P/E Ratio22.6010.7116.5018.72Price / Sales4.871.479.6391.12Price / Cash20.0826.9016.4234.64Price / Book6.422.184.284.24Net Income$204.99M$21.18M$259.84M$247.06M7 Day Performance3.74%-3.50%-1.15%-1.72%1 Month Performance-2.61%-1.94%-4.70%-5.34%1 Year Performance28.57%-7.37%-4.32%-0.38% Grand Canyon Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOPEGrand Canyon Education4.0441 of 5 stars$174.43-2.1%$197.67+13.3%+32.1%$5.02B$1.03B22.595,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions3.7049 of 5 stars$129.16+1.9%$137.67+6.6%+14.2%$7.41B$2.69B53.8225,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsLRNStride1.8768 of 5 stars$121.95+0.5%$119.33-2.1%+103.2%$5.31B$2.19B20.367,500Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1841 of 5 stars$97.25-0.1%$101.67+4.5%+98.5%$3.62B$1.69B18.114,680Positive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.378 of 5 stars$79.72-0.2%$112.33+40.9%-17.0%$1.97B$1.22B15.183,910UTIUniversal Technical Institute4.1302 of 5 stars$27.04+0.5%$31.17+15.3%+74.2%$1.47B$759.42M27.871,950Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageLINCLincoln Educational Services4.2051 of 5 stars$15.19+2.2%$19.75+30.0%+54.1%$479.90M$440.06M47.472,060Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpAPEIAmerican Public Education3.5662 of 5 stars$22.38+3.2%$24.33+8.7%+57.3%$402.75M$624.56M39.965,800Analyst ForecastTALTAL Education Group1.8497 of 5 stars$14.37+8.0%$15.53+8.1%+21.2%$8.69B$2.07B75.6116,200Stock SplitNews CoverageEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group3.5386 of 5 stars$50.79+0.1%$61.20+20.5%-44.7%$8.62B$4.82B21.6153,100GHCGraham2.1329 of 5 stars$938.24+0.6%N/A+29.1%$4.07B$4.79B18.3719,900Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Stride Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors TAL Education Group Competitors New Oriental Education & Technology Group Competitors Graham Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LOPE) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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