Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors $177.59 -4.11 (-2.26%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$177.62 +0.03 (+0.01%) As of 04:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LOPE vs. BFAM, LRN, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, EDU, TAL, 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), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), 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 New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LOPE or BFAM? 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioGrand Canyon Education$1.03B5.05$204.99M$7.7423.48Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.74$140.19M$2.4052.62 Do analysts prefer LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus target price of $197.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.79%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus target price of $137.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Grand Canyon Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grand Canyon Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has more risk & volatility, LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LOPE or BFAM? In the previous week, Grand Canyon Education had 32 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Grand Canyon Education and 15 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Grand Canyon Education's score of 1.06 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Grand Canyon Education 20 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bright Horizons Family Solutions 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education received 93 more outperform votes than Bright Horizons Family Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.24% of users gave Grand Canyon Education an outperform vote while only 57.18% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGrand Canyon EducationOutperform Votes51167.24% Underperform Votes24932.76% Bright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41857.18% Underperform Votes31342.82% Is LOPE or BFAM 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 Grand Canyon Education21.90% 30.67% 23.29% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 5.22%13.63%4.62% SummaryGrand Canyon Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$5.22B$1.01B$8.35B$8.94BDividend YieldN/A6.85%2.80%3.85%P/E Ratio23.4811.5914.6819.30Price / Sales5.051.583.9669.01Price / Cash20.0826.9530.8434.83Price / Book6.661.754.634.62Net Income$204.99M$21.18M$259.02M$246.06M7 Day Performance-1.09%-1.86%-2.91%-2.63%1 Month Performance5.89%1.21%-1.33%-2.73%1 Year Performance37.70%1.36%5.75%12.78% Grand Canyon Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOPEGrand Canyon Education4.639 of 5 stars$177.59-2.3%$197.67+11.3%+37.7%$5.10B$1.03B22.945,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.7244 of 5 stars$128.51+8.0%$135.33+5.3%+17.0%$7.48B$2.42B64.5831,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeLRNStride2.1319 of 5 stars$140.19+0.6%$116.83-16.7%+133.9%$6.10B$2.19B23.407,800Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1718 of 5 stars$103.44+0.1%$101.67-1.7%+108.6%$3.85B$1.58B19.269,938STRAStrategic Education4.4937 of 5 stars$102.38+1.0%$126.00+23.1%+6.7%$2.52B$1.13B19.503,774Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageUTIUniversal Technical Institute2.3895 of 5 stars$28.37+4.3%$31.17+9.9%+75.4%$1.54B$759.42M29.253,700LINCLincoln Educational Services2.9764 of 5 stars$17.58+0.5%$18.00+2.4%+65.2%$553.42M$378.07M54.942,300Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpAPEIAmerican Public Education4.2713 of 5 stars$21.93+0.1%$23.00+4.9%+94.5%$388.38M$600.54M39.166,037Analyst ForecastEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.4565 of 5 stars$55.27+3.4%$61.20+10.7%-43.0%$9.38B$4.31B23.5275,005Gap DownTALTAL Education Group1.4721 of 5 stars$14.52-1.9%$15.53+7.0%+1.5%$8.78B$1.49B76.4015,000Stock SplitGap DownGHCGraham1.931 of 5 stars$959.14+0.3%N/A+32.2%$4.15B$4.41B18.7819,900 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 New Oriental Education & Technology Group Competitors TAL Education Group Competitors Graham Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LOPE) was last updated on 2/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredMarket down? 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