Adtalem Global Education (ATGE) Competitors

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) are both mid-cap education services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate BFAM or ATGE?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $138.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.78%. Adtalem Global Education has a consensus target price of $135.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.18%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Adtalem Global Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Adtalem Global Education	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BFAM or ATGE?

98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by company 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.

Is BFAM or ATGE more profitable?

Adtalem Global Education has a net margin of 13.34% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.91%. Adtalem Global Education's return on equity of 17.47% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	5.91%	14.62%	5.01%
Adtalem Global Education	13.34%	17.47%	8.89%

Does the media prefer BFAM or ATGE?

In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Adtalem Global Education. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 5 mentions for Adtalem Global Education. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.86 beat Adtalem Global Education's score of 1.20 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Adtalem Global Education	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BFAM or ATGE?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Adtalem Global Education. Adtalem Global 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	$2.69B	2.45	$140.19M	$2.77	41.45
Adtalem Global Education	$1.58B	2.75	$136.78M	$6.03	19.36

Which has more risk & volatility, BFAM or ATGE?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bright Horizons Family Solutions beats Adtalem Global Education on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.