Adtalem Global Education (ATGE) Competitors $101.99 -0.90 (-0.87%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$102.03 +0.04 (+0.04%) As of 04:20 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ATGE vs. BFAM, LRN, LOPE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, EDU, TAL, and GHCShould you be buying Adtalem Global Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Adtalem Global Education include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), 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). Adtalem Global Education vs. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATGE or BFAM? Adtalem Global Education and Bright Horizons Family Solutions both received 418 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 58.38% of users gave Adtalem Global Education an outperform vote while only 57.18% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdtalem Global EducationOutperform Votes41858.38% Underperform Votes29841.62% Bright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41857.18% Underperform Votes31342.82% Which has more volatility and risk, ATGE or BFAM? Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ATGE or BFAM more profitable? Adtalem Global Education has a net margin of 12.34% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.22%. Adtalem Global Education's return on equity of 16.82% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adtalem Global Education12.34% 16.82% 8.44% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 5.22%13.63%4.62% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATGE or BFAM? 98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Adtalem Global 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer ATGE or BFAM? Adtalem Global Education presently has a consensus target price of $101.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.01%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus target price of $137.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.97%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Adtalem Global Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Adtalem Global 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 Does the media refer more to ATGE or BFAM? In the previous week, Adtalem Global Education had 2 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Adtalem Global Education and 8 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Adtalem Global Education's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 1.51 indicating that Adtalem Global Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Adtalem Global Education 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive 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 Which has better earnings and valuation, ATGE or BFAM? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdtalem Global Education$1.69B2.22$136.78M$5.3718.74Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.70$140.19M$2.4052.64 SummaryAdtalem Global Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Adtalem Global Education News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ATGE 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 NYSE 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 ATGE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAdtalem Global EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.75B$966.24M$7.64B$19.51BDividend YieldN/A6.27%2.98%3.75%P/E Ratio18.7410.8116.6833.40Price / Sales2.221.529.9826.90Price / Cash11.6526.9016.4217.54Price / Book2.762.144.324.56Net Income$136.78M$21.18M$259.84M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.82%-2.10%-0.29%-0.38%1 Month Performance-1.59%-0.32%-3.87%-3.16%1 Year Performance95.75%-5.90%-3.46%4.33% Adtalem Global Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1841 of 5 stars$101.99-0.9%$101.67-0.3%+98.5%$3.80B$1.69B18.994,680Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions3.7049 of 5 stars$126.46+1.4%$137.67+8.9%+14.2%$7.25B$2.69B52.6925,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsLRNStride1.8768 of 5 stars$125.43+2.8%$119.33-4.9%+103.2%$5.46B$2.19B20.947,500Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.0441 of 5 stars$173.37+2.7%$197.67+14.0%+32.1%$4.98B$1.03B22.405,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.378 of 5 stars$83.01+0.8%$112.33+35.3%-17.0%$2.05B$1.22B15.813,910UTIUniversal Technical Institute4.1302 of 5 stars$27.38+3.4%$31.17+13.8%+74.2%$1.49B$759.42M28.231,950Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageLINCLincoln Educational Services4.1898 of 5 stars$15.78+5.3%$19.75+25.2%+54.1%$498.54M$440.06M49.312,060Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpAPEIAmerican Public Education3.5662 of 5 stars$23.03+3.8%$24.33+5.7%+57.3%$414.45M$624.56M41.135,800Analyst ForecastEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group3.5051 of 5 stars$47.49-5.4%$61.20+28.9%-44.7%$8.06B$4.82B20.2153,100TALTAL Education Group1.8497 of 5 stars$13.07-0.6%$15.53+18.9%+21.2%$7.90B$2.07B68.7716,200Stock SplitNews CoverageGHCGraham2.1329 of 5 stars$971.35+3.4%N/A+29.1%$4.22B$4.79B19.0219,900Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BFAM Alternatives LRN Alternatives LOPE Alternatives STRA Alternatives UTI Alternatives LINC Alternatives APEI Alternatives EDU Alternatives TAL Alternatives GHC Alternatives 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 (NYSE:ATGE) 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 | SponsoredDo this Before Elon's Reveal on April 23rdElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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