Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Competitors $124.89 -1.63 (-1.29%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$124.90 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 04:44 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 BFAM vs. LRN, LOPE, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, BR, IRM, and CPAYShould you be buying Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bright Horizons Family Solutions include Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Iron Mountain (IRM), and Corpay (CPAY). Bright Horizons Family Solutions vs. Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education Broadridge Financial Solutions Iron Mountain Corpay Stride (NYSE:LRN) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Which has better valuation and earnings, LRN or BFAM? Stride has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Stride 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 RatioStride$2.19B2.52$204.18M$5.9921.22Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.67$140.19M$2.4052.04 Do analysts prefer LRN or BFAM? Stride presently has a consensus target price of $119.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.10%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus target price of $137.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.23%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Stride.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Is LRN or BFAM more profitable? Stride has a net margin of 12.30% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.22%. Stride's return on equity of 22.42% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stride12.30% 22.42% 13.73% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 5.22%13.63%4.62% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LRN or BFAM? 98.2% of Stride shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Stride shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, LRN or BFAM? Stride has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer LRN or BFAM? In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Stride. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 13 mentions for Stride. Stride's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 1.43 indicating that Stride is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stride 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Bright Horizons Family Solutions 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LRN or BFAM? Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 27 more outperform votes than Stride when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.57% of users gave Stride an outperform vote while only 57.18% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStrideOutperform Votes39169.57% Underperform Votes17130.43% Bright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41857.18% Underperform Votes31342.82% SummaryBright Horizons Family Solutions beats Stride on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Bright Horizons Family Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFAM 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 BFAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBright Horizons Family SolutionsChild day care services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.16B$7.16B$7.56B$19.75BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.52%3.75%P/E Ratio52.0452.0430.9034.05Price / Sales2.672.67150.3828.57Price / Cash27.9427.9431.5117.54Price / Book5.965.965.024.63Net Income$140.19M$140.19M$194.85M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.81%-1.81%1.71%1.12%1 Month Performance-1.74%-1.74%-2.71%-1.07%1 Year Performance11.25%11.25%6.80%7.08% Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.5349 of 5 stars$124.89-1.3%$137.67+10.2%+11.1%$7.16B$2.69B52.0425,800Positive NewsLRNStride2.011 of 5 stars$121.95+0.5%$119.33-2.1%+97.0%$5.31B$2.19B20.367,500Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.3997 of 5 stars$169.64+0.4%$197.67+16.5%+30.1%$4.87B$1.03B21.925,800Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1537 of 5 stars$97.25-0.1%$101.67+4.5%+103.7%$3.62B$1.69B18.114,680Positive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.3709 of 5 stars$79.72-0.2%$112.33+40.9%-19.9%$1.97B$1.22B15.183,910UTIUniversal Technical Institute2.5675 of 5 stars$27.04+0.5%$31.17+15.3%+81.3%$1.47B$759.42M27.871,950Insider TradeNews CoverageLINCLincoln Educational Services3.5528 of 5 stars$15.19+2.2%$19.75+30.0%+49.4%$479.90M$440.06M47.472,060APEIAmerican Public Education3.9633 of 5 stars$22.38+3.2%$24.33+8.7%+69.7%$402.75M$624.56M39.965,800Analyst RevisionBRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.6224 of 5 stars$231.21+1.6%$239.17+3.4%+15.8%$27.06B$6.68B36.1814,600Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.5571 of 5 stars$89.13+3.8%$127.67+43.2%+13.4%$26.18B$6.15B146.1126,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsCPAYCorpay3.608 of 5 stars$348.20+3.1%$399.71+14.8%N/A$24.46B$3.97B24.9110,500Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Stride Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors Broadridge Financial Solutions Competitors Iron Mountain Competitors Corpay 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 (NYSE:BFAM) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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