Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Competitors $126.28 -3.08 (-2.38%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$126.38 +0.09 (+0.07%) As of 02/21/2025 04:08 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 BFAM vs. LRN, LOPE, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, BR, IRM, and GPNShould 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 Global Payments (GPN). 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 Global Payments Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Stride (NYSE:LRN) 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, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 29 more outperform votes than Stride when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.46% of users gave Stride 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% StrideOutperform Votes38969.46% Underperform Votes17130.54% Does the media favor BFAM or LRN? In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 6 more articles in the media than Stride. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 10 mentions for Stride. Stride's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 1.16 indicating that Stride is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bright Horizons Family Solutions 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stride 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $137.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Stride has a consensus price target of $116.83, indicating a potential downside of 13.05%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Stride.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) 2.70Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BFAM or LRN? 98.2% of Stride shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Stride shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BFAM or LRN 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 Bright Horizons Family Solutions5.22% 13.63% 4.62% Stride 12.30%22.42%13.73% Which has better earnings & valuation, BFAM or LRN? Stride has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioBright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.74$140.19M$2.4052.62Stride$2.04B2.87$204.18M$5.9922.43 SummaryStride beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$7.35B$7.35B$7.92B$20.19BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.21%3.65%P/E Ratio52.6252.6229.3931.95Price / Sales2.742.7467.4715.54Price / Cash28.8228.8231.9620.78Price / Book6.036.035.414.91Net Income$140.19M$140.19M$187.27M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.73%-1.73%-2.92%-1.05%1 Month Performance8.56%8.56%-1.50%-1.09%1 Year Performance17.20%17.20%18.50%13.70% Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.401 of 5 stars$126.29-2.4%$137.67+9.0%+19.2%$7.53B$2.69B52.6231,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpLRNStride1.7759 of 5 stars$140.19+0.6%$116.83-16.7%+142.4%$6.10B$2.19B23.407,800Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.6914 of 5 stars$183.70+0.4%$179.67-2.2%+41.0%$5.35B$960.90M24.145,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1921 of 5 stars$103.44+0.1%$101.67-1.7%+113.8%$3.85B$1.58B19.269,938Insider TradeSTRAStrategic Education4.025 of 5 stars$102.38+1.0%$126.00+23.1%+8.3%$2.52B$1.13B19.503,774Upcoming EarningsUTIUniversal Technical Institute2.3709 of 5 stars$28.37+4.3%$31.17+9.9%+82.7%$1.54B$759.42M29.253,700LINCLincoln Educational Services3.1788 of 5 stars$17.58+0.5%$18.00+2.4%+66.2%$553.42M$378.07M54.942,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.182 of 5 stars$21.93+0.1%$23.00+4.9%+85.7%$388.38M$600.54M39.166,037BRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.7575 of 5 stars$240.40-1.0%$239.17-0.5%+19.7%$28.13B$6.51B37.6214,600Analyst UpgradePositive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.6608 of 5 stars$95.34+0.1%$129.17+35.5%+33.9%$27.98B$5.48B264.8527,000Analyst ForecastGPNGlobal Payments4.9978 of 5 stars$105.67+1.5%$135.76+28.5%-22.1%$26.89B$9.65B19.9027,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst Revision 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 Global Payments 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 (NYSE:BFAM) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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