Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Competitors $119.20 +1.66 (+1.41%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, CPAY, and VLTOShould 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), Corpay (CPAY), and Veralto (VLTO). 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 Corpay Veralto 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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking. Which has more risk & volatility, BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $138.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.69%. Stride has a consensus target price of $102.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.01%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher probable upside, equities research 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 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$2.42B2.83$74.22M$1.9959.03Stride$2.04B2.43$204.18M$5.5020.71 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 30 more outperform votes than Stride when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.30% of users gave Stride an outperform vote while only 57.54% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41657.54% Underperform Votes30742.46% StrideOutperform Votes38669.30% Underperform Votes17130.70% Is BFAM or LRN more profitable? Stride has a net margin of 11.38% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 4.44%. Stride's return on equity of 21.23% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bright Horizons Family Solutions4.44% 13.23% 4.39% Stride 11.38%21.23%12.70% Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Stride shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor BFAM or LRN? In the previous week, Stride had 5 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Stride and 5 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Stride's score of 0.70 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stride 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryStride beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 of the 18 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$6.84B$6.84B$7.47B$19.88BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.24%3.61%P/E Ratio59.0359.0321.6234.48Price / Sales2.832.83103.1317.08Price / Cash25.9925.9929.1817.53Price / Book5.615.616.075.78Net Income$74.22M$74.22M$137.49M$1.01B7 Day Performance2.18%2.18%2.65%2.23%1 Month Performance8.51%8.51%5.10%4.72%1 Year Performance19.66%19.66%23.86%18.80% Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.8255 of 5 stars$119.20+1.4%$138.25+16.0%+19.7%$6.93B$2.42B59.9031,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLRNStride3.6755 of 5 stars$113.90+0.8%$102.50-10.0%+84.8%$4.96B$2.04B20.717,800Upcoming EarningsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.4189 of 5 stars$169.99-0.6%$179.67+5.7%+36.5%$4.96B$960.90M22.345,800Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.2841 of 5 stars$98.27+1.0%$91.67-6.7%+58.5%$3.68B$1.63B22.499,938STRAStrategic Education4.3564 of 5 stars$96.98-0.2%$126.00+29.9%+2.5%$2.38B$1.13B18.473,774Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.4003 of 5 stars$26.57+2.2%$27.17+2.2%+90.5%$1.44B$732.69M35.913,700High Trading VolumeLINCLincoln Educational Services3.9714 of 5 stars$15.88+2.9%$18.00+13.4%+72.4%$499.90M$378.07M49.632,300APEIAmerican Public Education4.2488 of 5 stars$21.51+0.3%$23.00+6.9%+78.1%$380.94M$600.54M38.416,037Short Interest ↓BRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.6659 of 5 stars$230.35-0.3%$226.71-1.6%+12.4%$26.93B$6.51B39.8514,600Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsCPAYCorpay4.1846 of 5 stars$370.91+0.2%$381.43+2.8%N/A$25.86B$3.76B26.4610,500VLTOVeralto2.0372 of 5 stars$102.98-1.0%$113.27+10.0%+32.8%$25.47B$5.02B31.7816,000Positive News 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 Corpay Competitors Veralto 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 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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