Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Competitors $119.36 -0.86 (-0.72%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$119.18 -0.17 (-0.14%) As of 08/8/2025 04:10 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, APG, ULS, and RTOShould 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), APi Group (APG), UL Solutions (ULS), and Rentokil Initial (RTO). Bright Horizons Family Solutions vs. Its Competitors Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education APi Group UL Solutions Rentokil Initial Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Stride (NYSE:LRN) are both mid-cap education services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Is BFAM or LRN more profitable? Stride has a net margin of 11.97% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 6.34%. Stride's return on equity of 25.51% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bright Horizons Family Solutions6.34% 15.31% 5.29% Stride 11.97%25.51%16.21% Which has more risk & volatility, BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BFAM or LRN? 98.2% of Stride shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Stride shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and 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$2.69B2.54$140.19M$3.0539.13Stride$2.41B2.71$204.18M$6.0224.85 Does the media prefer BFAM or LRN? In the previous week, Stride had 11 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Stride and 18 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Stride's score of 0.95 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 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stride 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $137.75, suggesting a potential upside of 15.41%. Stride has a consensus price target of $143.40, suggesting a potential downside of 4.14%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher probable 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 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 SummaryStride beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 9 of the 16 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 BFAM 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 SolutionsBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.88B$5.98B$22.14B$20.70BDividend YieldN/A3.56%2.86%3.67%P/E Ratio39.1329.6928.0128.45Price / Sales2.541.9042.3756.07Price / Cash25.3816.0027.0423.21Price / Book5.434.885.724.33Net Income$140.19M$158.88M$197.93M$996.14M7 Day Performance-4.58%3.25%8.22%1.98%1 Month Performance2.23%1.28%5.71%-0.83%1 Year Performance-9.90%56.80%36.59%14.36% Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.1711 of 5 stars$119.36-0.7%$137.75+15.4%-9.6%$6.88B$2.69B39.131,450Positive NewsInsider TradeLRNStride2.0622 of 5 stars$130.35+0.8%$126.83-2.7%+85.3%$5.67B$2.04B20.337,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.832 of 5 stars$170.46+0.2%$203.67+19.5%+38.3%$4.84B$1.05B21.395,830Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionATGEAdtalem Global Education4.7409 of 5 stars$114.43-0.3%$135.67+18.6%+70.6%$4.26B$1.58B18.989,938Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpSTRAStrategic Education4.5854 of 5 stars$73.87-1.3%$99.33+34.5%-18.1%$1.77B$1.24B15.363,801Dividend AnnouncementUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.4996 of 5 stars$31.29-2.4%$35.83+14.5%+56.2%$1.70B$732.69M30.093,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLINCLincoln Educational Services3.0266 of 5 stars$22.52-2.3%$24.60+9.2%+95.0%$711.47M$454.20M57.752,475News CoveragePositive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.6188 of 5 stars$29.94+1.9%$32.20+7.5%+125.0%$540.12M$634.68M29.356,117News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAPGAPi Group3.2336 of 5 stars$35.54+1.3%$36.10+1.6%+53.6%$14.76B$7.40B111.0629,000Insider TradeULSUL Solutions1.5041 of 5 stars$73.04+1.6%$69.43-4.9%+34.2%$14.64B$2.91B43.7415,094Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRTORentokil Initial2.0657 of 5 stars$23.31-1.7%N/A-16.0%$11.78B$6.95B15.4468,485Dividend Cut 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 APi Group Competitors UL Solutions Competitors Rentokil Initial 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 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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