Stride (LRN) Competitors $162.56 +2.37 (+1.48%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$162.62 +0.06 (+0.04%) As of 04:40 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LRN vs. ATGE, BFAM, LOPE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, EDU, TAL, and GHCShould you be buying Stride stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stride include Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), 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). Stride vs. Its Competitors Adtalem Global Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions 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 Stride (NYSE:LRN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer ATGE or LRN? Adtalem Global Education presently has a consensus target price of $139.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.17%. Stride has a consensus target price of $143.40, suggesting a potential downside of 11.79%. Given Adtalem Global Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adtalem Global Education is more favorable than Stride.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) 3.00Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is ATGE or LRN more profitable? Adtalem Global Education has a net margin of 13.26% compared to Stride's net margin of 11.97%. Stride's return on equity of 25.51% beat Adtalem Global Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adtalem Global Education13.26% 17.95% 9.23% Stride 11.97%25.51%16.21% Does the media prefer ATGE or LRN? In the previous week, Stride had 5 more articles in the media than Adtalem Global Education. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Stride and 13 mentions for Adtalem Global Education. Adtalem Global Education's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Stride's score of 1.57 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Stride 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ATGE or LRN? Stride has higher revenue and earnings than Adtalem Global Education. Adtalem Global Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stride, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdtalem Global Education$1.79B2.58$237.07M$6.1920.76Stride$2.41B2.95$287.94M$6.0227.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATGE or LRN? 98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Stride shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Stride shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ATGE or LRN? Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryStride beats Adtalem Global Education on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stride News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LRN 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 LRN 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 LRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStrideSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.09B$1.70B$8.36B$20.93BDividend YieldN/A4.24%3.13%3.59%P/E Ratio27.0012.2216.7128.18Price / Sales2.952.084.9456.89Price / Cash14.2614.6714.5317.81Price / Book4.782.994.874.57Net Income$287.94M$85.04M$225.87M$993.62M7 Day Performance8.19%4.07%3.16%2.33%1 Month Performance22.01%3.41%8.11%1.41%1 Year Performance96.97%37.44%20.26%13.75% Stride Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LRNStride2.3819 of 5 stars$162.56+1.5%$143.40-11.8%+94.4%$7.09B$2.41B27.008,600Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.3929 of 5 stars$120.14-1.4%$139.00+15.7%+76.7%$4.32B$1.79B19.4110,371News CoveragePositive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.2823 of 5 stars$117.48-1.4%$137.75+17.3%-10.6%$6.68B$2.69B38.521,450News CoverageLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.9482 of 5 stars$195.79-1.2%$203.67+4.0%+41.4%$5.50B$1.03B23.705,830News CoveragePositive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.6952 of 5 stars$75.92-1.8%$99.33+30.8%-18.2%$1.81B$1.22B15.783,801Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.694 of 5 stars$25.80-3.9%$35.83+38.9%+49.0%$1.40B$809.53M22.633,700LINCLincoln Educational Services3.9891 of 5 stars$20.17-15.1%$24.60+22.0%+58.9%$637.17M$440.06M51.722,475Earnings ReportGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAPEIAmerican Public Education4.6709 of 5 stars$28.03-6.0%$35.17+25.5%+99.1%$506.50M$624.56M26.446,117Short Interest ↑EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.7856 of 5 stars$45.61+0.1%$51.60+13.1%-32.1%$7.73B$4.90B20.2775,005TALTAL Education Group1.3569 of 5 stars$11.07-3.4%$12.66+14.4%+27.0%$6.74B$2.41B65.0923,000Stock SplitGHCGraham4.0986 of 5 stars$994.88+2.2%N/A+41.1%$4.34B$4.83B6.3921,446News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Adtalem Global Education Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors New Oriental Education & Technology Group Competitors TAL Education Group Competitors Graham 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:LRN) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredNew law could create $3.7 trillion tsunami.During a meeting in Washington D.C., Jeff Brown discovered a bold initiative. 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