Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors $178.37 +0.48 (+0.27%) Closing price 04/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$178.33 -0.04 (-0.02%) As of 08:49 AM 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 LOPE vs. BFAM, LRN, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, EDU, TAL, and GHCShould you be buying Grand Canyon Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Grand Canyon Education include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), 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). Grand Canyon Education vs. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BFAM or LOPE? Grand Canyon Education received 95 more outperform votes than Bright Horizons Family Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.23% of users gave Grand Canyon Education 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% Grand Canyon EducationOutperform Votes51367.23% Underperform Votes25032.77% Does the media refer more to BFAM or LOPE? In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions and Bright Horizons Family Solutions both had 14 articles in the media. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Grand Canyon Education's score of 1.64 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Grand Canyon Education 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BFAM or LOPE? 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, BFAM or LOPE? Grand Canyon Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Grand Canyon Education 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$2.69B2.68$140.19M$2.4052.23Grand Canyon Education$1.03B4.96$204.99M$7.7423.05 Which has more risk & volatility, BFAM or LOPE? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BFAM or LOPE? Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $137.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.83%. Grand Canyon Education has a consensus price target of $197.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.82%. Given Grand Canyon Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Bright Horizons Family Solutions.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) 2.70Grand Canyon Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is BFAM or LOPE more profitable? Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 21.90% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.22%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 30.67% 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% Grand Canyon Education 21.90%30.67%23.29% SummaryGrand Canyon Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Grand Canyon Education News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LOPE 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 NASDAQ 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 LOPE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGrand Canyon EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.12B$954.26M$7.48B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A7.32%3.39%4.22%P/E Ratio23.0510.7116.4018.48Price / Sales4.961.507.35103.60Price / Cash20.0827.8916.4234.62Price / Book6.542.514.394.25Net Income$204.99M$22.13M$260.40M$248.23M7 Day Performance1.95%3.29%1.52%0.89%1 Month Performance0.88%1.78%-2.01%3.53%1 Year Performance36.20%1.99%-2.29%5.08% Grand Canyon Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOPEGrand Canyon Education4.1053 of 5 stars$178.37+0.3%$197.67+10.8%+37.2%$5.12B$1.03B23.055,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions3.6418 of 5 stars$113.38-2.6%$137.67+21.4%+20.9%$6.50B$2.69B47.2425,800Positive NewsLRNStride1.1146 of 5 stars$133.28-1.9%$121.83-8.6%+113.0%$5.80B$2.19B22.257,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageATGEAdtalem Global Education4.0852 of 5 stars$97.70-7.9%$101.67+4.1%+114.2%$3.64B$1.69B18.194,680Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.5004 of 5 stars$77.64-3.0%$112.33+44.7%-29.0%$1.91B$1.22B14.793,910Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.5867 of 5 stars$25.51-6.7%$32.17+26.1%+84.5%$1.39B$759.42M26.301,950Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑LINCLincoln Educational Services4.45 of 5 stars$16.47-4.1%$21.00+27.5%+58.5%$520.34M$440.06M51.472,060Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPositive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.5264 of 5 stars$22.35-7.5%$25.33+13.3%+69.9%$403.11M$624.56M39.915,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.0072 of 5 stars$44.50-0.7%$60.80+36.6%-36.7%$7.55B$4.82B18.9453,100Positive NewsTALTAL Education Group2.0589 of 5 stars$9.99+1.9%$15.65+56.7%-27.2%$6.04B$2.07B52.5816,200Earnings ReportStock SplitGHCGraham2.3651 of 5 stars$876.86-3.4%N/A+30.8%$3.81B$4.79B17.1719,500Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Stride Competitors Adtalem Global 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 (NASDAQ:LOPE) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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