Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors $189.29 +0.29 (+0.15%) Closing price 07/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$188.77 -0.52 (-0.27%) As of 07:11 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. Its Competitors 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 Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap education services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk. Do analysts rate LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus target price of $207.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.71%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus target price of $138.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Grand Canyon Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grand Canyon Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is LOPE or BFAM more profitable? Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 21.94% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.91%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 30.94% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grand Canyon Education21.94% 30.94% 23.67% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 5.91%14.62%5.01% Which has more volatility and risk, LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LOPE or BFAM? In the previous week, Grand Canyon Education and Grand Canyon Education both had 9 articles in the media. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 1.27 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Grand Canyon Education 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Bright Horizons Family Solutions 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in LOPE or BFAM? 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioGrand Canyon Education$1.03B5.20$226.23M$7.9723.75Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.59$140.19M$2.7743.87 SummaryGrand Canyon Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 of the 16 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 LOPE 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 EducationSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.36B$1.69B$8.22B$8.94BDividend YieldN/A5.73%3.29%4.12%P/E Ratio23.7513.4220.5719.74Price / Sales5.202.123.31109.12Price / Cash20.2715.0217.1957.06Price / Book7.042.914.545.37Net Income$226.23M$76.25M$212.83M$248.34M7 Day Performance2.06%3.47%3.42%1.67%1 Month Performance-5.71%9.55%9.73%4.56%1 Year Performance34.12%27.30%9.71%18.42% Grand Canyon Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOPEGrand Canyon Education3.8139 of 5 stars$189.29+0.2%$207.67+9.7%+33.8%$5.36B$1.03B23.755,500Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.3734 of 5 stars$122.74+0.3%$138.67+13.0%+11.7%$7.03B$2.69B44.311,450Positive NewsLRNStride1.4379 of 5 stars$147.09+0.8%$126.83-13.8%+105.6%$6.40B$2.04B22.957,800Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.3264 of 5 stars$127.88+2.2%$135.67+6.1%+85.1%$4.76B$1.58B21.219,938News CoveragePositive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.6448 of 5 stars$87.04+1.0%$107.67+23.7%-20.9%$2.10B$1.23B18.603,801UTIUniversal Technical Institute1.36 of 5 stars$34.75+4.3%$35.83+3.1%+103.2%$1.89B$732.69M33.413,700LINCLincoln Educational Services2.897 of 5 stars$23.09+2.7%$24.60+6.5%+98.0%$729.48M$454.20M59.212,475APEIAmerican Public Education4.3396 of 5 stars$30.11+1.1%$32.20+6.9%+69.3%$543.18M$624.56M29.526,117EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group1.4247 of 5 stars$49.13+5.4%$48.50-1.3%-32.1%$8.34B$4.31B20.7375,005Gap UpTALTAL Education Group1.5281 of 5 stars$10.57+2.2%$13.13+24.2%-1.8%$6.39B$2.25B75.5015,000Stock SplitGHCGraham3.9841 of 5 stars$967.19+1.7%N/A+38.7%$4.22B$4.79B6.7821,446High Trading Volume 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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