Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors $204.28 -0.86 (-0.42%) Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$204.02 -0.26 (-0.13%) As of 09/5/2025 05:56 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 LOPE vs. LRN, BFAM, 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 Stride (LRN), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), 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 Stride Bright Horizons Family Solutions Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Stride (NYSE:LRN) and Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Is LRN or LOPE more profitable? Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 22.15% compared to Stride's net margin of 11.97%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 31.50% beat Stride's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stride11.97% 25.51% 16.21% Grand Canyon Education 22.15%31.50%24.08% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LRN or LOPE? Stride has higher revenue and earnings than Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon 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 RatioStride$2.41B2.92$287.94M$6.0226.70Grand Canyon Education$1.07B5.37$226.23M$8.2624.73 Which has more risk and volatility, LRN or LOPE? Stride has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LRN or LOPE? In the previous week, Grand Canyon Education had 3 more articles in the media than Stride. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Grand Canyon Education and 14 mentions for Stride. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Stride's score of 1.10 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stride 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Grand Canyon Education 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LRN or LOPE? 98.2% of Stride shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Stride shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer LRN or LOPE? Stride currently has a consensus target price of $146.40, suggesting a potential downside of 8.93%. Grand Canyon Education has a consensus target price of $203.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.30%. Given Grand Canyon Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Stride.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Grand Canyon Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryGrand Canyon Education beats Stride 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. 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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$5.74B$1.66B$8.39B$9.92BDividend YieldN/A4.48%2.99%4.52%P/E Ratio24.7312.3618.3826.13Price / Sales5.371.844.94172.60Price / Cash21.9113.9616.7959.28Price / Book7.602.985.016.09Net Income$226.23M$85.04M$227.17M$266.51M7 Day Performance1.34%-1.14%1.14%0.45%1 Month Performance4.93%1.98%19.47%5.05%1 Year Performance48.66%47.52%51.80%26.03% Grand Canyon Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOPEGrand Canyon Education3.9029 of 5 stars$204.28-0.4%$203.67-0.3%+48.7%$5.74B$1.07B24.735,830Positive NewsLRNStride2.9259 of 5 stars$163.03-1.6%$146.40-10.2%+102.1%$7.12B$2.41B22.428,600Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.6567 of 5 stars$117.97-0.3%$134.57+14.1%-15.1%$6.71B$2.69B33.631,450Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.5742 of 5 stars$131.04-0.6%$139.00+6.1%+92.5%$4.71B$1.79B19.6010,371Positive NewsShort Interest ↓STRAStrategic Education4.7001 of 5 stars$81.35-0.2%$99.33+22.1%-11.2%$1.94B$1.22B15.493,801Positive NewsInsider TradeUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.9621 of 5 stars$26.62-1.0%$35.83+34.6%+70.1%$1.45B$732.69M23.333,700News CoveragePositive NewsLINCLincoln Educational Services4.5594 of 5 stars$18.81-1.6%$25.00+32.9%+69.9%$594.74M$440.06M29.392,475News CoveragePositive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.6839 of 5 stars$30.18-1.2%$35.17+16.5%+113.1%$545.27M$624.56M28.476,117News CoveragePositive NewsEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.635 of 5 stars$47.99+1.8%$51.60+7.5%-19.9%$8.14B$4.90B17.3275,005Positive NewsTALTAL Education Group2.7066 of 5 stars$10.62-1.8%$12.66+19.3%+32.4%$6.47B$2.25B62.4723,000Stock SplitGap UpGHCGraham3.3531 of 5 stars$1,085.64-0.7%N/A+54.1%$4.74B$4.79B16.5021,446Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Stride Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions 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 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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