Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors $197.64 +1.54 (+0.78%) As of 09:53 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LOPE or BFAM? 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus price target of $203.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus price target of $137.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.39%. 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is LOPE or BFAM more profitable? Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 22.15% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 6.34%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 31.50% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grand Canyon Education22.15% 31.50% 24.08% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 6.34%15.12%5.27% Which has more risk & volatility, LOPE or BFAM? Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LOPE or BFAM? In the previous week, Grand Canyon Education had 12 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Grand Canyon Education and 9 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Grand Canyon Education's score of 1.21 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Grand Canyon Education 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bright Horizons Family Solutions 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$1.03B5.37$226.23M$8.2623.93Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.55$140.19M$3.0539.48 SummaryGrand Canyon Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 of the 17 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$5.55B$1.69B$8.29B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A4.24%3.10%4.07%P/E Ratio23.9312.1716.6425.74Price / Sales5.372.044.76115.79Price / Cash21.2414.2316.8259.48Price / Book7.132.924.366.15Net Income$226.23M$85.04M$226.22M$265.06M7 Day Performance-0.30%2.22%2.73%2.60%1 Month Performance16.36%3.06%2.11%2.83%1 Year Performance40.29%37.18%20.64%25.58% Grand Canyon Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOPEGrand Canyon Education3.9478 of 5 stars$197.64+0.8%$203.67+3.1%+37.8%$5.55B$1.03B23.935,830Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.2941 of 5 stars$123.74-1.1%$137.75+11.3%-12.5%$7.08B$2.69B40.571,450Positive NewsLRNStride2.3374 of 5 stars$130.35+0.8%$126.83-2.7%+90.5%$5.67B$2.04B20.337,800Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.2907 of 5 stars$114.43-0.3%$135.67+18.6%+73.2%$4.26B$1.58B18.989,938Positive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.7853 of 5 stars$73.87-1.3%$99.33+34.5%-17.4%$1.77B$1.24B15.363,801Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.8768 of 5 stars$31.29-2.4%$35.83+14.5%+48.3%$1.70B$732.69M30.093,700LINCLincoln Educational Services4.0552 of 5 stars$22.52-2.3%$24.60+9.2%+60.6%$711.47M$454.20M57.752,475Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpAPEIAmerican Public Education4.4024 of 5 stars$29.94+1.9%$32.20+7.5%+108.8%$540.12M$634.68M29.356,117Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.7502 of 5 stars$46.27+3.6%$52.00+12.4%-30.1%$7.85B$4.90B20.5675,005Gap DownTALTAL Education Group1.0683 of 5 stars$10.98+3.1%$12.66+15.4%+26.1%$6.68B$2.25B64.5623,000Stock SplitGHCGraham4.0767 of 5 stars$938.44+2.0%N/A+46.5%$4.09B$4.79B6.0221,446 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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