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Should you buy Grand Canyon Education stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Grand Canyon Education with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Grand Canyon Education include Stride (LRN), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Strategic Education (STRA), and Lincoln Educational Services (LINC). These companies are all part of the "education services" industry.

How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Stride?

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Stride (NYSE:LRN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Stride has higher revenue and earnings than Grand Canyon Education. Stride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grand Canyon Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grand Canyon Education	$1.11B	3.64	$216.17M	$8.00	19.00
Stride	$2.41B	1.73	$287.94M	$6.48	15.09

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market.

94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Stride shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Stride shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Stride had 1 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Stride and 1 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Stride's score of 0.00 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grand Canyon Education	Positive
Stride	Neutral

Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 19.54% compared to Stride's net margin of 12.15%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 34.72% beat Stride's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grand Canyon Education	19.54%	34.72%	25.77%
Stride	12.15%	25.20%	16.65%

Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus price target of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.76%. Stride has a consensus price target of $109.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.22%. Given Grand Canyon Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Stride.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grand Canyon Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Stride	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Stride on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap education services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 1 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 0.68 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grand Canyon Education	Positive
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	Positive

Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus target price of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.76%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus target price of $100.44, indicating a potential upside of 64.69%. 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Grand Canyon Education has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grand Canyon Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grand Canyon Education	$1.11B	3.64	$216.17M	$8.00	19.00
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	$2.93B	1.09	$193.12M	$3.32	18.37

Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 19.54% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 6.35%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 34.72% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grand Canyon Education	19.54%	34.72%	25.77%
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	6.35%	18.01%	6.18%

94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Universal Technical Institute?

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 19.54% compared to Universal Technical Institute's net margin of 4.91%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 34.72% beat Universal Technical Institute's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grand Canyon Education	19.54%	34.72%	25.77%
Universal Technical Institute	4.91%	13.02%	5.25%

94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus target price of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.76%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus target price of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.18%. Given Grand Canyon Education's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Universal Technical Institute.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grand Canyon Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Universal Technical Institute	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 1 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 1 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.53 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grand Canyon Education	Positive
Universal Technical Institute	Positive

Grand Canyon Education has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Technical Institute. Grand Canyon Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Technical Institute, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grand Canyon Education	$1.11B	3.64	$216.17M	$8.00	19.00
Universal Technical Institute	$835.62M	2.75	$63.02M	$0.77	54.12

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Universal Technical Institute on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Strategic Education?

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Strategic Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 19.54% compared to Strategic Education's net margin of 10.21%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 34.72% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grand Canyon Education	19.54%	34.72%	25.77%
Strategic Education	10.21%	8.78%	6.97%

Grand Canyon Education has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Strategic Education. Strategic Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grand Canyon Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grand Canyon Education	$1.11B	3.64	$216.17M	$8.00	19.00
Strategic Education	$1.27B	1.41	$126.61M	$5.66	13.99

Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus price target of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.76%. Strategic Education has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.90%. Given Grand Canyon Education's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Strategic Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grand Canyon Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Strategic Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

In the previous week, Strategic Education had 1 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Strategic Education and 1 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Strategic Education's score of 1.09 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grand Canyon Education	Positive
Strategic Education	Positive

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Strategic Education on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Lincoln Educational Services?

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 19.54% compared to Lincoln Educational Services' net margin of 4.11%. Grand Canyon Education's return on equity of 34.72% beat Lincoln Educational Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grand Canyon Education	19.54%	34.72%	25.77%
Lincoln Educational Services	4.11%	15.25%	6.16%

Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus price target of $220.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.76%. Lincoln Educational Services has a consensus price target of $54.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.41%. Given Grand Canyon Education's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Lincoln Educational Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grand Canyon Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lincoln Educational Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Grand Canyon Education has higher revenue and earnings than Lincoln Educational Services. Grand Canyon Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lincoln Educational Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grand Canyon Education	$1.11B	3.64	$216.17M	$8.00	19.00
Lincoln Educational Services	$518.24M	3.00	$20M	$0.71	69.10

In the previous week, Lincoln Educational Services had 8 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services and 1 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Lincoln Educational Services' score of 0.67 indicating that Grand Canyon Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grand Canyon Education	Positive
Lincoln Educational Services	Positive

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Lincoln Educational Services on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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Metric	Grand Canyon Education	SCHOOLS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$4.04B	$1.42B	$7.37B	$12.54B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.56%	2.86%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	19.00	11.27	21.64	26.71
Price / Sales	3.64	1.26	3.97	94.04
Price / Cash	14.48	13.54	12.99	37.62
Price / Book	5.69	2.45	3.71	6.78
Net Income	$216.17M	$78.84M	$247.47M	$337.19M
7 Day Performance	-1.74%	3.41%	1.63%	2.63%
1 Month Performance	-6.99%	15.07%	16.09%	6.60%
1 Year Performance	-24.30%	-15.60%	18.40%	37.90%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LOPE Grand Canyon Education	3.8238 of 5 stars	$151.98 -0.3%	$220.00 +44.8%	-22.8%	$4.04B	$1.11B	19.00	5,830	Positive News
LRN Stride	2.6422 of 5 stars	$96.43 +4.4%	$109.75 +13.8%	-36.4%	$3.93B	$2.41B	14.88	8,600
BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions	3.8264 of 5 stars	$65.54 +4.7%	$100.44 +53.3%	-49.4%	$3.29B	$2.98B	19.74	32,200	Short Interest Increase
UTI Universal Technical Institute	2.3087 of 5 stars	$41.54 +11.1%	$44.25 +6.5%	+16.9%	$2.06B	$835.62M	53.95	4,100
STRA Strategic Education	4.8398 of 5 stars	$79.39 +3.4%	$87.00 +9.6%	-13.0%	$1.74B	$1.27B	14.03	6,134	Positive News Analyst Upgrade

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Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors

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Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors

LOPE vs. LRN, BFAM, UTI, STRA, and LINC

How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Stride?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LOPE or LRN?

Which has more risk & volatility, LOPE or LRN?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LOPE or LRN?

Does the media prefer LOPE or LRN?

Is LOPE or LRN more profitable?

Do analysts prefer LOPE or LRN?

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How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

Does the media prefer LOPE or BFAM?

Do analysts rate LOPE or BFAM?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LOPE or BFAM?

Is LOPE or BFAM more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LOPE or BFAM?

Which has more risk & volatility, LOPE or BFAM?

Summary

How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Universal Technical Institute?

Is LOPE or UTI more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LOPE or UTI?

Do analysts prefer LOPE or UTI?

Does the media refer more to LOPE or UTI?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LOPE or UTI?

Which has more volatility and risk, LOPE or UTI?

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How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Strategic Education?

Which has more volatility & risk, LOPE or STRA?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LOPE or STRA?

Is LOPE or STRA more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LOPE or STRA?

Do analysts prefer LOPE or STRA?

Does the media prefer LOPE or STRA?

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How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Lincoln Educational Services?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LOPE or LINC?

Is LOPE or LINC more profitable?

Do analysts recommend LOPE or LINC?

Which has more risk and volatility, LOPE or LINC?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LOPE or LINC?

Does the media refer more to LOPE or LINC?

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