Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors

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

Should 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), 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

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%

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	3.90	$216.17M	$8.00	20.36
Stride	$2.41B	1.55	$287.94M	$6.48	13.52

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus price target of $220.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.08%. Stride has a consensus price target of $109.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.31%. Given Grand Canyon Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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

In the previous week, Grand Canyon Education and Grand Canyon Education both had 8 articles in the media. Stride's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Grand Canyon Education's score of 1.48 indicating that Stride is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grand Canyon Education	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stride	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Stride shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Stride on 9 of the 14 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grand Canyon Education	$1.11B	3.90	$216.17M	$8.00	20.36
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	$2.93B	1.24	$193.12M	$3.32	20.83

In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 15 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 8 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 0.95 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus price target of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.08%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus price target of $100.44, indicating a potential upside of 45.25%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%	17.22%	6.13%

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 18 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 8 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.67 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Technical Institute	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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. 2.0% 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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	3.90	$216.17M	$8.00	20.36
Universal Technical Institute	$835.62M	2.46	$63.02M	$0.77	48.39

Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus price target of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.08%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus price target of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.05%. Given Grand Canyon Education's higher probable upside, equities research 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

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%

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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus price target of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.08%. Strategic Education has a consensus price target of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.86%. Given Grand Canyon Education's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 6 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Strategic Education and 8 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Strategic Education's score of 1.14 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Strategic Education	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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	3.90	$216.17M	$8.00	20.36
Strategic Education	$1.27B	1.40	$126.61M	$5.66	13.87

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%

94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

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?

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

Lincoln Educational Services presently has a consensus price target of $43.67, indicating a potential downside of 13.21%. Grand Canyon Education has a consensus price target of $220.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.08%. Given Grand Canyon Education's higher probable upside, 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
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	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

In the previous week, Lincoln Educational Services had 11 more articles in the media than Grand Canyon Education. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services and 8 mentions for Grand Canyon Education. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Lincoln Educational Services' score of 0.57 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
Lincoln Educational Services	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grand Canyon Education	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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
Lincoln Educational Services	$518.24M	3.08	$20M	$0.63	79.87
Grand Canyon Education	$1.11B	3.90	$216.17M	$8.00	20.36

Grand Canyon Education has a net margin of 19.54% compared to Lincoln Educational Services' net margin of 3.86%. 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
Lincoln Educational Services	3.86%	15.24%	6.18%
Grand Canyon Education	19.54%	34.72%	25.77%

72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

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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LOPE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Grand Canyon Education	SCHOOLS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$4.31B	$1.43B	$7.23B	$12.31B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.22%	2.84%	5.23%
P/E Ratio	20.31	11.48	18.61	25.69
Price / Sales	3.90	1.35	3.62	76.29
Price / Cash	15.78	13.90	12.98	36.29
Price / Book	6.10	2.39	3.65	6.74
Net Income	$216.17M	$79.32M	$247.44M	$333.18M
7 Day Performance	-3.77%	2.04%	12.05%	0.42%
1 Month Performance	-2.20%	-2.13%	11.26%	8.99%
1 Year Performance	-16.79%	-11.52%	14.88%	37.93%

Grand Canyon Education Competitors List

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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	3.6355 of 5 stars	$162.86 +0.6%	$220.00 +35.1%	-17.4%	$4.31B	$1.11B	20.31	5,830
LRN Stride	4.5945 of 5 stars	$87.25 -0.8%	$109.75 +25.8%	-44.1%	$3.74B	$2.41B	13.46	8,600	Positive News
BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions	4.529 of 5 stars	$69.01 -2.2%	$100.44 +45.6%	-43.4%	$3.71B	$2.93B	20.79	32,200	Positive News Earnings Report
UTI Universal Technical Institute	3.08 of 5 stars	$36.61 +2.4%	$42.50 +16.1%	+6.8%	$1.97B	$835.62M	47.55	4,100	Earnings Report Analyst Revision
STRA Strategic Education	4.9723 of 5 stars	$77.61 -3.2%	$87.00 +12.1%	-13.1%	$1.81B	$1.27B	13.71	6,134	Positive News

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How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Stride?

Is LOPE or LRN more profitable?

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Which has more risk and volatility, LOPE or LRN?

Do analysts rate LOPE or LRN?

Does the media prefer LOPE or LRN?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LOPE or LRN?

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Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LOPE or BFAM?

Does the media prefer LOPE or BFAM?

Do analysts prefer LOPE or BFAM?

Which has more risk & volatility, LOPE or BFAM?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LOPE or BFAM?

Is LOPE or BFAM more profitable?

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How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Universal Technical Institute?

Does the media prefer LOPE or UTI?

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LOPE or UTI?

Do analysts rate LOPE or UTI?

Which has more risk & volatility, LOPE or UTI?

Is LOPE or UTI more profitable?

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How does Grand Canyon Education compare to Strategic Education?

Do analysts prefer LOPE or STRA?

Does the media prefer LOPE or STRA?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LOPE or STRA?

Is LOPE or STRA more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LOPE or STRA?

Which has more volatility & risk, LOPE or STRA?

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Does the media prefer LINC or LOPE?

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Is LINC or LOPE more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LINC or LOPE?

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