Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) Competitors $183.52 +1.02 (+0.56%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:45 PM EasternExtended Trading$183.52 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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. 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 Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) are both mid-cap education services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is BFAM or LOPE 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 Bright Horizons Family Solutions5.91% 14.62% 5.01% Grand Canyon Education 21.94%30.94%23.67% Which has more risk and volatility, BFAM or LOPE? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BFAM or LOPE? 94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate BFAM or LOPE? Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $138.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.00%. Grand Canyon Education has a consensus target price of $207.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.15%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, equities 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 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Grand Canyon Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, BFAM or LOPE? Grand Canyon Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioBright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.57$140.19M$2.7743.53Grand Canyon Education$1.03B5.04$226.23M$7.9723.03 Does the media favor BFAM or LOPE? In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions and Bright Horizons Family Solutions both had 8 articles in the media. Grand Canyon Education's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 1.15 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 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 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$5.21B$1.59B$8.28B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A5.39%3.19%4.10%P/E Ratio23.0313.2021.0520.30Price / Sales5.041.943.31104.24Price / Cash19.5714.6917.3757.47Price / Book6.832.904.625.68Net Income$226.23M$76.25M$213.40M$249.13M7 Day Performance-3.13%0.54%3.37%3.30%1 Month Performance-5.80%7.52%10.66%5.20%1 Year Performance28.18%24.95%10.44%21.37% Grand Canyon Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LOPEGrand Canyon Education4.4087 of 5 stars$183.53+0.6%$207.67+13.2%+28.2%$5.21B$1.03B23.035,830Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.3257 of 5 stars$123.66+1.1%$138.67+12.1%+9.6%$7.08B$2.73B44.641,450Positive NewsInsider TradeLRNStride1.9784 of 5 stars$145.04-0.4%$126.83-12.6%+99.9%$6.31B$2.04B22.637,800Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.7804 of 5 stars$127.29-0.9%$135.67+6.6%+80.8%$4.74B$1.74B21.119,938Positive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.642 of 5 stars$85.13-0.9%$107.67+26.5%-23.8%$2.06B$1.22B18.193,801UTIUniversal Technical Institute2.6015 of 5 stars$33.88-1.9%$35.83+5.8%+96.4%$1.84B$732.69M32.583,700LINCLincoln Educational Services2.9766 of 5 stars$23.05-3.2%$24.60+6.7%+91.1%$728.15M$440.06M59.102,475APEIAmerican Public Education4.4436 of 5 stars$30.46-0.3%$32.20+5.7%+73.3%$549.50M$624.56M29.866,117EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group1.3504 of 5 stars$53.95-0.4%$52.00-3.6%-37.7%$9.16B$4.31B22.7675,005Gap UpTALTAL Education Group2.4959 of 5 stars$10.21-4.5%$12.66+24.0%-7.0%$6.22B$2.25B72.9323,000Stock SplitGHCGraham4.2142 of 5 stars$947.21-1.2%N/A+35.7%$4.13B$4.79B6.6421,446Positive NewsHigh 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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