Adtalem Global Education (ATGE) Competitors $114.62 +7.38 (+6.88%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$114.44 -0.18 (-0.16%) As of 05/2/2025 07:53 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 ATGE vs. BFAM, LRN, LOPE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, EDU, TAL, and GHCShould you be buying Adtalem Global Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Adtalem Global Education include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), 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). Adtalem Global Education vs. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATGE or BFAM? Adtalem Global Education received 2 more outperform votes than Bright Horizons Family Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.50% of users gave Adtalem Global Education an outperform vote while only 57.18% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdtalem Global EducationOutperform Votes42058.50% Underperform Votes29841.50% Bright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41857.18% Underperform Votes31342.82% Which has higher earnings and valuation, ATGE or BFAM? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Adtalem Global Education. Adtalem Global 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 RatioAdtalem Global Education$1.69B2.53$136.78M$5.3721.34Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.74$140.19M$2.4053.43 Is ATGE or BFAM more profitable? Adtalem Global Education has a net margin of 12.34% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.22%. Adtalem Global Education's return on equity of 16.82% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adtalem Global Education12.34% 16.82% 8.44% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 5.22%13.63%4.62% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATGE or BFAM? 98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Adtalem Global 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, ATGE or BFAM? Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ATGE or BFAM? Adtalem Global Education currently has a consensus price target of $110.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.03%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus price target of $137.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.36%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Adtalem Global Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Adtalem Global Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Does the media prefer ATGE or BFAM? In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Adtalem Global Education. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 11 mentions for Adtalem Global Education. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Adtalem Global Education's score of 1.10 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 Adtalem Global Education 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bright Horizons Family Solutions 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryBright Horizons Family Solutions beats Adtalem Global Education on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 ATGE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAdtalem Global EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.27B$1.01B$7.66B$19.21BDividend YieldN/A7.32%3.39%4.00%P/E Ratio21.3411.2216.7333.45Price / Sales2.531.577.5129.18Price / Cash11.6527.8916.4217.52Price / Book3.152.574.554.55Net Income$136.78M$22.13M$261.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance8.68%5.54%2.12%2.25%1 Month Performance13.51%6.64%3.62%2.90%1 Year Performance90.78%-0.79%-4.21%4.62% Adtalem Global Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1083 of 5 stars$114.62+6.9%$123.33+7.6%+118.8%$4.27B$1.69B21.344,680Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions3.6442 of 5 stars$121.25+0.5%$137.67+13.5%+23.0%$6.96B$2.69B50.5225,800Insider TradePositive NewsLRNStride1.1351 of 5 stars$141.25+0.2%$123.50-12.6%+133.4%$6.15B$2.19B23.587,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.5917 of 5 stars$175.92+0.2%$197.67+12.4%+39.0%$5.05B$1.03B22.735,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.5296 of 5 stars$80.40-0.7%$107.67+33.9%-28.2%$1.98B$1.22B15.313,910Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑UTIUniversal Technical Institute2.9939 of 5 stars$27.94-0.2%$32.17+15.1%+91.0%$1.52B$759.42M28.801,950Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageLINCLincoln Educational Services3.9559 of 5 stars$17.14-1.4%$21.60+26.0%+62.9%$541.50M$440.06M53.562,060Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.1246 of 5 stars$24.95+4.1%$26.50+6.2%+72.8%$450.00M$624.56M44.555,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.3933 of 5 stars$46.98+0.4%$60.80+29.4%-38.5%$7.97B$4.79B19.9953,100TALTAL Education Group1.9599 of 5 stars$9.16flat$13.70+49.6%-30.3%$5.54B$2.25B48.2116,200Stock SplitGap UpGHCGraham3.076 of 5 stars$924.29+1.0%N/A+30.6%$4.01B$4.79B18.1019,500Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BFAM Alternatives LRN Alternatives LOPE Alternatives STRA Alternatives UTI Alternatives LINC Alternatives APEI Alternatives EDU Alternatives TAL Alternatives GHC Alternatives 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 (NYSE:ATGE) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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