Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Competitors $124.74 -0.68 (-0.54%) As of 02:39 PM 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 BFAM vs. LRN, LOPE, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, IRM, VLTO, and CPAYShould you be buying Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bright Horizons Family Solutions include Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), Iron Mountain (IRM), Veralto (VLTO), and Corpay (CPAY). Bright Horizons Family Solutions vs. Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education Iron Mountain Veralto Corpay Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Stride (NYSE:LRN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 22 more outperform votes than Stride when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.84% of users gave Stride an outperform vote while only 57.18% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes41857.18% Underperform Votes31342.82% StrideOutperform Votes39669.84% Underperform Votes17130.16% Do analysts rate BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $137.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.13%. Stride has a consensus price target of $126.83, indicating a potential downside of 14.09%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Stride.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Does the media prefer BFAM or LRN? In the previous week, Stride had 25 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Stride and 14 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Stride's score of 0.71 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bright Horizons Family Solutions 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Stride 15 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in BFAM or LRN? 98.2% of Stride shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Stride shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BFAM or LRN? Stride has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Stride 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$2.69B2.67$140.19M$2.4052.09Stride$2.19B2.93$204.18M$6.4123.03 Is BFAM or LRN more profitable? Stride has a net margin of 12.30% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.22%. Stride's return on equity of 22.42% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bright Horizons Family Solutions5.22% 13.63% 4.62% Stride 12.30%22.42%13.73% SummaryStride beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bright Horizons Family Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFAM 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 BFAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBright Horizons Family SolutionsChild day care services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.17B$7.17B$22.14B$18.97BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.58%4.03%P/E Ratio52.0552.0730.6532.91Price / Sales2.672.65170.0727.66Price / Cash27.9427.9431.5117.53Price / Book5.975.935.044.48Net Income$140.19M$140.19M$195.49M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.36%3.74%0.95%0.75%1 Month Performance-1.54%-2.11%3.64%-2.61%1 Year Performance20.63%19.92%12.58%4.53% Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.1716 of 5 stars$124.74-0.5%$137.67+10.4%+20.9%$7.16B$2.69B52.0025,800Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsLRNStride1.1127 of 5 stars$133.28-1.9%$121.83-8.6%+113.0%$5.80B$2.19B22.257,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.5687 of 5 stars$168.22-3.5%$197.67+17.5%+37.2%$4.83B$1.03B21.735,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.0888 of 5 stars$97.70-7.9%$101.67+4.1%+114.2%$3.64B$1.69B18.194,680Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.5063 of 5 stars$77.64-3.0%$112.33+44.7%-29.0%$1.91B$1.22B14.793,910Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.5593 of 5 stars$25.51-6.7%$32.17+26.1%+84.5%$1.39B$759.42M26.301,950Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑LINCLincoln Educational Services4.4497 of 5 stars$16.47-4.1%$21.00+27.5%+58.5%$520.34M$440.06M51.472,060Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPositive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.5336 of 5 stars$22.35-7.5%$25.33+13.3%+69.9%$403.11M$624.56M39.915,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.6667 of 5 stars$81.78-2.9%$121.29+48.3%+15.9%$24.02B$6.15B134.0726,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageVLTOVeralto2.9616 of 5 stars$87.19-2.6%$111.10+27.4%+2.5%$21.63B$5.19B26.1016,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsCPAYCorpay4.2948 of 5 stars$298.54-3.3%$400.38+34.1%+7.8%$20.97B$3.97B21.3510,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Stride Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors Iron Mountain Competitors Veralto Competitors Corpay 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 (NYSE:BFAM) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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