Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Competitors $123.46 +1.58 (+1.30%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$123.36 -0.10 (-0.08%) As of 08/22/2025 05:52 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 BFAM vs. LRN, LOPE, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, APG, ULS, and RTOShould 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), APi Group (APG), UL Solutions (ULS), and Rentokil Initial (RTO). Bright Horizons Family Solutions vs. Its Competitors Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education APi Group UL Solutions Rentokil Initial Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Stride (NYSE:LRN) are both mid-cap education services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Do analysts recommend BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $137.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.58%. Stride has a consensus target price of $143.40, suggesting a potential downside of 13.29%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is BFAM or LRN more profitable? Stride has a net margin of 11.97% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 6.34%. Stride's return on equity of 25.51% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bright Horizons Family Solutions6.34% 15.12% 5.27% Stride 11.97%25.51%16.21% Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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$2.69B2.61$140.19M$3.0540.48Stride$2.41B3.00$287.94M$6.0227.47 Which has more volatility and risk, BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BFAM or LRN? 98.2% of Stride shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Stride shares are owned by 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. Does the media prefer BFAM or LRN? In the previous week, Stride had 10 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Stride and 11 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Stride's score of 1.32 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Stride 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryStride beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 9 of the 16 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 BFAM 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 SolutionsBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.01B$5.80B$24.65B$21.29BDividend YieldN/A3.35%2.76%3.52%P/E Ratio40.4828.9428.5829.06Price / Sales2.611.8430.7255.22Price / Cash26.0316.4125.5818.24Price / Book5.625.016.664.70Net Income$140.19M$155.37M$199.17M$992.19M7 Day Performance1.70%-0.21%1.47%2.67%1 Month Performance8.97%1.18%-1.76%2.35%1 Year Performance-9.31%56.07%31.68%10.76% Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.3054 of 5 stars$123.46+1.3%$137.75+11.6%-9.3%$7.01B$2.69B40.481,450Positive NewsLRNStride2.0618 of 5 stars$162.56+1.5%$143.40-11.8%+102.9%$7.09B$2.41B27.008,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.8818 of 5 stars$199.35+0.9%$203.67+2.2%+42.9%$5.60B$1.03B24.135,830News CoveragePositive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.3461 of 5 stars$128.50-0.2%$139.00+8.2%+79.2%$4.62B$1.79B20.7610,371News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSTRAStrategic Education4.2 of 5 stars$78.99+0.8%$99.33+25.8%-15.8%$1.89B$1.22B16.423,801Dividend AnnouncementUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.782 of 5 stars$26.53+1.9%$35.83+35.1%+54.8%$1.44B$732.69M23.273,700Positive NewsLINCLincoln Educational Services3.2375 of 5 stars$19.12+0.5%$25.00+30.8%+59.4%$604.57M$440.06M41.572,475High Trading VolumeAPEIAmerican Public Education4.6656 of 5 stars$29.21-1.1%$35.17+20.4%+96.2%$527.83M$624.56M27.566,117Short Interest ↑APGAPi Group2.814 of 5 stars$35.55+0.8%$36.10+1.5%+50.0%$14.79B$7.02B111.1029,000News CoveragePositive NewsULSUL Solutions2.016 of 5 stars$67.03-0.1%$70.86+5.7%+19.9%$13.46B$2.87B41.3815,094News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementRTORentokil Initial2.3751 of 5 stars$24.14-1.6%N/A-25.2%$12.20B$6.95B15.9968,485News 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 APi Group Competitors UL Solutions Competitors Rentokil Initial 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs This Stock the 'Next Nvidia'?'AI Bottleneck' Now Threatens Entire Magnificent 7 A new critical failure has appeared in the AI market, an...Altimetry | SponsoredTax Drain Deadline: Protect Your Wealth Before September 15thOn September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed profession...American Alternative | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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