Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Competitors $113.34 -0.79 (-0.69%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$113.34 -0.01 (0.00%) As of 09/12/2025 05:04 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, RTO, and ULSShould 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), Rentokil Initial (RTO), and UL Solutions (ULS). 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 Rentokil Initial UL Solutions Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and Stride (NYSE:LRN) 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 earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Which has higher earnings & 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$2.69B2.40$140.19M$3.0537.16Stride$2.41B2.87$287.94M$6.0226.31 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% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $134.57, suggesting a potential upside of 18.73%. Stride has a consensus target price of $146.40, suggesting a potential downside of 7.55%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, equities 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media favor BFAM or LRN? In the previous week, Stride had 3 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Stride and 9 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Stride's score of 1.22 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Stride 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, BFAM or LRN? Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stride has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryStride beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$6.49B$5.78B$26.24B$21.58BDividend YieldN/A3.25%2.74%3.49%P/E Ratio37.1628.6627.2429.75Price / Sales2.401.791,228.9986.27Price / Cash24.0916.1927.3425.00Price / Book5.164.667.774.58Net Income$140.19M$156.80M$199.55M$999.94M7 Day Performance-2.92%-0.77%10.05%0.68%1 Month Performance-4.82%-1.48%20.10%4.02%1 Year Performance-19.43%54.92%51.70%16.39% Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.4892 of 5 stars$113.34-0.7%$134.57+18.7%-19.4%$6.49B$2.69B37.161,450Positive NewsLRNStride2.7614 of 5 stars$164.23+2.2%$146.40-10.9%+91.9%$7.01B$2.41B27.288,600News CoveragePositive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.1525 of 5 stars$205.45+0.6%$203.67-0.9%+46.5%$5.74B$1.03B24.875,830News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓ATGEAdtalem Global Education4.4863 of 5 stars$136.16+1.3%$139.00+2.1%+88.5%$4.83B$1.79B22.0010,371Positive NewsShort Interest ↓STRAStrategic Education4.3122 of 5 stars$83.13+1.4%$99.33+19.5%-12.0%$1.96B$1.22B17.283,801News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.5566 of 5 stars$27.54+2.3%$35.83+30.1%+62.4%$1.47B$732.69M24.163,700Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeLINCLincoln Educational Services4.3235 of 5 stars$19.58+1.0%$25.00+27.7%+58.4%$612.77M$440.06M42.572,475Positive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.2433 of 5 stars$32.25+2.1%$35.17+9.0%+127.9%$570.92M$624.56M30.426,117News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAPGAPi Group2.9829 of 5 stars$35.16+0.6%$36.10+2.7%+51.7%$14.54B$7.02B26.5529,000Positive NewsRTORentokil Initial1.5926 of 5 stars$25.96+1.6%N/A+1.7%$12.91B$6.95B0.0068,485Positive NewsULSUL Solutions1.6945 of 5 stars$64.05+0.3%$70.86+10.6%+36.9%$12.83B$2.87B35.4715,094Positive 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 Rentokil Initial Competitors UL Solutions 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 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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