KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) (KLC) Competitors

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) and KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) (NYSE:KLC) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor BFAM or KLC?

In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 13 more articles in the media than KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco). MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 3 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco). Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)'s score of 0.00 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate BFAM or KLC?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $137.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.36%. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) has a consensus price target of $27.88, indicating a potential upside of 112.40%. Given KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) is more favorable than Bright Horizons Family Solutions.

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)	2.70
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BFAM or KLC?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco).

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	$2.69B	2.74	$140.19M	$2.40	53.43
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is BFAM or KLC more profitable?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a net margin of 5.22% compared to KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)'s net margin of 0.00%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity of 13.63% beat KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	5.22%	13.63%	4.62%
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BFAM or KLC?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 401 more outperform votes than KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.27% of users gave KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) an outperform vote while only 57.18% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bright Horizons Family Solutions	Outperform Votes 418 57.18%	Underperform Votes 313 42.82%
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)	Outperform Votes 17 77.27%	Underperform Votes 5 22.73%

Summary

Bright Horizons Family Solutions beats KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.