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

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KLC vs. BFAM, WYNN, SKX, HAS, PLNT, MGM, PARA, EDU, BILI, and NCLH

Should you be buying KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Skechers U.S.A. (SKX), Hasbro (HAS), Planet Fitness (PLNT), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Paramount Global (PARA), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), Bilibili (BILI), and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH).

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) vs.

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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 13 more articles in the media than KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco). MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 1 mentions for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco). Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.69 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
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $138.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.22%. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) has a consensus price target of $25.88, indicating a potential upside of 108.42%. 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

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 Solutions5.22% 13.63% 4.62%
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) N/A N/A N/A

Bright Horizons Family Solutions received 397 more outperform votes than KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.77% of users gave KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco) an outperform vote while only 57.10% of users gave Bright Horizons Family Solutions an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Bright Horizons Family SolutionsOutperform Votes
418
57.10%
Underperform Votes
314
42.90%
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)Outperform Votes
21
80.77%
Underperform Votes
5
19.23%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.73B2.71$140.19M$2.7746.58
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KLC vs. The Competition

MetricKinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)Child day care services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.46B$7.37B$7.90B$19.43B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A3.31%3.91%
P/E RatioN/A53.6615.2334.72
Price / SalesN/A2.703.7841.84
Price / CashN/A27.9416.3717.51
Price / BookN/A6.164.784.73
Net IncomeN/A$140.19M$257.86M$1.02B

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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KLC
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KC Holdco)
N/A$12.42
-33.4%
$25.88
+108.4%
N/A$2.46BN/A0.0043,560
BFAM
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
3.8469 of 5 stars
$130.02
+2.8%
$138.33
+6.4%
+21.7%$7.44B$2.73B54.1825,800Positive News
WYNN
Wynn Resorts
4.1712 of 5 stars
$90.47
-0.5%
$113.18
+25.1%
-2.7%$9.46B$6.97B21.4927,000Analyst Revision
SKX
Skechers U.S.A.
4.5354 of 5 stars
$61.91
-0.2%
$70.00
+13.1%
-12.1%$9.26B$9.13B14.9215,100Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
HAS
Hasbro
4.7496 of 5 stars
$65.83
-0.9%
$81.25
+23.4%
+7.3%$9.22B$4.27B23.946,490Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
PLNT
Planet Fitness
3.8344 of 5 stars
$105.34
+0.5%
$105.11
-0.2%
+67.8%$8.87B$1.21B56.642,800Positive News
Short Interest ↑
MGM
MGM Resorts International
4.9534 of 5 stars
$31.37
+0.1%
$48.94
+56.0%
-18.4%$8.54B$17.13B13.0746,000
PARA
Paramount Global
1.0912 of 5 stars
$11.97
+0.9%
$11.50
-3.9%
+0.7%$8.03B$28.72B-1.4624,500Trending News
Analyst Forecast
EDU
New Oriental Education & Technology Group
1.544 of 5 stars
$46.47
-1.0%
$60.80
+30.8%
-41.6%$7.89B$4.79B19.7753,100Positive News
Gap Up
BILI
Bilibili
2.8781 of 5 stars
$18.93
+3.2%
$21.24
+12.2%
+37.3%$7.89B$28.17B-42.0712,300
NCLH
Norwegian Cruise Line
4.8905 of 5 stars
$17.35
-0.5%
$25.63
+47.8%
+5.9%$7.75B$9.42B15.9138,900Positive News

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