Stride (LRN) Competitors $145.04 -0.58 (-0.40%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LRN vs. BFAM, LOPE, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, EDU, TAL, and GHCShould you be buying Stride stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stride include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), and Graham (GHC). Stride vs. Its Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Stride (NYSE:LRN) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap education services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals believe in LRN or BFAM? 98.2% of Stride shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Stride shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, LRN or BFAM? Stride has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioStride$2.04B3.09$204.18M$6.4122.63Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.73B2.59$140.19M$2.7744.64 Do analysts rate LRN or BFAM? Stride currently has a consensus target price of $126.83, indicating a potential downside of 12.55%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus target price of $138.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.14%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Stride.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is LRN or BFAM more profitable? Stride has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.91%. Stride's return on equity of 23.36% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stride13.10% 23.36% 14.66% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 5.91%14.62%5.01% Does the media prefer LRN or BFAM? In the previous week, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Stride. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions and 9 mentions for Stride. Stride's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' score of 1.16 indicating that Stride is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stride 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bright Horizons Family Solutions 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, LRN or BFAM? Stride has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryStride beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stride News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LRN 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 LRN 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 LRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStrideSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.31B$1.69B$8.19B$20.33BDividend YieldN/A6.03%3.29%3.78%P/E Ratio22.6313.4820.3227.52Price / Sales3.092.103.4038.36Price / Cash19.9615.4514.4917.85Price / Book5.332.924.564.54Net Income$204.18M$76.25M$212.83M$985.09M7 Day Performance-1.40%4.91%2.52%1.70%1 Month Performance-4.35%10.16%8.35%4.05%1 Year Performance105.73%28.21%7.62%12.20% Stride Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LRNStride1.4178 of 5 stars$145.04-0.4%$126.83-12.6%+106.4%$6.31B$2.04B22.637,800Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.3282 of 5 stars$122.74+0.3%$138.67+13.0%+11.0%$7.03B$2.69B44.311,450Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.8983 of 5 stars$191.67+1.6%$207.67+8.3%+35.4%$5.44B$1.05B24.055,830Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.2017 of 5 stars$127.88+2.2%$135.67+6.1%+88.4%$4.76B$1.58B21.219,938STRAStrategic Education4.6057 of 5 stars$87.04+1.0%$107.67+23.7%-22.4%$2.10B$1.23B18.603,801UTIUniversal Technical Institute1.2156 of 5 stars$34.75+4.3%$35.83+3.1%+118.9%$1.89B$732.69M33.413,700LINCLincoln Educational Services3.1296 of 5 stars$23.09+2.7%$24.60+6.5%+100.7%$729.48M$454.20M59.212,475Positive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.4279 of 5 stars$30.11+1.1%$32.20+6.9%+73.8%$543.18M$624.56M29.526,117EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group1.4133 of 5 stars$49.13+5.4%$48.50-1.3%-30.4%$8.34B$4.31B20.7375,005Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTALTAL Education Group1.5158 of 5 stars$10.57+2.2%$13.13+24.2%+0.2%$6.39B$2.25B75.5015,000Analyst DowngradeStock SplitGHCGraham3.9679 of 5 stars$967.19+1.7%N/A+36.8%$4.22B$4.79B6.7821,446High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors New Oriental Education & Technology Group Competitors TAL Education Group Competitors Graham 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:LRN) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Meltdown Imminent: Dump These Stocks Now!If you have any money in the markets, especially in AI stocks… Please click here to see Elon Musk’s new inv...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored379 passengers walked away from thisElon Musk just wrote a $51 million check to back this material’s next phase… Because it’s not just saving l...True Market Insiders | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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