Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Competitors $22.35 -0.02 (-0.09%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PRDO vs. STRA, GPX, DL, APEI, REDU, GHC, DRVN, LAUR, MCW, and AFYAShould you be buying Perdoceo Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Perdoceo Education include Strategic Education (STRA), GP Strategies (GPX), China Distance Education (DL), American Public Education (APEI), RISE Education Cayman (REDU), Graham (GHC), Driven Brands (DRVN), Laureate Education (LAUR), Mister Car Wash (MCW), and Afya (AFYA). Perdoceo Education vs. Strategic Education GP Strategies China Distance Education American Public Education RISE Education Cayman Graham Driven Brands Laureate Education Mister Car Wash Afya Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STRA or PRDO? 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Strategic Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, STRA or PRDO? Perdoceo Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Strategic Education. Perdoceo Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strategic Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStrategic Education$1.19B1.80$69.79M$4.2220.61Perdoceo Education$662.85M2.21$147.65M$2.0410.96 Is STRA or PRDO more profitable? Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 20.57% compared to Strategic Education's net margin of 9.84%. Perdoceo Education's return on equity of 16.42% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Strategic Education9.84% 7.47% 5.72% Perdoceo Education 20.57%16.42%13.55% Which has more risk and volatility, STRA or PRDO? Strategic Education has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perdoceo Education has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is STRA or PRDO a better dividend stock? Strategic Education pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Perdoceo Education pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Strategic Education pays out 56.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Perdoceo Education pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STRA or PRDO? Strategic Education received 329 more outperform votes than Perdoceo Education when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.54% of users gave Perdoceo Education an outperform vote while only 55.77% of users gave Strategic Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStrategic EducationOutperform Votes37755.77% Underperform Votes29944.23% Perdoceo EducationOutperform Votes4861.54% Underperform Votes3038.46% Does the media prefer STRA or PRDO? In the previous week, Strategic Education had 6 more articles in the media than Perdoceo Education. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Strategic Education and 3 mentions for Perdoceo Education. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Strategic Education's score of 0.40 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Strategic Education 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Perdoceo Education 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate STRA or PRDO? Strategic Education currently has a consensus price target of $126.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.89%. Perdoceo Education has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.23%. Given Strategic Education's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Perdoceo Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Strategic Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Perdoceo Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryPerdoceo Education beats Strategic Education on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyThe real reason Elon is fully endorsing TrumpElon Musk is one of mankind’s greatest innovators. But for all his visionary prowess and contributions to humanity, there is a war being waged on Elon Musk. This war has nothing to do with X, Elon’s stance on immigration or his support for Donald Trump. Watch this new documentary and you’ll discover what Elon knows, Get Perdoceo Education News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PRDO 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 PRDO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPerdoceo EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.47B$895.93M$8.02B$8.41BDividend Yield2.46%6.40%2.74%4.20%P/E Ratio10.9610.6017.7517.57Price / Sales2.211.1231.2578.36Price / Cash8.7622.6015.0033.56Price / Book1.741.675.384.57Net Income$147.65M$21.72M$246.56M$225.42M7 Day Performance5.08%-0.44%0.14%-0.61%1 Month Performance0.49%-4.55%1.05%1.50%1 Year Performance23.55%7.37%66.27%32.94% Perdoceo Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRDOPerdoceo Education4.2033 of 5 stars$22.35-0.1%$30.00+34.2%+23.7%$1.47B$662.85M10.964,350STRAStrategic Education4.357 of 5 stars$86.74+1.0%$126.00+45.3%+8.2%$2.11B$1.19B17.813,774Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGPXGP StrategiesN/A$20.85flatN/A+0.0%$365.94M$473.11M28.564,343High Trading VolumeDLChina Distance EducationN/A$9.73flatN/A+0.0%$332.64M$209.56M31.392,457APEIAmerican Public Education3.9949 of 5 stars$14.95+6.0%$16.33+9.3%+271.9%$262.75M$610.97M59.806,037Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageREDURISE Education CaymanN/A$3.11+1.6%N/A+5.6%$184.27M$146.89M-22.213,621News CoverageGHCGraham2.1988 of 5 stars$778.58+1.1%N/A+46.1%$3.43B$4.41B26.2819,900Short Interest ↑News CoverageDRVNDriven Brands4.1293 of 5 stars$14.74+1.4%$16.95+15.0%+27.3%$2.42B$2.32B-3.1410,600News CoverageGap UpLAURLaureate Education3.6298 of 5 stars$15.33+0.2%$17.00+10.9%+8.4%$2.41B$1.55B12.2628,900Gap UpMCWMister Car Wash3.032 of 5 stars$6.50+0.6%$9.50+46.3%+24.1%$2.08B$958.44M29.526,600Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpAFYAAfya3.7627 of 5 stars$16.73+1.0%$21.13+26.3%+3.8%$1.57B$3.07B13.839,680Short Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STRA Alternatives GPX Alternatives DL Alternatives APEI Alternatives REDU Alternatives GHC Alternatives DRVN Alternatives LAUR Alternatives MCW Alternatives AFYA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PRDO) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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