Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Competitors $34.62 -0.18 (-0.52%) Closing price 10/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.63 +0.01 (+0.03%) As of 10/10/2025 05:13 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PRDO vs. EDU, TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, HTZ, MCW, EVGO, AFYA, and DAOShould you be buying Perdoceo Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Perdoceo Education include New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), EVgo (EVGO), Afya (AFYA), and Youdao (DAO). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Perdoceo Education vs. Its Competitors New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Hertz Global Mister Car Wash EVgo Afya Youdao New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) and Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the media favor EDU or PRDO? In the previous week, New Oriental Education & Technology Group had 1 more articles in the media than Perdoceo Education. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group and 5 mentions for Perdoceo Education. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Perdoceo Education's score of 0.39 indicating that New Oriental Education & Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment New Oriental Education & Technology Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Perdoceo Education 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, EDU or PRDO? New Oriental Education & Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Perdoceo Education. Perdoceo Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Oriental Education & Technology Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNew Oriental Education & Technology Group$4.90B1.80$371.72M$2.2522.88Perdoceo Education$681.26M3.30$147.59M$2.3114.99 Do institutionals and insiders believe in EDU or PRDO? 93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is EDU or PRDO more profitable? Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 20.09% compared to New Oriental Education & Technology Group's net margin of 7.59%. Perdoceo Education's return on equity of 17.13% beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets New Oriental Education & Technology Group7.59% 11.32% 5.97% Perdoceo Education 20.09%17.13%13.41% Which has more volatility and risk, EDU or PRDO? New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate EDU or PRDO? New Oriental Education & Technology Group currently has a consensus target price of $56.87, indicating a potential upside of 10.49%. Perdoceo Education has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.32%. Given Perdoceo Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than New Oriental Education & Technology Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score New Oriental Education & Technology Group 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Perdoceo Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryPerdoceo Education beats New Oriental Education & Technology Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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. 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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 EducationSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.25B$1.70B$8.13B$10.25BDividend Yield1.73%4.84%3.13%4.76%P/E Ratio14.0712.5617.6726.55Price / Sales3.301.946.17191.78Price / Cash13.4715.4716.1260.57Price / Book2.372.824.816.52Net Income$147.59M$85.02M$256.85M$276.43M7 Day Performance-5.41%-3.36%-4.87%-0.88%1 Month Performance-0.60%-7.03%-5.09%3.48%1 Year Performance64.15%23.51%33.19%30.15% Perdoceo Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRDOPerdoceo Education4.5651 of 5 stars$34.62-0.5%$42.00+21.3%+64.2%$2.25B$681.26M14.075,690Analyst ForecastEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.7206 of 5 stars$52.72+0.6%$56.87+7.9%-32.0%$8.98B$4.90B23.4375,005News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTALTAL Education Group3.0751 of 5 stars$11.24+0.6%$12.66+12.6%-10.3%$6.80B$2.25B66.1223,000Analyst ForecastStock SplitGHCGraham3.2299 of 5 stars$1,151.33-0.9%N/A+19.9%$5.06B$4.79B7.3921,446Analyst ForecastLAURLaureate Education3.8363 of 5 stars$29.90+1.4%$29.50-1.3%+88.0%$4.35B$1.57B17.5931,800Analyst ForecastDRVNDriven Brands4.5941 of 5 stars$15.32-2.1%$21.60+41.0%+5.5%$2.57B$2.34B-9.0110,700Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.61-10.2%N/A+82.4%$1.74B$8.61B-0.6825,000High Trading VolumeMCWMister Car Wash3.3196 of 5 stars$5.15-2.6%$8.09+57.1%-24.7%$1.69B$1.03B23.416,350EVGOEVgo2.2519 of 5 stars$4.88-2.0%$6.13+25.6%-40.9%$1.53B$256.83M-11.90220Analyst ForecastAFYAAfya4.6773 of 5 stars$15.51+0.1%$18.20+17.3%-11.6%$1.45B$612.78M11.759,717News CoverageAnalyst ForecastDAOYoudao0.7697 of 5 stars$10.32+7.4%N/A+115.5%$1.15B$782.62M36.863,750News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EDU Alternatives TAL Alternatives GHC Alternatives LAUR Alternatives DRVN Alternatives HTZ Alternatives MCW Alternatives EVGO Alternatives AFYA Alternatives DAO Alternatives 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 (NASDAQ:PRDO) was last updated on 10/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredOctober 2025 Market Crash?Wall Street Legend Names #1 Stock [not NVDA] The greatest quantitative mind on Wall Street just revealed hi...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredMiss This IRS Strategy Now, Regret It LaterWith Donald Trump back in the White House, many believe an economic revival could be underway — but it also br...American Alternative | SponsoredForget AI, This Will Be the Next Big Tech BreakthroughAfter picking Nvidia in 2016, before it jumped 27,000%... 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