Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Competitors $32.19 +0.42 (+1.32%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.19 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03:59 AM 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, MCW, HTZ, AFYA, EVGO, and UDMYShould 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), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Hertz Global (HTZ), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), and Udemy (UDMY). 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 Mister Car Wash Hertz Global Afya EVgo Udemy Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PRDO or EDU? 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 RatioPerdoceo Education$726.00M2.91$147.65M$2.2614.24New Oriental Education & Technology Group$4.79B1.71$309.59M$2.3720.33 Which has more volatility & risk, PRDO or EDU? Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PRDO or EDU more profitable? Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 21.66% compared to New Oriental Education & Technology Group's net margin of 8.13%. Perdoceo Education's return on equity of 16.85% beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Perdoceo Education21.66% 16.85% 13.76% New Oriental Education & Technology Group 8.13%9.48%5.17% Do analysts prefer PRDO or EDU? Perdoceo Education presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.26%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a consensus target price of $48.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.67%. 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 Perdoceo Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00New Oriental Education & Technology Group 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Does the media refer more to PRDO or EDU? In the previous week, Perdoceo Education had 8 more articles in the media than New Oriental Education & Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Perdoceo Education and 0 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Perdoceo Education Positive New Oriental Education & Technology Group Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in PRDO or EDU? 93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PRDO or EDU? New Oriental Education & Technology Group received 539 more outperform votes than Perdoceo Education when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.39% of users gave Perdoceo Education an outperform vote while only 65.83% of users gave New Oriental Education & Technology Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPerdoceo EducationOutperform Votes6267.39% Underperform Votes3032.61% New Oriental Education & Technology GroupOutperform Votes60165.83% Underperform Votes31234.17% SummaryPerdoceo Education beats New Oriental Education & Technology Group on 12 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PRDO 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$2.11B$1.02B$8.02B$8.63BDividend Yield1.56%5.77%3.19%4.18%P/E Ratio14.6311.9515.2520.06Price / Sales2.911.533.79157.10Price / Cash10.5727.8916.3734.64Price / Book2.212.474.864.70Net Income$147.65M$22.13M$257.86M$247.88M7 Day Performance-3.25%3.07%1.71%2.63%1 Month Performance3.57%-0.23%3.90%6.36%1 Year Performance49.37%18.37%1.18%14.05% Perdoceo Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRDOPerdoceo Education4.1496 of 5 stars$32.19+1.3%$40.00+24.3%+50.8%$2.11B$726.00M14.634,500Positive NewsInsider TradeEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group1.3772 of 5 stars$47.48+1.3%$48.50+2.2%-36.8%$8.06B$4.79B20.2053,100TALTAL Education Group1.3833 of 5 stars$10.84+2.0%$13.13+21.1%+0.4%$6.55B$2.25B57.0316,200News CoverageStock SplitGHCGraham3.3613 of 5 stars$946.32-1.5%N/A+33.6%$4.13B$4.80B18.5319,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLAURLaureate Education4.5276 of 5 stars$21.92-1.7%$20.50-6.5%+49.1%$3.26B$1.53B11.3035,000Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands3.6976 of 5 stars$18.23-0.7%$20.78+14.0%+58.1%$2.99B$2.37B455.759,900Positive NewsMCWMister Car Wash2.691 of 5 stars$6.66+1.4%$8.50+27.6%-3.8%$2.16B$1.02B30.276,350Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.31+4.1%N/A+84.3%$1.95B$8.78B-0.6225,000News CoverageAFYAAfya2.6673 of 5 stars$17.55+0.2%$17.60+0.3%+9.4%$1.64B$3.44B14.158,080EVGOEVgo2.8725 of 5 stars$4.19+4.8%$6.00+43.2%+100.0%$1.29B$276.95M-9.98220Analyst RevisionUDMYUdemy3.6342 of 5 stars$7.51-1.2%$10.05+33.8%-15.9%$1.12B$790.02M-13.181,680Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EDU Alternatives TAL Alternatives GHC Alternatives LAUR Alternatives DRVN Alternatives MCW Alternatives HTZ Alternatives AFYA Alternatives EVGO Alternatives UDMY 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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