Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Competitors $34.94 -0.61 (-1.72%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.94 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 09/19/2025 05:47 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. TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, HTZ, MCW, AFYA, EVGO, UDMY, and DAOShould you be buying Perdoceo Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Perdoceo Education include TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), Udemy (UDMY), and Youdao (DAO). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Perdoceo Education vs. Its Competitors TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Hertz Global Mister Car Wash Afya EVgo Udemy Youdao TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) and Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk. Is TAL or PRDO more profitable? Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 20.09% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 4.33%. Perdoceo Education's return on equity of 17.13% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TAL Education Group4.33% 2.81% 1.87% Perdoceo Education 20.09%17.13%13.41% Do analysts rate TAL or PRDO? TAL Education Group currently has a consensus target price of $12.66, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Perdoceo Education has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.48%. Given Perdoceo Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than TAL Education Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TAL Education Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Perdoceo Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in TAL or PRDO? 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TAL or PRDO? Perdoceo Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TAL Education Group. Perdoceo Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TAL Education Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTAL Education Group$2.25B3.01$84.59M$0.1765.53Perdoceo Education$681.26M3.33$147.59M$2.3115.13 Does the media prefer TAL or PRDO? In the previous week, Perdoceo Education had 13 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Perdoceo Education and 2 mentions for TAL Education Group. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TAL Education Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Perdoceo Education 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, TAL or PRDO? TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPerdoceo Education beats TAL Education Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 EducationSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.27B$1.52B$8.40B$10.46BDividend Yield1.72%4.55%2.98%4.57%P/E Ratio15.1313.1218.6126.86Price / Sales3.332.196.04125.79Price / Cash13.5915.7414.9531.15Price / Book2.393.095.046.42Net Income$147.59M$84.94M$256.42M$271.73M7 Day Performance-0.03%1.98%12.00%2.82%1 Month Performance4.70%3.55%14.25%6.60%1 Year Performance57.17%55.37%59.92%28.60% Perdoceo Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PRDOPerdoceo Education4.6471 of 5 stars$34.94-1.7%$40.00+14.5%+57.2%$2.27B$681.26M15.135,690High Trading VolumeTALTAL Education Group2.1802 of 5 stars$11.00+0.4%$12.66+15.1%+38.2%$6.67B$2.25B64.7123,000Stock SplitGHCGraham4.0274 of 5 stars$1,159.84-1.3%N/A+44.2%$5.12B$4.79B7.4521,446Positive NewsLAURLaureate Education4.2565 of 5 stars$29.52+0.4%$24.00-18.7%+77.5%$4.33B$1.55B17.3631,800Analyst ForecastDRVNDriven Brands3.9874 of 5 stars$17.85-2.4%$21.60+21.0%+12.0%$3.00B$2.34B-10.5010,700Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.19-3.3%N/A+105.4%$1.92B$8.61B-0.7525,000MCWMister Car Wash3.5202 of 5 stars$5.32-1.7%$8.09+52.1%-18.2%$1.74B$1.03B24.186,350Positive NewsAFYAAfya4.6284 of 5 stars$15.67+0.4%$18.20+16.1%-3.5%$1.46B$612.78M11.879,717EVGOEVgo2.5259 of 5 stars$4.29+4.4%$6.24+45.4%+6.0%$1.26B$256.83M-10.46220UDMYUdemy3.1704 of 5 stars$7.00-2.4%$9.75+39.3%-12.4%$1.08B$786.57M-33.331,246News CoverageInsider TradeBuyback AnnouncementDAOYoudao1.379 of 5 stars$8.91+0.6%N/A+194.4%$1.06B$782.62M31.823,750Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TAL Alternatives GHC Alternatives LAUR Alternatives DRVN Alternatives HTZ Alternatives MCW Alternatives AFYA Alternatives EVGO Alternatives UDMY 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 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA New Way to Double Your Retirement Income?Bloomberg reports that a new class of investments is “entering a golden era,” with yields fueling a retail boo...Investors Alley | SponsoredOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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