Do analysts prefer GHC or PRDO?

Perdoceo Education has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.41%. Given Perdoceo Education's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than Graham. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Perdoceo Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GHC or PRDO?

Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Perdoceo Education. Perdoceo Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Graham $4.98B 0.96 $292.29M $67.57 16.38 Perdoceo Education $846.10M 2.43 $159.91M $2.61 12.54

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PRDO vs. EDU, TAL, GHC, LAUR, and CVSA

Should you buy Perdoceo Education stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Perdoceo Education with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Perdoceo Education include New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), and Adtalem Global Education (CVSA). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does Perdoceo Education compare to New Oriental Education & Technology Group?

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) and Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Perdoceo Education 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.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New Oriental Education & Technology Group	$4.90B	1.50	$371.72M	$2.61	17.77
Perdoceo Education	$846.10M	2.43	$159.91M	$2.61	12.54

In the previous week, New Oriental Education & Technology Group had 2 more articles in the media than Perdoceo Education. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group and 1 mentions for Perdoceo Education. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's score of 0.28 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
New Oriental Education & Technology Group	Neutral
Perdoceo Education	Positive

New Oriental Education & Technology Group pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Perdoceo Education pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Perdoceo Education pays out 23.0% 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. Perdoceo Education has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 19.91% compared to New Oriental Education & Technology Group's net margin of 7.82%. Perdoceo Education's return on equity of 18.51% beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New Oriental Education & Technology Group	7.82%	11.67%	6.07%
Perdoceo Education	19.91%	18.51%	14.27%

New Oriental Education & Technology Group currently has a consensus target price of $65.84, suggesting a potential upside of 41.96%. Perdoceo Education has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.41%. Given New Oriental Education & Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe New Oriental Education & Technology Group is more favorable than Perdoceo Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New Oriental Education & Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Perdoceo Education	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

New Oriental Education & Technology Group beats Perdoceo Education on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Perdoceo Education compare to TAL Education Group?

TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) and Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Perdoceo Education had 1 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Perdoceo Education and 0 mentions for TAL Education Group. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat TAL Education Group's score of 1.00 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TAL Education Group	Positive
Perdoceo Education	Positive

TAL Education Group has higher revenue and earnings than Perdoceo Education. TAL Education Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perdoceo Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TAL Education Group	$3.01B	1.97	$530.75M	$0.93	10.45
Perdoceo Education	$846.10M	2.43	$159.91M	$2.61	12.54

TAL Education Group presently has a consensus target price of $13.77, suggesting a potential upside of 41.74%. Perdoceo Education has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.41%. Given TAL Education Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than Perdoceo Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TAL Education Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Perdoceo Education	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 19.91% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 17.64%. Perdoceo Education's return on equity of 18.51% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TAL Education Group	17.64%	14.87%	9.22%
Perdoceo Education	19.91%	18.51%	14.27%

TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Perdoceo Education beats TAL Education Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Perdoceo Education compare to Graham?

Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

93.2% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Perdoceo Education. Perdoceo Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graham	$4.98B	0.96	$292.29M	$67.57	16.38
Perdoceo Education	$846.10M	2.43	$159.91M	$2.61	12.54

Perdoceo Education has a consensus price target of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.41%. Given Perdoceo Education's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Perdoceo Education	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 19.91% compared to Graham's net margin of 5.97%. Perdoceo Education's return on equity of 18.51% beat Graham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graham	5.97%	5.40%	3.11%
Perdoceo Education	19.91%	18.51%	14.27%

Graham has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Perdoceo Education pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Graham pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Perdoceo Education pays out 23.0% 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. Graham has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Perdoceo Education has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Perdoceo Education had 1 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Perdoceo Education and 0 mentions for Graham. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Graham's score of 0.00 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Graham	Neutral
Perdoceo Education	Positive

Summary

Perdoceo Education beats Graham on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Perdoceo Education compare to Laureate Education?

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, Laureate Education had 2 more articles in the media than Perdoceo Education. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Laureate Education and 1 mentions for Perdoceo Education. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Laureate Education's score of 1.34 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Perdoceo Education	Positive
Laureate Education	Positive

Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 19.91% compared to Laureate Education's net margin of 16.08%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 22.07% beat Perdoceo Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perdoceo Education	19.91%	18.51%	14.27%
Laureate Education	16.08%	22.07%	11.25%

Perdoceo Education presently has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.41%. Laureate Education has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.70%. Given Perdoceo Education's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than Laureate Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perdoceo Education	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Laureate Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than Perdoceo Education. Perdoceo Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laureate Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perdoceo Education	$846.10M	2.43	$159.91M	$2.61	12.54
Laureate Education	$1.70B	2.73	$281.63M	$1.90	17.44

93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Laureate Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Laureate Education beats Perdoceo Education on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Perdoceo Education compare to Adtalem Global Education?

Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:CVSA) and Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Adtalem Global Education has higher revenue and earnings than Perdoceo Education. Perdoceo Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adtalem Global Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adtalem Global Education	$1.91B	2.17	$237.07M	$6.42	18.93
Perdoceo Education	$846.10M	2.43	$159.91M	$2.61	12.54

98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, Adtalem Global Education and Adtalem Global Education both had 1 articles in the media. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Adtalem Global Education's score of 1.00 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Adtalem Global Education	Positive
Perdoceo Education	Positive

Adtalem Global Education presently has a consensus target price of $155.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.54%. Perdoceo Education has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.41%. Given Perdoceo Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than Adtalem Global Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adtalem Global Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Perdoceo Education	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Perdoceo Education has a net margin of 19.91% compared to Adtalem Global Education's net margin of 12.26%. Adtalem Global Education's return on equity of 20.19% beat Perdoceo Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adtalem Global Education	12.26%	20.19%	10.36%
Perdoceo Education	19.91%	18.51%	14.27%

Summary

Adtalem Global Education and Perdoceo Education tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

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Metric	Perdoceo Education	SCHOOLS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$2.05B	$1.41B	$7.19B	$12.43B
Dividend Yield	1.83%	2.50%	2.85%	5.29%
P/E Ratio	12.54	11.23	21.36	24.23
Price / Sales	2.43	1.51	3.77	125.38
Price / Cash	9.86	13.95	15.04	57.88
Price / Book	2.17	2.36	3.65	6.71
Net Income	$159.91M	$78.84M	$247.47M	$337.09M
7 Day Performance	-2.40%	3.81%	-0.69%	0.63%
1 Month Performance	-2.69%	14.76%	14.44%	5.15%
1 Year Performance	-3.06%	-14.56%	15.41%	34.36%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PRDO Perdoceo Education	4.8909 of 5 stars	$32.74 -1.6%	$44.00 +34.4%	-2.5%	$2.05B	$846.10M	12.54	6,000	Positive News
EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group	4.7714 of 5 stars	$47.11 +2.9%	$65.84 +39.7%	+3.4%	$7.44B	$5.37B	18.05	84,111
TAL TAL Education Group	4.3301 of 5 stars	$10.06 +3.6%	$13.77 +36.8%	-1.3%	$5.91B	$3.01B	10.82	23,000	Positive News Stock Split
GHC Graham	1.8838 of 5 stars	$1,108.95 +1.1%	N/A	+16.4%	$4.73B	$4.91B	16.41	19,920
LAUR Laureate Education	4.3978 of 5 stars	$33.10 +3.5%	$40.00 +20.8%	+45.3%	$4.48B	$1.74B	17.42	33,900	Positive News

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PRDO vs. EDU, TAL, GHC, LAUR, and CVSA

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Perdoceo Education (PRDO) Competitors

PRDO vs. EDU, TAL, GHC, LAUR, and CVSA

How does Perdoceo Education compare to New Oriental Education & Technology Group?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EDU or PRDO?

Which has better valuation & earnings, EDU or PRDO?

Does the media favor EDU or PRDO?

Is EDU or PRDO a better dividend stock?

Is EDU or PRDO more profitable?

Do analysts prefer EDU or PRDO?

Which has more risk and volatility, EDU or PRDO?

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How does Perdoceo Education compare to TAL Education Group?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TAL or PRDO?

Does the media favor TAL or PRDO?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TAL or PRDO?

Do analysts recommend TAL or PRDO?

Is TAL or PRDO more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, TAL or PRDO?

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How does Perdoceo Education compare to Graham?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GHC or PRDO?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GHC or PRDO?

Do analysts prefer GHC or PRDO?

Is GHC or PRDO more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, GHC or PRDO?

Is GHC or PRDO a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer GHC or PRDO?

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How does Perdoceo Education compare to Laureate Education?

Does the media favor PRDO or LAUR?

Is PRDO or LAUR more profitable?

Do analysts rate PRDO or LAUR?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PRDO or LAUR?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRDO or LAUR?

Which has more volatility & risk, PRDO or LAUR?

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How does Perdoceo Education compare to Adtalem Global Education?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CVSA or PRDO?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CVSA or PRDO?

Does the media prefer CVSA or PRDO?

Do analysts rate CVSA or PRDO?

Which has more volatility and risk, CVSA or PRDO?

Is CVSA or PRDO more profitable?

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