PRDO vs. TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, HTZ, MCW, AFYA, IRS, EVGO, and UDMY
Should 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), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), EVgo (EVGO), and Udemy (UDMY). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
Perdoceo Education vs. Its Competitors
Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) and TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Perdoceo Education has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
In the previous week, TAL Education Group had 2 more articles in the media than Perdoceo Education. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TAL Education Group and 3 mentions for Perdoceo Education. Perdoceo Education's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.18 indicating that Perdoceo Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Perdoceo Education currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.47%. TAL Education Group has a consensus target price of $12.66, suggesting a potential upside of 20.51%. Given Perdoceo Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than TAL Education Group.
93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by company 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 net margin of 20.91% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 3.76%. Perdoceo Education's return on equity of 17.10% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.
Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Perdoceo Education beats TAL Education Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PRDO) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff