Zovio (ZVO) Competitors $41.36 +0.49 (+1.21%) As of 05/20/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock ZVO vs. GHC, LAUR, DRVN, MCW, PRDO, HTZ, AFYA, IRS, DAO, and EVGOShould you be buying Zovio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Zovio include Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Hertz Global (HTZ), Afya (AFYA), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS), Youdao (DAO), and EVgo (EVGO). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Zovio vs. Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education Hertz Global Afya IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Youdao EVgo Zovio (NYSE:ZVO) and Graham (NYSE:GHC) are both services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has higher earnings and valuation, ZVO or GHC? Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Zovio. Zovio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioZovio$230.00M6.15-$42.09M-$1.23-33.63Graham$4.80B0.85$205.29M$142.636.54 Do insiders & institutionals believe in ZVO or GHC? 39.3% of Zovio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Zovio shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Graham shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ZVO or GHC? In the previous week, Graham had 7 more articles in the media than Zovio. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Graham and 1 mentions for Zovio. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Zovio's score of 0.00 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Zovio 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Graham 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ZVO or GHC more profitable? Graham has a net margin of 4.86% compared to Zovio's net margin of 0.00%. Graham's return on equity of 5.79% beat Zovio's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ZovioN/A N/A N/A Graham 4.86%5.79%3.21% Which has more risk and volatility, ZVO or GHC? Zovio has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ZVO or GHC? Graham received 141 more outperform votes than Zovio when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.67% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Zovio an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformZovioOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes112100.00% GrahamOutperform Votes14162.67% Underperform Votes8437.33% SummaryGraham beats Zovio on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Zovio News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ZVO 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 ZVO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricZovioColleges, Universities, and Professional Schools IndustryServices SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.42B$1.42B$2.94B$19.42BDividend YieldN/AN/AN/A3.83%P/E Ratio-33.63N/A2.1934.23Price / Sales6.156.1512.8034.85Price / CashN/AN/AN/A17.51Price / BookN/AN/A0.224.69Net Income-$42.09MN/A-$4.34M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.86%2.86%-5.02%-1.74%1 Month Performance14.63%14.63%-3.03%7.46%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A31.51%3.96% Zovio Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ZVOZovioN/A$41.37+1.2%N/AN/A$1.42B$230.00M-33.631,400GHCGraham2.4386 of 5 stars$958.21-0.2%N/A+24.3%$4.18B$4.80B18.7619,500Positive NewsLAURLaureate Education4.2812 of 5 stars$22.61-0.2%$20.50-9.3%+34.7%$3.37B$1.53B11.6735,000Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands3.9097 of 5 stars$18.23+0.4%$20.78+14.0%+65.3%$3.00B$2.37B455.989,900Positive NewsMCWMister Car Wash2.3401 of 5 stars$7.56-0.5%$8.46+12.0%+2.4%$2.46B$1.02B34.396,350PRDOPerdoceo Education3.7186 of 5 stars$31.04-1.0%$38.00+22.4%+33.1%$2.05B$726.00M14.214,500Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.51-3.1%N/A+23.3%$2.01B$8.78B-0.6425,000AFYAAfya2.4894 of 5 stars$18.46-1.9%$17.60-4.7%-4.1%$1.74B$3.44B15.008,080IRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima1.9156 of 5 stars$15.51-1.1%$13.00-16.2%+39.3%$1.17B$319.75B-3.631,401Positive NewsDAOYoudao0.5564 of 5 stars$9.45+1.8%N/A+146.7%$1.14B$5.63B94.456,100Earnings ReportEVGOEVgo3.1396 of 5 stars$3.63-2.4%$6.25+72.2%+59.0%$1.11B$276.95M-8.64220Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Graham Competitors Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Afya Competitors IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Competitors Youdao Competitors EVgo Competitors 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 (NYSE:ZVO) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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