Covista Inc. vs GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC., two Education stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CVSA and LOPE diverge most: on debt / equity, CVSA reads 0.46 and LOPE reads 0.00; on return on assets, CVSA reads 8.3% and LOPE reads 24.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CVSA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What LOPE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CVSA | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $129.69 | $159.84 |
| Market cap | $4.4B | $4.2B |
| Sector | Education | Education |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -0.8% |
| P/E | 18.4 | 19.4 |
| P/B | 3.05 | 6.26 |
| P/S | 2.26 | 3.67 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.7 | 13.9 |
| Revenue growth | +9.3% | +7.1% |
| Operating margin | 19.0% | 22.0% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 19.6% |
| Return on equity | 17.4% | 33.5% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 24.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.8% | 31.5% |
| FCF yield | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.46 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 2.82 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.87 | 10.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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