GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. vs PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP, two Education stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where LOPE and PRDO diverge most: on p/b, LOPE reads 6.26 and PRDO reads 2.07; on return on equity, LOPE reads 33.5% and PRDO reads 17.1%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LOPE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What PRDO'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 | LOPE | PRDO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $159.84 | $33.71 |
| Market cap | $4.2B | $2.1B |
| Sector | Education | Education |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -0.8% | — |
| P/E | 19.4 | 12.3 |
| P/B | 6.26 | 2.07 |
| P/S | 3.67 | 2.50 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.9 | 8.0 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +12.7% |
| Operating margin | 22.0% | 25.7% |
| Net margin | 19.6% | 20.6% |
| Return on equity | 33.5% | 17.1% |
| Return on assets | 24.4% | 13.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 31.5% | 16.1% |
| FCF yield | 5.8% | 10.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.82 | 4.69 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 10.00 | 8.19 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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