Perdoceo Education vs Strategic Education
PRDO and STRA side by side, both in services-educational services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PRDO and STRA compare
Perdoceo Education is the larger company, worth 1.5 times as much as Strategic Education ($1.8B against $1.2B).
On earnings, Perdoceo Education is cheaper: it trades at 10.2× trailing earnings, against 319× for Strategic Education.
Perdoceo Education grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.4% versus 2.8% for Strategic Education).
Perdoceo Education keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.1% compared with 0.74% at Strategic Education.
Both pay dividends: Perdoceo Education yields 2.1% and Strategic Education 4.4%.
Perdoceo Education scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 17 for Strategic Education), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PRDO | STRA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.8B | $1.2B |
| Share price | $28.96 | $54.30 |
| Change, 1 year | −5.6% | −30.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 175% | −5.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.67 | 0.88 |
| Employees | 6,000 | 3,683 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 18 (better) | 17 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.2× (better) | 319× |
| P/S | 2.1× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 1.7× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.1× (better) | 10.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 7.4× |
| PEG | 0.50 (better) | 7.84 |
| FCF yield | – | 13.6% |
| Fair value | $35.31 | $66.50 |
| Margin of safety | 18.0% | 18.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.4% (better) | 2.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.2% | 4.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 16.4% (better) | −91.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 21.4% (better) | −96.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 6.8% | 7.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 24.9% (better) | 4.3% |
| Net margin | 21.1% (better) | 0.74% |
| FCF margin | – | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | 17.8% (better) | 0.60% |
| Return on invested capital | 54.8% (better) | 1.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 35.4× | – |
| Current ratio | 4.54 (better) | 1.08 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.09 (better) | 2.50 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 4.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 567% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 0.00% |
| Buyback yield | 4.9% | 12.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 7.0% | 16.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 99.2% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.2M | −$4.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.1% | 7.6% |
Go deeper
- PRDO stock overview
- PRDO income statement
- PRDO valuation and score
- STRA stock overview
- STRA income statement
- STRA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.