Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO – Get Free Report) and Everybody Loves Languages (OTCMKTS:LMDCF – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Perdoceo Education and Everybody Loves Languages”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Perdoceo Education | $681.26 million | 3.03 | $147.59 million | $2.31 | 13.76 |
| Everybody Loves Languages | $1.78 million | N/A | $310,000.00 | $0.01 | 1.60 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Perdoceo Education and Everybody Loves Languages, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Perdoceo Education | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Everybody Loves Languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Perdoceo Education presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.83%. Given Perdoceo Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than Everybody Loves Languages.
Risk and Volatility
Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everybody Loves Languages has a beta of -16.93, suggesting that its share price is 1,793% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Perdoceo Education and Everybody Loves Languages’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Perdoceo Education | 20.09% | 17.13% | 13.41% |
| Everybody Loves Languages | 21.03% | 17.94% | 14.81% |
Summary
Perdoceo Education beats Everybody Loves Languages on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Perdoceo Education
Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. It operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and The American InterContinental University System. The Colorado Technical University segment offers academic programs, such as business and management, nursing, healthcare management, computer science, engineering, information systems and technology, project management, cybersecurity, and criminal justice. The American InterContinental University System segment provides academic programs, including business studies, information technologies, education, and health sciences. The company also offers non-degree and professional development programs. In addition, it operates intellipath, a learning platform used to educate students; and a mobile application and two-way messaging platform. The company was formerly known as Career Education Corporation and changed its name to Perdoceo Education Corporation in January 2020. Perdoceo Education Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.
About Everybody Loves Languages
Everybody Loves Languages Corp., an edtech language-learning and content development company, develops, markets, and supports a suite of English and other language learning solutions in the People's Republic of China. The company operates in two segments, Content-Based English Language Learning (License of Intellectual Property), and Online and Offline Language Learning. The Content-Based English Language Learning segment publishes print-based English language learning textbook programs. It co-publishes approximately 870 million units from library of program titles. The Online English Language Learning segment provides web-based educational technology language learning, training, and assessment solutions. It develops and markets libraries of online language learning resources and offers approximately 3,000 hours of interactive learning through various product offerings that include Winnie's World, English Academy, Campus, English for Success, AcadeMe English, AcadeMe Junior, and Master and Business English. The company markets its products in Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the United States through a network of distributors. The company was formerly known as Lingo Media Corporation and changed its name to Everybody Loves Languages Corp. in October 2022. Everybody Loves Languages Corp. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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