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Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2022)
Top education stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best education stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the education & training services industry.

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Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
AFYA	AFYA LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$986.05M	$10.71	-5.05%	$146.85M	20.72x	1.18
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$2.84B	$87.95	-1.08%	$344.38M	14.88x	0.30
LRN	STRIDE INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$1.59B	$37.25	0.98%	$235.51M	17.33x	1.02
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$1.61B	$64.35	2.08%	$159.82M	29.38x	0.37
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$150.20M	$5.51	8.68%	$49.68M	6.05x	1.14
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$259.27M	$13.75	2.00%	$51.99M	16.98x	0.82
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$733.19M	$10.66	3.50%	$170.46M	6.62x	0.24
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$9.81M	$2.21	3.76%	$1.42M	12.28x	0.64
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$2.17B	$12.59	0.16%	$549.35M	7.97x	1.11
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$267.97M	$8.11	-1.82%	$64.30M	13.52x	1.46
ASPU	ASPEN GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$24.28M	$0.96	-2.43%	-$5.66M	-2.54x	0.86
GEHI	GRAVITAS EDUCATION HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$21.00M	$0.75	8.39%	$37.47M	3.12x	3.01
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$2.88B	$590.44	-0.31%	$700.47M	8.73x	0.64
VSTA	VASTA PLATFORM LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$336.08M	$4.03	5.50%	$66.81M	-18.32x	0.58
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$90.94M	$1.79	0.00%	-$199.43M	-0.39x	0.98
COUR	COURSERA INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$2.19B	$15.23	-3.18%	-$146.05M	-12.69x	0.30
ATGE	ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$1.42B	$31.48	-0.38%	$565.92M	4.82x	1.36
HLG	HAILIANG EDUCATION GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$321.95M	$12.59	-1.26%	$89.84M	8.84x	0.48
VTRU	VITRU LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$387.03M	$16.59	3.43%	$38.66M	26.67x	0.44
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$18.00M	$1.21	-2.58%	$12.87M	-10.07x	0.21
CHGG	CHEGG INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$2.26B	$17.98	-2.39%	$161.95M	36.69x	2.29
CLEU	CHINA LIBERAL EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$34.62M	$2.50	17.92%	-$931.20k	-20.83x	0.04
ARCE	ARCO PLATFORM LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$889.16M	$15.64	2.36%	$101.10M	-69.82x	2.08
TWOU	2U INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$816.96M	$10.60	-4.25%	-$80.93M	-2.92x	2.17
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$64.95M	$4.87	0.41%	$38.79M	1.91x	-3.57
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$310.98M	$1.21	-7.63%	-$461.57M	-0.64x	0.74
COE	CHINA ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$25.26M	$1.13	-5.83%	$15.28M	1.30x	-2.65
IH	IHUMAN INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$129.10M	$2.41	2.55%	-$4.81M	-22.11x	2.97
EEIQ	ELITE EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$21.39M	$1.96	-3.31%	-$1.27M	-16.33x	0.61
ZVO	ZOVIO INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$26.22M	$0.77	5.34%	-$24.75M	-0.64x	12.20
BEDU	BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$94.16M	$0.79	1.28%	$15.32M	-11.29x	-2.29
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	NYSEMKT	Education & Training Services	$99.68M	$6.17	3.01%	-$2.59M	-22.04x	2.64
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	NYSEMKT	Education & Training Services	$30.81M	$0.66	3.13%	-$385.47k	73.33x	5.63
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$2.30B	$3.56	-10.78%	N/A	-2.02x	0.27
AIU	META DATA LTD	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$10.05M	$1.52	2.70%	-$700.32M	-0.01x	-1.11
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$1.83B	$10.80	-10.00%	N/A	N/A	0.64
TEDU	TARENA INTERNATIONAL INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$32.60M	$2.88	0.70%	N/A	-0.67x	-1.98
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$31.31M	$0.99	-1.98%	N/A	-6.78x	1.83
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$19.43M	$0.42	-5.41%	N/A	-1.12x	0.37
UDMY	UDEMY INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$1.81B	$12.97	3.02%	N/A	N/A	0.94
ZME	ZHANGMEN EDUCATION INC	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$11.76M	$0.59	-0.34%	-$159.00M	-0.01x	-3.98
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$47.33M	$3.55	12.34%	-$36.95M	-1.24x	3.47
REDU	RISE EDUCATION CAYMAN LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$60.47M	$1.07	-7.76%	-$36.92M	-1.64x	-1.34
METX	METEN HOLDING GROUP LTD	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	$13.30M	$1.17	-7.87%	-$43.36M	-0.28x	37.83
FHS	FIRST HIGH-SCHOOL EDUCATION GROUP CO LTD	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$27.18M	$0.94	-2.08%	N/A	N/A	2.09
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	NYSE	Education & Training Services	$876.47M	$5.38	1.13%	N/A	N/A	1.10
VEDU	VISIONARY EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Education & Training Services	N/A	$1.57	-15.59%	N/A	N/A	6.24

Education Stocks FAQ

What are the best education stocks to buy right now in May 2022?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best education stocks to buy right now are:

1. AFYA (NASDAQ:AFYA)

AFYA (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the top education stock with a Zen Score of 60, which is 33 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. AFYA has seen its stock lose -50.55% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -15 percentage points.

AFYA has an average 1 year price target of $24.75, an upside of 131.09% from AFYA's current stock price of $10.71.

AFYA stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering AFYA, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. GRAND CANYON EDUCATION (NASDAQ:LOPE)

GRAND CANYON EDUCATION (NASDAQ:LOPE) is the second best education stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 28 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. GRAND CANYON EDUCATION has seen its stock lose -3.32% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 32 percentage points.

GRAND CANYON EDUCATION has an average 1 year price target of $86.00, a downside of -2.22% from GRAND CANYON EDUCATION's current stock price of $87.95.

GRAND CANYON EDUCATION stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. STRIDE (NYSE:LRN)

STRIDE (NYSE:LRN) is the third best education stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 24 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. STRIDE has seen its stock return 34.77% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 70 percentage points.

STRIDE has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, a downside of -3.36% from STRIDE's current stock price of $37.25.

STRIDE stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering STRIDE, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the education stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 education stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 education stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS (NYSE:BEDU)

BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS (NYSE:BEDU) has an annual dividend yield of 15.19%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 6.14%.

BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS's dividend payout ratio of -170.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. LAUREATE EDUCATION (NASDAQ:LAUR)

LAUREATE EDUCATION (NASDAQ:LAUR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.61%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the education industry average of 6.14%.

LAUREATE EDUCATION's dividend payout ratio of 480.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. STRATEGIC EDUCATION (NASDAQ:STRA)

STRATEGIC EDUCATION (NASDAQ:STRA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.73%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the education industry average of 6.14%. STRATEGIC EDUCATION's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. STRATEGIC EDUCATION's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

STRATEGIC EDUCATION's dividend payout ratio of 109.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are education stocks down?

Education stocks were down -0.2% in the last day, and down -5.16% over the last week. TAL EDUCATION GROUP was the among the top losers in the education & training services industry, dropping -10.78% yesterday.

Shares of Chinese companies are trading lower in possible reaction to US President Biden's recent unveiling of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework to counter China's influence in the region. Chinese stocks have also been under pressure amid COVID-19 restrictions in the country.

What are the most undervalued education stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued education stocks right now are:

1. AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION (NASDAQ:APEI)

AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION (NASDAQ:APEI) is the most undervalued education stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION has a valuation score of 86, which is 59 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION's stock has dropped -50.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -15 percentage points.

2. LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (NASDAQ:LINC)

LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (NASDAQ:LINC) is the second most undervalued education stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES's stock has dropped -27.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 8 percentage points.

3. AFYA (NASDAQ:AFYA)

AFYA (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the third most undervalued education stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. AFYA has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

AFYA's stock has dropped -50.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -15 percentage points.

Are education stocks a good buy now?

35.48% of education stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect education stocks to rise by 48.15% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the education & training services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the education & training services industry is 6.23x.

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