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Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top education stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best education stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the education & training services industry.

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

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is the top education stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 27 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perdoceo Education has seen its stock return 30.39% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 18 percentage points.

Perdoceo Education has an average 1 year price target of $23.00, an upside of 35.37% from Perdoceo Education's current stock price of $16.99.

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

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) is the second best education stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 26 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Grand Canyon Education has seen its stock return 11.75% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -1 percentage points.

Grand Canyon Education has an average 1 year price target of $160.00, an upside of 22.06% from Grand Canyon Education's current stock price of $131.08.

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

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) is the third best education stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 22 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Strategic Education has seen its stock return 6.85% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -6 percentage points.

Strategic Education has an average 1 year price target of $121.40, an upside of 23.74% from Strategic Education's current stock price of $98.11.

Strategic Education stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Strategic Education, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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

Myndai (NYSEMKT:MYND) has an annual dividend yield of 180.44%, which is 134 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 46.45%.

Myndai's dividend payout ratio of -625.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) has an annual dividend yield of 2.45%, which is -44 percentage points lower than the education industry average of 46.45%. Strategic Education's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Strategic Education's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Strategic Education's dividend payout ratio of 80.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.94%, which is -45 percentage points lower than the education industry average of 46.45%.

Perdoceo Education's dividend payout ratio of 9.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Education stocks were up 0.31% in the last day, and down -4.5% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why education stocks are up.

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

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is the most undervalued education stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Perdoceo Education has a valuation score of 100, which is 73 points higher than the education industry average of 27. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Perdoceo Education's stock has gained 30.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 18 percentage points.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) is the second most undervalued education stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Laureate Education 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.

Laureate Education's stock has gained 17.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 5 percentage points.

Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) is the third most undervalued education stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Adtalem Global Education 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.

Adtalem Global Education's stock has gained 16.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 4 percentage points.