According to Zen Score, the 3 best education stocks to buy right now are:
1. Ihuman (NYSE:IH)
Ihuman (NYSE:IH) is the top education stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 30 points higher than the education industry average of 29. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ihuman has seen its stock lose -46.13% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -69 percentage points.
2. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)
Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the second best education stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 29 points higher than the education industry average of 29. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock return 50.3% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 28 percentage points.
Afya has an average 1 year
price target of $23.00, an upside of 32.03% from Afya's current stock price of $17.42.
Afya stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Afya, 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. Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE)
Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) is the third best education stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 24 points higher than the education industry average of 29. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Grand Canyon Education has seen its stock return 13.61% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -9 percentage points.
Grand Canyon Education has an average 1 year
price target of $160.00, an upside of 19.39% from Grand Canyon Education's current stock price of $134.02.
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.