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 61, which is 32 points higher than the education industry average of 29. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock return 52.55% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 33 percentage points.
Afya has an average 1 year
price target of $23.00, an upside of 28.21% from Afya's current stock price of $17.94.
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.
2. Ihuman (NYSE:IH)
Ihuman (NYSE:IH) is the second best 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 -42.38% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -62 percentage points.
3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)
Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is the third best education stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 25 points higher than the education industry average of 29. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perdoceo Education has seen its stock return 42.55% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 23 percentage points.
Perdoceo Education has an average 1 year
price target of $23.00, an upside of 21.95% from Perdoceo Education's current stock price of $18.86.
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.