Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top education stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Education & Training Serv...

Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Education is Zen Rated A and is the 14th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
UDMY	UDEMY INC	$6.83	-0.59%	-3.00%	-0.88%	-4.63%	-31.76%	-9.59%	-55.03%	N/A	N/A	$10.61	$5.68	35.63%	20.25%	1.44	1,446,000	5.39%
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	$25.80	0.43%	3.52%	9.70%	14.44%	27.64%	73.78%	124.52%	101.48%	N/A	$26.72	$14.45	3.44%	78.55%	0.66	913,000	-41.85%
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$31.94	-0.47%	1.76%	8.39%	1.83%	10.34%	39.61%	154.52%	103.91%	702.78%	$34.60	$20.55	7.69%	55.43%	0.65	547,000	-22.52%
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$28.58	3.29%	-1.04%	-5.96%	6.19%	33.03%	103.31%	148.07%	-16.68%	31.73%	$32.24	$13.45	11.34%	112.49%	0.83	182,000	-54.39%
ATGE	ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC	$128.31	0.38%	5.71%	9.29%	-1.23%	21.61%	76.10%	239.39%	258.08%	366.50%	$140.12	$68.60	8.43%	87.04%	0.76	383,000	-30.49%
COUR	COURSERA INC	$11.89	0.17%	-1.81%	41.28%	33.22%	41.28%	42.12%	-14.62%	N/A	N/A	$13.55	$5.76	12.25%	106.42%	1.35	1,638,000	-51.57%
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$196.10	0.79%	-0.30%	16.36%	0.97%	6.53%	40.29%	132.65%	111.58%	400.10%	$202.28	$130.69	3.06%	50.05%	0.62	198,000	-41.94%
LRN	STRIDE INC	$157.08	1.98%	7.19%	19.11%	4.17%	12.70%	95.31%	345.84%	261.68%	1,012.43%	$162.30	$63.25	3.22%	148.35%	0.59	495,000	-50.45%
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$11.89	-5.89%	2.85%	-3.20%	43.83%	35.31%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.39	$3.60	4.04%	230.28%	0.98	94,500	-23.17%
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$13.31	0.30%	0.30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.25	$12.55	22.84%	6.06%	2.70	621,000	-22.28%
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$77.90	0.56%	1.31%	-1.00%	-11.67%	-23.84%	-17.87%	10.49%	-32.51%	45.91%	$104.51	$72.25	25.46%	7.82%	0.65	105,000	-6.25%
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$25.50	2.08%	-3.09%	-18.48%	-22.83%	-8.31%	49.77%	271.33%	236.74%	434.50%	$36.32	$15.14	29.79%	68.48%	0.82	840,000	-31.20%
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$9.76	2.97%	14.46%	13.18%	6.35%	-9.38%	194.72%	104.27%	-72.77%	N/A	$11.82	$3.00	17.43%	225.33%	1.16	512,000	300.00%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$32.27	5.52%	4.45%	17.09%	76.24%	67.32%	156.02%	415.91%	-66.80%	N/A	$46.79	$12.11	31.03%	166.47%	0.35	138,000	401.82%
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$15.42	-2.33%	2.10%	-3.03%	-22.17%	-15.06%	-20.40%	18.03%	-39.15%	N/A	$19.90	$13.47	22.51%	14.48%	0.85	217,000	48.63%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$14.37	-0.49%	-0.49%	6.40%	-38.31%	-50.89%	15.32%	-85.44%	-93.18%	N/A	$34.43	$11.01	58.26%	30.49%	1.27	19,400	-14.91%
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$1,063.97	0.11%	9.42%	18.58%	10.77%	10.67%	42.62%	73.92%	159.63%	52.39%	$1.06k	$724.69	0.00%	46.82%	0.76	42,200	-14.57%
QSG	QUANTASING GROUP LTD	$7.07	6.08%	-6.25%	-22.76%	1.76%	192.97%	365.84%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.64	$1.58	54.80%	347.47%	0.78	366,000	-0.27%
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$48.06	0.71%	6.19%	-5.27%	-0.88%	-10.29%	-30.56%	86.73%	-65.65%	117.63%	$87.26	$40.66	44.92%	18.20%	0.79	1,485,000	115.84%
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$19.18	-0.83%	-19.92%	-16.58%	-10.33%	6.38%	59.43%	199.06%	167.51%	1,783.17%	$25.76	$11.29	25.54%	69.88%	0.79	494,000	-16.13%
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$3.74	2.14%	4.37%	-4.26%	-2.30%	39.42%	-11.37%	140.25%	-95.66%	N/A	$4.59	$1.87	18.52%	100.00%	0.93	539,000	-43.91%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$1.76	0.57%	-11.94%	-47.63%	-84.88%	-84.07%	-83.60%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$33.94	$1.59	94.81%	11.04%	-0.06	31,200	9.47%
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$11.28	1.42%	-0.09%	7.32%	12.60%	-21.10%	27.25%	144.97%	-85.26%	106.39%	$15.30	$7.35	26.27%	53.57%	0.84	7,281,000	77.41%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$1.26	-2.38%	7.89%	-8.21%	50.37%	-18.54%	-37.56%	-94.55%	-98.43%	-85.93%	$2.73	$0.44	53.76%	186.36%	1.16	1,146,000	-66.79%
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$2.65	-7.55%	-7.89%	-21.97%	-37.82%	-51.87%	57.05%	-86.00%	-99.96%	N/A	$26.58	$1.32	90.03%	100.76%	1.39	271,000	-13.42%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$0.94	8.51%	4.40%	-26.62%	178.69%	117.02%	-25.55%	-98.28%	N/A	N/A	$1.92	$0.21	51.04%	347.62%	1.30	1,809,000	-9.50%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$1.32	-1.52%	-14.47%	-58.06%	-49.42%	-88.45%	-88.26%	-86.97%	N/A	N/A	$12.00	$1.03	89.00%	28.16%	0.34	360,000	-49.93%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$1.26	11.11%	-20.45%	3.32%	-35.78%	-86.34%	-42.29%	-98.12%	N/A	N/A	$50.08	$1.12	97.48%	12.50%	0.39	1,512,000	-27.66%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$1.94	-3.09%	1.08%	11.90%	-1.05%	5.62%	-7.16%	-90.85%	N/A	N/A	$9.60	$1.00	79.79%	94.00%	1.56	447,000	-76.93%
BEDU	BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	$1.74	0.00%	2.35%	0.00%	0.00%	0.87%	-15.53%	-51.08%	-94.17%	N/A	$2.19	$1.35	20.55%	28.89%	0.24	1,800	N/A
VSTA	VASTA PLATFORM LTD	$4.23	-0.71%	-1.41%	0.24%	3.07%	48.10%	42.37%	-17.65%	-76.90%	N/A	$5.49	$1.60	22.92%	164.38%	0.27	14,700	-61.82%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$10.10	-4.26%	0.21%	-17.49%	85.96%	47.18%	-3.30%	84.54%	-59.18%	N/A	$15.00	$4.25	32.67%	137.65%	0.18	10,300	51.47%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$2.75	3.27%	1.43%	25.11%	24.56%	52.69%	79.75%	39.70%	N/A	N/A	$3.60	$1.47	23.61%	87.07%	0.65	12,000	-58.62%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$15.95	0.00%	11.00%	-5.34%	92.63%	47.82%	17.63%	-10.19%	-30.04%	N/A	$22.70	$3.69	29.74%	332.25%	0.37	0	N/A
NAMI	JINXIN TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO	$1.04	0.96%	7.14%	2.54%	-58.82%	-73.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.75	$0.85	86.58%	22.21%	0.20	17,100	-48.18%
MYND	MYNDAI INC	$0.65	-4.17%	-6.06%	-24.39%	-28.74%	-48.76%	-70.19%	-89.49%	-98.03%	N/A	$3.89	$0.61	83.37%	5.89%	0.55	5,000	-77.88%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$1.95	0.72%	2.13%	-16.78%	-3.73%	-0.51%	-1.80%	-79.75%	N/A	N/A	$3.19	$1.26	38.87%	54.76%	0.80	8,300	453.33%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$3.69	-17.89%	9.78%	8.21%	-5.02%	19.76%	154.84%	-26.13%	-89.83%	N/A	$5.55	$1.00	33.51%	269.00%	0.22	429,000	10,114.29%
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$1.41	0.00%	-2.08%	-1.40%	-6.00%	-21.67%	-20.56%	-47.58%	-72.62%	N/A	$7.49	$1.22	81.17%	15.57%	0.91	5,800	-43.14%
VSA	TCTM KIDS IT EDUCATION INC	$1.62	-1.23%	-8.05%	11.89%	92.77%	257.14%	96.32%	-71.88%	-80.49%	-97.50%	$2.09	$0.18	22.49%	825.71%	-0.05	162,000	80.00%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$2.06	-4.62%	3.70%	117.78%	108.51%	114.44%	221.31%	1.03%	64.71%	-36.98%	$2.30	$0.50	10.65%	311.00%	1.14	190,000	38.69%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$2.32	25.86%	28.07%	-1.78%	-14.12%	5.38%	-61.07%	-99.42%	N/A	N/A	$8.79	$1.82	73.61%	27.40%	1.09	50,000	809.09%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$1.84	-7.61%	18.88%	2.41%	-55.09%	-81.54%	-80.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.60	$1.30	87.40%	41.54%	0.54	76,600	86.83%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$0.56	1.07%	-2.08%	3.10%	-8.71%	-37.53%	-24.53%	-65.28%	N/A	N/A	$1.19	$0.42	52.74%	33.33%	1.06	3,000	25.00%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$1.03	4.85%	8.32%	14.65%	9.09%	0.93%	-6.09%	13.68%	-75.84%	N/A	$1.20	$0.80	14.17%	28.75%	0.42	5,200	-32.47%

Education Stocks FAQ

What are the best education stocks to buy right now in Aug 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best education stocks to buy right now are:

1. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) is the #1 top education stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -3 points lower than the education industry average of 25. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UDMY as a "A".

UDMY passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Udemy has seen its stock lose -9.59% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -48 percentage points.

Udemy has an average 1 year price target of $9.71, an upside of 42.23% from Udemy's current stock price of $6.83.

Udemy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Udemy, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) is the #2 top education stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 7 points higher than the education industry average of 25.

LAUR passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Laureate Education has seen its stock return 73.78% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 36 percentage points.

Laureate Education has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, a downside of -6.98% from Laureate Education's current stock price of $25.80.

Laureate Education stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Laureate 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.

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is the #3 top education stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 17 points higher than the education industry average of 25.

PRDO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perdoceo Education has seen its stock return 39.61% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 1 percentage points.

Perdoceo Education has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 25.23% from Perdoceo Education's current stock price of $31.94.

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.

What are the education stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 5 education stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 education stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.08%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 1.33%. 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 48.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.63%, which is the same as the education industry average of 1.33%.

Perdoceo Education's dividend payout ratio of 22% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.5%, which is the same as the education industry average of 1.33%.

Afya's dividend payout ratio of 16.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are education stocks down?

Education stocks were down -0.14% in the last day, and up 6.96% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued education stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued education stocks right now are:

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Afya has a valuation score of 86, which is 66 points higher than the education industry average of 20. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -20.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -59 percentage points.

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) is the second most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Strategic Education has a valuation score of 71, which is 51 points higher than the education industry average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Strategic Education's stock has dropped -17.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -56 percentage points.

3. Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC)

Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC) is the third most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Graham Holdings Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 51 points higher than the education industry average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Graham Holdings Co's stock has gained 42.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 4 percentage points.

Are education stocks a good buy now?

50% of education stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect education stocks to rise by 10.98% over the next year.

18.52% of education stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.52% of education stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.56% are rated C (Hold), 3.7% are rated D (Sell), and 3.7% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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 20.98x.

WallStreetZen does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.

Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.

Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top education stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Education Stocks FAQ

1. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

2. Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

1. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

2. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

3. Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC)

Company

Stock Tools

Stock Ideas

Sectors & IndustriesConsumer DefensiveEducation & Training ServicesBest Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)Top education stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Education Stocks FAQ

1. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

2. Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

1. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

2. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

3. Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC)

Company

Stock Tools

Stock Ideas

Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top education stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.