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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...
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Education is Zen Rated A and is the 14th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
PRDO
PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP
$1.97B65,536,25987.06%12.94%Net SellingNet Selling
ATGE
ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC
$4.33B35,927,96281.00%19.00%Net SellingNet Selling
APEI
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC
$557.06M18,039,66642.85%57.15%Net SellingNet Selling
UDMY
UDEMY INC
$1.04B148,731,31356.06%43.94%Net SellingNet Selling
STRA
STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC
$1.95B24,163,23992.92%5.10%Net SellingNet Selling
LGCY
LEGACY EDUCATION INC
$137.80M12,380,55721.28%9.19%Net BuyingNet Selling
UTI
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC
$1.73B54,406,21569.75%30.25%Net SellingNet Selling
AFYA
AFYA LTD
$1.53B93,722,83111.22%0.00%
LRN
STRIDE INC
$5.93B43,523,25351.84%48.16%Net Selling
COUR
COURSERA INC
$1.43B161,400,00047.34%52.66%Net SellingNet Selling
SKIL
SKILLSOFT CORP
$131.51M8,573,0278.66%91.34%Net SellingNet Selling
DAO
YOUDAO INC
$1.04B117,594,97611.46%0.00%
LAUR
LAUREATE EDUCATION INC
$3.61B148,810,16388.79%11.21%Net SellingNet Buying
QSG
QUANTASING GROUP LTD
$529.09M162,791,8621.37%0.00%
GOTU
GAOTU TECHEDU INC
$912.93M166,745,66817.15%0.00%
COE
51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP
$173.40M351,595,5850.23%0.00%
LINC
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP
$729.48M31,592,80714.30%85.70%Net SellingNet Selling
GHC
GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO
$4.04B4,359,98960.44%16.43%Net BuyingNet Buying
LOPE
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC
$5.00B28,374,50928.91%71.09%Net SellingNet Selling
CHGG
CHEGG INC
$141.74M106,570,45258.51%41.49%Net SellingNet Selling
EDU
NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
$8.47B1,612,894,6573.90%0.00%
TAL
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
$6.41B202,772,575100.00%0.00%
VSTA
VASTA PLATFORM LTD
$329.26M80,210,2881.50%0.00%
BTCT
BTC DIGITAL LTD
$22.26M6,434,0400.61%0.00%
GNS
GENIUS GROUP LTD
$90.15M64,391,3511.84%0.00%
KIDZ
CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC
$74.38M23,689,1330.00%14.23%
GV
VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC
$6.45M3,707,4151.56%0.00%
BEDU
BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD
$51.32M118,669,7951.43%0.00%
LXEH
LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD
$1.63M116,667,0000.05%0.00%
STG
SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP
$99.48M6,758,1240.04%13.42%
EEIQ
EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD
$6.56M13,113,1730.78%0.00%
FEDU
FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC
$26.13M22,600,5760.37%0.00%
IH
IHUMAN INC
$120.97M257,607,8920.10%0.00%
VSA
TCTM KIDS IT EDUCATION INC
$10.04M49,711,6780.19%0.00%
YQ
17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
$20.25M462,312,1730.03%0.00%
EDTK
SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
$14.64M15,929,4514.14%0.00%
AMBO
AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD
$8.51M57,127,5240.05%0.00%
NAMI
JINXIN TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO
$71.01M1,152,740,7470.00%0.00%
WAFU
WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD
$6.44M4,410,5591.87%0.00%
GSUN
GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
$6.23M1,980,9440.21%0.00%
JZ
JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
$5.58M169,110,0000.02%0.00%
MYND
MYNDAI INC
$41.08M456,477,8200.04%0.00%
AACG
ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL
$27.20M63,995,7820.28%0.00%

Education Stocks FAQ

What are the best education stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)


Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is the #1 top education stock out of 43 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 17 points higher than the education industry average of 27.

PRDO passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perdoceo Education has seen its stock return 43.27% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 14 percentage points.

Perdoceo Education has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 33.27% from Perdoceo Education's current stock price of $30.02.

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.

2. Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE)


Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) is the #2 top education stock out of 43 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 Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 4 points higher than the education industry average of 27.

ATGE passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Adtalem Global Education has seen its stock return 79.49% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 50 percentage points.

Adtalem Global Education has an average 1 year price target of $135.67, an upside of 12.68% from Adtalem Global Education's current stock price of $120.40.

Adtalem Global Education stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Adtalem Global Education, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)


American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is the #3 top education stock out of 43 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 American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 27 points higher than the education industry average of 27.

APEI passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. American Public Education has seen its stock return 78.6% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 49 percentage points.

American Public Education has an average 1 year price target of $33.25, an upside of 7.67% from American Public Education's current stock price of $30.88.

American Public Education stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering American Public Education, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 2.97%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 1.3%. 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 49.8% 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 1.73%, which is the same as the education industry average of 1.3%.

Perdoceo Education's dividend payout ratio of 21.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)


Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.42%, which is the same as the education industry average of 1.3%.

Afya's dividend payout ratio of 17.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are education stocks down?

Education stocks were down -0.06% in the last day, and down -1.8% over the last week. Tctm Kids It Education was the among the top losers in the education & training services industry, dropping -1.94% yesterday.

VSA stock has given up its prior gain. VSA shares were trading higher after the company regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement.

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 63 points higher than the education industry average of 23. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -7.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -37 percentage points.

2. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)


Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) 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.

Perdoceo Education has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the education industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Perdoceo Education's stock has gained 43.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 14 percentage points.

3. Chegg (NYSE:CHGG)


Chegg (NYSE:CHGG) 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.

Chegg has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the education industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CHGG a Valuation Rating of "B".

Chegg's stock has dropped -52.5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -82 percentage points.

Are education stocks a good buy now?

47.06% of education stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect education stocks to rise by 15.88% over the next year.

11.54% of education stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.08% of education stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.85% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% are rated D (Sell), and 3.85% 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 22.74x.
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