There are few industries that are more despised than for-profit education. Can value-minded investors exploit this hate to buy some of these stocks on the cheap?
Yes. Many stocks in this industry trade at very cheap valuations:
|
Ticker |
Company |
P/E |
P/S |
P/B |
P/FCF |
D/E |
EPS Growth Next 5 Years |
|
Corinthian Colleges |
7.5 |
0.13 |
0.36 |
2.66 |
0.08 |
17.7% |
|
|
ITT Educational Services |
3.32 |
0.35 |
3.51 |
5.11 |
1.1 |
5.1% |
|
|
Apollo Group |
6.27 |
0.53 |
2.13 |
6.37 |
0.1 |
9.7% |
|
|
Bridgepoint Education |
4.59 |
0.61 |
1.25 |
4.43 |
0 |
4.2% |
|
|
Universal Technical Institute |
36.27 |
0.72 |
2.04 |
NA |
0 |
1.9% |
|
|
The Washington Post |
20.98 |
0.77 |
1.16 |
24.25 |
0.17 |
18.1% |
|
|
DeVry |
13.41 |
1 |
1.45 |
21.7 |
0 |
3.0% |
|
|
Strayer Education |
7.92 |
1.07 |
9.56 |
55.82 |
1.58 |
12.4% |
|
|
Grand Canyon Education |
18.13 |
2.37 |
5.29 |
18.12 |
0.13 |
18.0% |
Corinthian Colleges is trading at the lowest price multiples in this group. Is it a bargain among
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