Zovio (NASDAQ: ZVO) is one of 62 public companies in the “Educational services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Zovio to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Zovio and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Zovio | -5.82{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} | -1.19{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} | -0.49{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} |
Zovio Competitors | 584.26{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} | -55.99{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} | 3.03{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
56.0{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} of Zovio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} of shares of all “Educational services” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.4{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} of Zovio shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} of shares of all “Educational services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Zovio and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Zovio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Zovio Competitors | 435 | 1234 | 1415 | 64 | 2.35 |
As a group, “Educational services” companies have a potential upside of 31.04{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb}. Given Zovio’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zovio has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Risk and Volatility
Zovio has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zovio’s competitors have a beta of 0.41, meaning that their average stock price is 59{de3fc13d4eb210e6ea91a63b91641ad51ecf4a1f1306988bf846a537e7024eeb} less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Zovio and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Zovio | $417.80 million | -$54.81 million | -8.09 |
Zovio Competitors | $497.09 million | $33.29 million | 35.14 |
Zovio’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Zovio. Zovio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Zovio competitors beat Zovio on 7 of the 10 factors compared.
About Zovio
Zovio Inc operates as an education technology services company in the United States. The company’s academic institutions, Ashford University offer associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in the disciplines of business, education, psychology, social sciences, and health sciences. It also operates a Web development school; and offers an online education platform that provides tutoring and online courses. The company offers its programs primarily through online; and at its campuses. As of December 31, 2019, its institutions offered approximately 1,210 courses and 90 degree programs; and had 34,722 students enrolled. The company was formerly known as Bridgepoint Education, Inc. and changed its name to Zovio Inc in April 2019. Zovio Inc was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.
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