Reviewing Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) & Renovare Environmental (NASDAQ:RENO)

Renovare Environmental (NASDAQ:RENO) and Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of Renovare Environmental shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Renovare Environmental and Perdoceo Education, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Renovare Environmental	0	0	0	0	N/A
Perdoceo Education	0	0	1	0	3.00

Perdoceo Education has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.50%.

Profitability

This table compares Renovare Environmental and Perdoceo Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Renovare Environmental	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perdoceo Education	20.80%	17.63%	14.18%

Volatility and Risk

Renovare Environmental has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perdoceo Education has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Renovare Environmental and Perdoceo Education’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Renovare Environmental	$12.35 million	N/A	-$21.60 million	N/A	N/A
Perdoceo Education	$710.00 million	1.56	$147.65 million	$2.18	7.73

Perdoceo Education has higher revenue and earnings than Renovare Environmental.

Summary

Perdoceo Education beats Renovare Environmental on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Renovare Environmental

Renovare Environmental, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental management solutions worldwide. The company's suite of technologies includes on-site biological processing equipment for food waste, patented processing facilities for the conversion of municipal solid waste into renewable fuel, and proprietary real-time data analytics tools to reduce food waste generation. It markets Revolution Series Digesters, an aerobic digestion technology solution for the disposal of food waste at the point of generation; and Mechanical Biological Treatment technology to process waste at the municipal or enterprise level. The company serves retail, healthcare, government, hospitality, education, food service, and other sectors, as well as food distributors, convention centers, hotels, restaurants, stadiums, municipalities, and academic institutions. The company was formerly known as BioHiTech Global, Inc. and changed its name to Renovare Environmental, Inc. in December 2021. Renovare Environmental, Inc. is headquartered in Chestnut Ridge, New York.

About Perdoceo Education

Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. It operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and The American InterContinental University System. The Colorado Technical University segment offers academic programs, such as business and management, nursing, healthcare management, computer science, engineering, information systems and technology, project management, cybersecurity, and criminal justice. The American InterContinental University System segment provides academic programs, including business studies, information technologies, education, and health sciences. The company also offers non-degree and professional development programs. In addition, it operates intellipath, a learning platform used to educate students; and a mobile application and two-way messaging platform. The company was formerly known as Career Education Corporation and changed its name to Perdoceo Education Corporation in January 2020. Perdoceo Education Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.