Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) & YogaWorks (OTCMKTS:YOGAQ) Head to Head Comparison

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) and YogaWorks (OTCMKTS:YOGAQ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Perdoceo Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of YogaWorks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Perdoceo Education and YogaWorks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perdoceo Education	20.09%	17.13%	13.41%
YogaWorks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Perdoceo Education and YogaWorks, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perdoceo Education	0	0	1	0	3.00
YogaWorks	0	0	0	0	0.00

Perdoceo Education currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.83%. Given Perdoceo Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than YogaWorks.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Perdoceo Education and YogaWorks”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perdoceo Education	$681.26 million	3.03	$147.59 million	$2.31	13.76
YogaWorks	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Perdoceo Education has higher revenue and earnings than YogaWorks.

Summary

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

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.

About YogaWorks

YogaWorks, Inc. operates yoga studios under the YogaWorks and Yoga Tree brand names in the United States. It primarily provides yoga classes, workshops, teacher training programs, and yoga-related retail merchandise. The company offers online yoga instruction and programming services through its MyYogaWorks.com Web platform. As of May 14, 2019, it owned and operated 68 studios in Los Angeles, Orange County, Northern California, New York City, Boston, Baltimore, the Washington, D.C. area, Houston, and Atlanta. The company was formerly known as YWX Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to YogaWorks, Inc. in April 2017. YogaWorks, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Culver City, California. On October 14, 2020, YogaWorks, Inc., a Delaware C-Corporation, along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The plan was later approved as Chapter 11 liquidation on May 5, 2021.