Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE) stock score and earnings-call analysis

Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE) has a MarketKingdoms composite score of 67.3 (B), an B-range rating. It ranks 574th of 1,866 covered companies, 25th of 131 in Consumer Defensive (sector average 59.3) and 11th of 18 in Education & Training Services. Scores as of 2026-10-26.

Its strongest lenses are KPI momentum at 88 (Consumer Defensive average 67) and Quality (profitability) at 84 (Consumer Defensive average 50). Its weakest lenses are Trend (momentum) at 33 (sector average 49) and Price (valuation) at 60 (sector average 50).

Lens scores

LOPE lens scores (0–100) against its sector and industry
LensTypeLOPEConsumer Defensive averageEducation & Training Services averagePercentile in sector
Industry opportunityResearch signal76657686th
Stock selectionResearch signal82737881st
KPI momentumResearch signal88677690th
Catalyst watchResearch signal73697166th
Price (valuation)Fundamental lens60505869th
Expansion (growth)Fundamental lens61516566th
Quality (profitability)Fundamental lens845060100th
Trend (momentum)Fundamental lens33494231st

Latest earnings call

The most recent call analysed was held on 2026-07-30 (fiscal 2026 Q2). MarketKingdoms checks what management promised on each call against what it later delivered.

Valuation and risk

The stock's valuation gap is -16.5%: its price is well below the path its market, sector and industry moves explain (strongly undervalued versus the model path). Factor sensitivity: market beta 0.28, sector beta 0.02, industry beta 0.87; the factor model explains 59% of its moves (R²).

Education & Training Services peers

CompanyCompositeGradeValuation gap
Strategic Education Inc (STRA)74.7B+-5.2%
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc ADR (EDU)74.5B++3.9%
Laureate Education Inc (LAUR)74.2B+-3.8%
Covista Inc (CVSA)73.2B+-17.6%
Perdoceo Education Corp (PRDO)72.7B+-0.1%
American Public Education Inc (APEI)70.3B++6.1%
TAL Education Group ADR (TAL)68.9B-11.4%
Afya Ltd (AFYA)68.7B+2.5%

Near LOPE in the overall ranking

Grand Canyon Education Inc financial statements · Consumer Defensive sector ranking · Education & Training Services industry ranking · All covered companies

How MarketKingdoms scores companies

The composite score (0–100, graded A+ to D-) blends research signals from each earnings call with fundamental lenses from SEC filings and market prices. Research signals: Industry opportunity, Stock selection, KPI momentum and Catalyst watch, read from what management said and whether it delivered. Fundamental lenses: Price (valuation), Expansion (growth), Quality (profitability) and Trend (momentum). Scores are recalculated every night and after every earnings call. The valuation gap compares the actual price path with the path the stock's market, sector and industry moves explain; it is a model comparison, not a fair-value estimate.

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