Adtalem Global Education Inc. (ATGE): Price and Financial Metrics

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Adtalem Global Education Inc. (ATGE) Company Bio

Adtalem Global Education Inc, formerly known as DeVry Education Group, provides educational services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Medical and Healthcare, International and Professional Educational and Business, Technology and Management. The company was founded in 1931 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

ATGE Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for ATGE, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Adtalem Global Education Inc ranked in the 31th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for ATGE, they are:

• In the past 5.44 years, Adtalem Global Education Inc has a compound free cash flow growth rate of 0.03%; that's better than only 22% of cash flow producing equities in the Consumer Defensive sector, where it is classified.
• Adtalem Global Education Inc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 12%; for context, that number is higher than 78% of tickers in our DCF set.
• Adtalem Global Education Inc's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at -2.95. This coverage rate is greater than that of just 15.01% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.

For other companies in the Consumer Defensive that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as ATGE, try LW, DAR, HAIN, LND, and LWAY.