Covista Inc (CVSA) is undervalued and Grand Canyon Education Inc (LOPE) is slightly undervalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, CVSA trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +33%, against +9% for LOPE.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $184.12; the price of $123.00 is 33% below that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $160.79; the price of $146.78 is 9% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals
| Metric | CVSA | LOPE |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Slightly undervalued |
| Price | $123.00 | $146.78 |
| Intrinsic value | $184.12 | $160.79 |
| Margin of safety | +33% | +9% |
| Leak Score | 100/100 (3/12) | 59/100 (3/12) |
| Market cap | $4.2B | $3.8B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 16.6% | 5.5% |
| Operating margin | 19.9% | 27.8% |
| Net margin | 13.7% | 19.6% |
| Return on equity | 18.6% | 31.0% |
| Debt to equity | 0.63 | 0.16 |
| P/E | 18.8x | 17.7x |
| Forward P/E | 12.3x | 13.0x |
| P/B | 2.9x | 5.8x |