CVSA
BuyPremium GrowerAI neutralCovista Inc. · Consumer Defensive · United States · $4.5B cap · $41.2M/day traded
$126.50 -2.1% · close 28 Oct · scored 29 Oct
StockRank down 1.5 since 28 Oct.
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
As of 29 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Covista Inc. (CVSA) is 79/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 69, Value 40, Momentum 66, each scored against its sector).
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Covista, owner of Chamberlain University, is a large US provider of nursing and healthcare education, a field with a well-documented workforce shortage, and it is adding campuses such as Nashville while buying back shares. Demand is real, but for-profit education depends on federal student aid rules and regulatory scrutiny, and there is no new evidence here that growth is accelerating.
ABOUT COVISTA INC.
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Covista Inc. provides telecommunications and data services, focusing on wholesale voice and data solutions along with business and residential communication. Operating in a highly competitive sector, the company typically targets specific niche segments or geographic areas with its established infrastructure. Its competitive advantage stems from leveraging existing network assets and offering tailored connectivity services in a utility-like manner.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.4B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.8B | 9.0% | 2.0B | 1.9B | 2.0B | 4.4% |
| EPS | 6.57 | 2.08 | 3.47 | 6.39 | -0.9% | 7.49 | 7.01 | 7.75 | 6.6% |
| Shares | 45.2M | 42.3M | 37.7M | 36.0M | -20.4% | 33.9M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 1.1B | 896.2M | 847.9M | 774.0M | -10.1% | 905.5M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.4B | 1.4B | -1.3% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 10.6M | 191.9M | 295.8M | 337.9M | 217.1% | 470.4M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -551.8M | 23.7M | -47.9M | -41.9M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -424.5M | -288.5M | -301.8M | -316.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
No new 52-week low for 46 weeks, 45% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.
The Momentum score still reads 66: it looks back six months, so it has not caught up with this fall.
Swung more than 67% of stocks we rank over the past year (53% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Consumer Defensive, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of CVSA are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSA | Covista Inc.(you) | $4.5B | 79 | Buy |
| LRN | Stride, Inc. | $3.3B | 81 | Strong Buy |
| LOPE | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | $4.2B | 70 | Buy |
| LAUR | Laureate Education, Inc. | $5.4B | 71 | Buy |
| MH | McGraw Hill, Inc. | $2.8B | 65 | Hold |
| PRDO | Perdoceo Education Corporation | $2.1B | 88 | Strong Buy |
| STRA | Strategic Education, Inc. | $1.8B | 87 | Strong Buy |
| PXED | Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. | $895M | 88 | Strong Buy |
| APEI | American Public Education, Inc. | $893M | 63 | Hold |
| XXI | Twenty One Capital, Inc. | $3.6B | 8 | Strong Sell |
Peer medians: ROE 10.0% · P/E 22.0x · Gross margin 34.5%
Company Deep Dive
Business segments breakdown, earnings transcript analysis, management credibility scoring, competitive landscape, and scenario modelling.