Comparing JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR)

JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares JIADE and Laureate Education”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JIADE	$16.97 million	0.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
Laureate Education	$1.57 billion	1.83	$107.59 million	$1.94	9.78

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than JIADE.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares JIADE and Laureate Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JIADE	N/A	N/A	N/A
Laureate Education	18.92%	32.35%	14.39%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for JIADE and Laureate Education, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JIADE	0	0	0	0	0.00
Laureate Education	0	1	1	0	2.50

Laureate Education has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.37%. Given Laureate Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than JIADE.

Summary

Laureate Education beats JIADE on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JIADE

JIADE LIMITED specializes in providing one-stop comprehensive education supporting services to adult education institutions, through a wide spectrum of software platform and auxiliary solutions. The Company’s services are primarily offered through the Kebiao Technology Educational Administration Platform. JIADE LIMITED is based in Chengdu, China.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. It also offers specialized courses for technical and vocational training; and senior high school. Its services are provides in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.