Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) & JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) Head to Head Analysis

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JIADE	$18.74 million	0.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perdoceo Education	$681.26 million	2.97	$147.65 million	$2.20	14.01

Perdoceo Education has higher revenue and earnings than JIADE.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.5% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Perdoceo Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for JIADE and Perdoceo Education, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JIADE	0	0	0	0	0.00
Perdoceo Education	0	0	1	0	3.00

Perdoceo Education has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.26%. Given Perdoceo Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perdoceo Education is more favorable than JIADE.

Profitability

This table compares JIADE and Perdoceo 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
Perdoceo Education	21.66%	16.85%	13.76%

Summary

Perdoceo 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 Perdoceo Education

Perdoceo Education Corporation provides postsecondary education through online, campus-based, and blended learning programs in the United States. It operates in two segments, Colorado Technical University and The American InterContinental University System. The Colorado Technical University segment offers academic programs, such as business and management, nursing, healthcare management, computer science, engineering, information systems and technology, project management, cybersecurity, and criminal justice. The American InterContinental University System segment provides academic programs, including business studies, information technologies, education, and health sciences. The company also offers non-degree and professional development programs. In addition, it operates intellipath, a learning platform used to educate students; and a mobile application and two-way messaging platform. The company was formerly known as Career Education Corporation and changed its name to Perdoceo Education Corporation in January 2020. Perdoceo Education Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.