Head-To-Head Analysis: JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO)

JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares JIADE and Youdao’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
Youdao	1.50%	-3.75%	5.07%

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JIADE	0	0	0	0	0.00
Youdao	0	1	0	0	2.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares JIADE and Youdao”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JIADE	$18.74 million	0.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
Youdao	$5.63 billion	0.19	-$77.46 million	$0.10	89.50

JIADE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Youdao.

Summary

Youdao beats JIADE on 6 of the 8 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 Youdao

Youdao, Inc., an internet technology company, provides online services in the field of content, community, communication, and commerce in China. It operates through three segments: Learning Services, Smart Devices, and Online Marketing Services. The company provides various learning content, applications, and solutions, which cover topics and target people from various age groups for their learning needs through its websites and mobile applications. It offers online knowledge tools, which include Youdao and other dictionaries and translation tools; learning services consisting of tutoring, fee-based premium, and other services; STEAM courses, adult and vocational courses, and other courses, such as China University MOOC; smart devices, such as Youdao Dictionary Pen, Youdao Listening Pod, Youdao Smart light, Youdao Pocket Translator, and Youdao Super Dictionary; education digitalization solutions comprising technologies and solutions licensed to schools or enterprise customers, such as Youdao Smart Learning Terminal, Youdao Sports, and Youdao Smart Cloud; and online marketing services. In addition, the company provides online courses comprising Youdao Premium Courses and NetEase Cloud Classroom, as well as technical support to the variable interest entities (VIEs). Youdao, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Youdao, Inc. is a subsidiary of NetEase, Inc.