Head to Head Comparison: Accolade (NASDAQ:ACCD) and Kingold Jewelry (OTCMKTS:KGJI)

Accolade (NASDAQ:ACCD) and Kingold Jewelry (OTCMKTS:KGJI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Accolade and Kingold Jewelry, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accolade	0	13	1	0	2.07
Kingold Jewelry	0	0	0	0	0.00

Accolade presently has a consensus target price of $6.51, suggesting a potential downside of 7.31%. Given Accolade’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Accolade is more favorable than Kingold Jewelry.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Accolade and Kingold Jewelry”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Accolade	$446.72 million	1.29	-$99.81 million	($2.25)	-3.12
Kingold Jewelry	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kingold Jewelry has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Accolade.

Profitability

This table compares Accolade and Kingold Jewelry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accolade	-40.36%	-20.74%	-11.33%
Kingold Jewelry	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.0% of Accolade shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Accolade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.3% of Kingold Jewelry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Accolade has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kingold Jewelry has a beta of -2.7, indicating that its share price is 370% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Accolade beats Kingold Jewelry on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Accolade

Accolade, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and provision of personalized and technology-enabled solutions that help people to understand, navigate, and utilize the healthcare system and their workplace benefits in the United States. The company offers a platform with cloud-based intelligent technology and multimodal support from a team of advocates and clinicians, including registered nurses, physician medical directors, pharmacists, behavioral health specialists, women’s health specialists, case management specialists, expert medical opinion providers, and primary care physicians. It also provides medical opinion services to commercial customers; and navigation, care, and advocacy solutions. In addition, the company offers medical consultations that connect patients to qualified condition-specific specialists for adult and pediatric care; and primary care and mental health support solutions. It serves employers who provide employees and their families a single place to turn for their health, healthcare, and benefits needs. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

About Kingold Jewelry

Kingold Jewelry, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells 24-karat gold jewelry and Chinese ornaments in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers a range of in-house designed products, including gold necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets, gold bars, and pendants. It also invests in gold. The company sells its products to wholesalers, distributors, and retailers under the Kingold brand. Kingold Jewelry, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Wuhan, the People’s Republic of China.