New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU – Get Free Report) and Jianzhi Education Technology Group (NASDAQ:JZ – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for New Oriental Education & Technology Group and Jianzhi Education Technology Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Oriental Education & Technology Group | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Jianzhi Education Technology Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group currently has a consensus target price of $61.20, indicating a potential upside of 14.63%. Given New Oriental Education & Technology Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe New Oriental Education & Technology Group is more favorable than Jianzhi Education Technology Group.
Volatility and Risk
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.7% of Jianzhi Education Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares New Oriental Education & Technology Group and Jianzhi Education Technology Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| New Oriental Education & Technology Group | $4.31 billion | 2.10 | $309.59 million | $2.35 | 22.72 |
| Jianzhi Education Technology Group | $369.23 million | 0.05 | -$52.61 million | N/A | N/A |
New Oriental Education & Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Jianzhi Education Technology Group.
Profitability
This table compares New Oriental Education & Technology Group and Jianzhi Education Technology Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Oriental Education & Technology Group | 8.13% | 9.48% | 5.17% |
| Jianzhi Education Technology Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
New Oriental Education & Technology Group beats Jianzhi Education Technology Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About New Oriental Education & Technology Group
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of private educational services. It operates through the following segments: Educational Services and Test Preparation Courses, Private Label Products and Livestreaming E-Commerce, Overseas Study Consulting Services, and Educational Materials and Distribution. The company was founded by Min Hong Yu and Yong Qiang Qian on November 16, 1993, and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
About Jianzhi Education Technology Group
Jianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited develops and provides educational content products and IT services to higher education institutions in China. The company designs and develops customized IT system services. It also offers procurement and assembling services for equipment; digital content for vocational training; and educational resources and course content, as well as technological support and maintenance services. In addition, the company provides mobile media services, including mobile media advertising, mobile application content data business system, and Wo reading services. Jianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited was founded in 2011 and is based in Beijing, China.
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