Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) vs. JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) Financial Analysis

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

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

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than JIADE.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Laureate Education and JIADE, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Laureate Education presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.37%. Given Laureate Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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 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.

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.