Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Sunlands Online Education Group (NYSE:STG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Grand Canyon Education and Sunlands Online Education Groups net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Grand Canyon Education and Sunlands Online Education Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus target price of $140.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.01%. Given Grand Canyon Educations stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Sunlands Online Education Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Grand Canyon Education and Sunlands Online Education Groups gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Grand Canyon Education has higher revenue and earnings than Sunlands Online Education Group. Sunlands Online Education Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grand Canyon Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunlands Online Education Group has a beta of 2.57, indicating that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.9% of Sunlands Online Education Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Sunlands Online Education Group on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. provides education services in the United States. It offers technology and academic, counseling and support, and marketing and communication services, as well as back office services, such as financial aid processing, accounting, reporting, tax, human resources, and procurement services to the Grand Canyon University. The company, through its subsidiary Orbis Education Services, LLC, provides support services for healthcare education programs in 17 universities. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sunlands Online Education Group Company Profile

Sunlands Technology Group, through its subsidiaries, provides online education services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers various degree- and diploma-oriented post-secondary courses, including preparation courses for the self-taught higher education examination (STE) for learners pursuing associate diplomas or bachelor's degrees, as well as for the entrance examinations of master of business administration programs. Its STE courses cover 18 majors, including Chinese language and literature, law, pre-school education, project management, marketing, English, human resource management, business administration, business management, modern corporate governance, finance, financial management, advertising, accounting, energy management, administrative management, international trade, and computer information management. The company also provides professional certification preparation course offerings that cover various industries and professions, such as accounting, human resources, teaching, and finance. As of December 31, 2017, it had approximately 1,750 self-developed learning outcome trees covering 123,000 knowledge points. The company was formerly known as Sunlands Online Education Group. Sunlands Technology Group was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) & Sunlands Online Education Group (NASDAQ:STG) Head-To-Head Survey - Tech Know Bits