Financial Review: EpicQuest Education Group International (NASDAQ:EEIQ) & Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

EpicQuest Education Group International (NASDAQ:EEIQ – Get Rating) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA – Get Rating) 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 risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares EpicQuest Education Group International and Strategic Education’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EpicQuest Education Group International	$6.33 million	2.75	-$6.07 million	N/A	N/A
Strategic Education	$1.07 billion	1.80	$46.67 million	$1.56	50.01

Strategic Education has higher revenue and earnings than EpicQuest Education Group International.

Risk & Volatility

EpicQuest Education Group International has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for EpicQuest Education Group International and Strategic Education, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EpicQuest Education Group International	0	0	0	0	N/A
Strategic Education	0	2	2	0	2.50

Strategic Education has a consensus target price of $95.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.40%. Given Strategic Education’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than EpicQuest Education Group International.

Profitability

This table compares EpicQuest Education Group International and Strategic Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EpicQuest Education Group International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Strategic Education	3.54%	3.26%	2.41%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of EpicQuest Education Group International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of EpicQuest Education Group International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Strategic Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Strategic Education beats EpicQuest Education Group International on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EpicQuest Education Group International

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EpicQuest Education Group International Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides education solutions for students interested in college and university programs in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company offers English proficiency educational programming services for students pursuing academic degrees; and operates a career training college. It also operates and manages the U.S. coordination projects and services during and after studying abroad, including student dormitory management, academic guidance, international student services, student dining services, student transfer application services, internship and employment guidance, lawyer services, medical services, and student entrepreneurship services. In addition, the company acts as a recruiting agent for the University of the West of Scotland and Coventry University. The company was formerly known as Elite Education Group International Limited and changed its name to EpicQuest Education Group International Limited in August 2022. EpicQuest Education Group International Limited was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Middletown, Ohio.

About Strategic Education

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Strategic Education, Inc. engages in the provision of educational services. It provides access to education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills. The firm operates through three segments: U.S. Higher Education, Education Technology Services and Australia/New Zealand. The U.S. Higher Education segment primarily consists of Strayer University and Capella University and focuses on providing flexible and affordable certificate and degree programs to working adults. The Education Technology Services segment focuses on developing and maintaining relationships with employers to build employee education benefits programs. The Australia/New Zealand segment through Torrens University and associated assets, provides certificate and degree programs in Australia and New Zealand. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.