Critical Comparison: Color Star Technology (NASDAQ:ADD) & Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR)

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

Volatility and Risk

Laureate Education has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Color Star Technology has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Color Star Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Laureate Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.9% of Color Star Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Laureate Education and Color Star Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Laureate Education	0	0	2	0	3.00
Color Star Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A

Laureate Education presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.47%. Given Laureate Education’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than Color Star Technology.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Laureate Education and Color Star Technology’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Laureate Education	$1.48 billion	1.52	$107.59 million	$0.64	22.42
Color Star Technology	$16.52 million	0.21	-$37.85 million	N/A	N/A

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than Color Star Technology.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laureate Education	7.26%	12.69%	5.54%
Color Star Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Laureate Education beats Color Star Technology on 9 of the 11 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 Color Star Technology

Color Star Technology Co., Ltd., an entertainment and education company, provides online entertainment performances and music education services in the United States and China. The company operates Color World, an online platform of curriculum that includes music, sports, animation, painting and calligraphy, film and television, life skills, etc. Its Color World platform provides celebrity lectures, celebrity concert videos, celebrity peripheral products, and artist interactive communication services. The company was formerly known as Huitao Technology Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. in May 2020. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in New York, New York.