Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) & China Bilingual Technology & Education Group (OTCMKTS:CATG) Head to Head Survey

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and China Bilingual Technology & Education Group (OTCMKTS:CATG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Strategic Education and China Bilingual Technology & Education Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Education	0	1	3	0	2.75
China Bilingual Technology & Education Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Strategic Education currently has a consensus price target of $99.33, suggesting a potential upside of 26.51%. Given Strategic Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than China Bilingual Technology & Education Group.

Profitability

This table compares Strategic Education and China Bilingual Technology & Education Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Education	9.27%	7.52%	5.99%
China Bilingual Technology & Education Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Strategic Education and China Bilingual Technology & Education Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Education	$1.22 billion	1.54	$112.68 million	$4.81	16.32
China Bilingual Technology & Education Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Strategic Education has higher revenue and earnings than China Bilingual Technology & Education Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by 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.

Volatility & Risk

Strategic Education has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Bilingual Technology & Education Group has a beta of -2.25, meaning that its share price is 325% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Strategic Education beats China Bilingual Technology & Education Group on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Strategic Education

Strategic Education, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. The company operates through U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services segments. It operates Strayer University that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, criminal justice, education, health services, information technology, and public administration at physical campuses located in the eastern United States, as well as through online; non-degree web and mobile application development courses through Hackbright Academy and Devmountain; and MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute. In addition, the company operates Capella University that provides post-secondary education; Torrens University, which offers undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research, and specialized degree courses primarily in business, design and creative technology, health, hospitality, and education fields through online and on physical campuses located in Australia; Think Education, a vocational training organization; and Media Design School, which provides industry-endorsed courses in 3D animation and visual effects, game art and programming, graphic and motion design, digital media artificial intelligence, and creative advertising in New Zealand. It also offers Workforce Edge, a platform to employers that provides education benefits administration solutions; and Sophia Learning, which enables lower cost education benefits programs. Strategic Education, Inc. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

About China Bilingual Technology & Education Group

Capstone Technologies Group, Inc. intends to operate as a holding company. It engages in customer data platform market, and provides software design, development, and other services. The company was formerly known as China Bilingual Technology & Education Group Inc. and changed its name to Capstone Technologies Group, Inc. in April 2017. Capstone Technologies Group, Inc. is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.