Head to Head Contrast: Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) & China Bilingual Technology & Education Group (OTCMKTS:CATG)

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and China Bilingual Technology & Education Group (OTCMKTS:CATG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Laureate Education and China Bilingual Technology & Education Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Laureate Education	0	1	4	1	3.00
China Bilingual Technology & Education Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Laureate Education presently has a consensus price target of $39.63, suggesting a potential upside of 15.86%. Given Laureate Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than China Bilingual Technology & Education Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Laureate Education has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Bilingual Technology & Education Group has a beta of -2.26, indicating that its share price is 326% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Laureate 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
Laureate Education	16.55%	23.50%	12.19%
China Bilingual Technology & Education Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Laureate Education and China Bilingual Technology & Education Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Laureate Education	$1.70 billion	2.87	$281.63 million	$1.92	17.81
China Bilingual Technology & Education Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Laureate Education beats China Bilingual Technology & Education Group on 11 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 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.