QuantaSing Group (NASDAQ:QSG – Get Free Report) and Lixiang Education (NASDAQ:LXEH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for QuantaSing Group and Lixiang Education, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| QuantaSing Group | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Lixiang Education | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
QuantaSing Group presently has a consensus price target of $9.52, indicating a potential upside of 357.69%. Given QuantaSing Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe QuantaSing Group is more favorable than Lixiang Education.
Risk and Volatility
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.5% of Lixiang Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.0% of Lixiang Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares QuantaSing Group and Lixiang Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| QuantaSing Group | 13.13% | 47.31% | 21.93% |
| Lixiang Education | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares QuantaSing Group and Lixiang Education”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| QuantaSing Group | $2.73 billion | 0.04 | $50.08 million | $0.90 | 2.31 |
| Lixiang Education | $4.41 million | 0.04 | -$17.43 million | N/A | N/A |
QuantaSing Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lixiang Education.
Summary
QuantaSing Group beats Lixiang Education on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About QuantaSing Group
QuantaSing Group Limited provides online learning services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers online courses, including financial literacy, short-video production, personal well-being, electronic keyboard, and meditation courses. It also offers marketing and enterprise talent management services to enterprise customers. In addition, the company provides online and literacy course to adult learners under various brands, including QiNiu, JiangZhen, and QianChi. QuantaSing Group Limited was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
About Lixiang Education
Lixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd. provides primary and middle school education services from grade 1 to grade 9 in the People's Republic of China. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated two campuses, including Baiyun Campus and Yijing Campus. It also engages in the operation of food procurement. The company was formerly known as Lianwai Education Group Limited and changed its name to Lixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd. in May 26, 2020. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lishui, the People's Republic of China.
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