H&R Block (NYSE:HRB – Get Free Report) and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology (NASDAQ:EDTK – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for H&R Block and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| H&R Block | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Skillful Craftsman Education Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
H&R Block currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.19%. Given H&R Block’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe H&R Block is more favorable than Skillful Craftsman Education Technology.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Risk and Volatility
H&R Block has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillful Craftsman Education Technology has a beta of -0.44, indicating that its stock price is 144% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares H&R Block and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| H&R Block | $3.91 billion | 1.50 | $605.77 million | $5.62 | 8.24 |
| Skillful Craftsman Education Technology | $890,000.00 | 16.27 | -$7.58 million | N/A | N/A |
H&R Block has higher revenue and earnings than Skillful Craftsman Education Technology.
Profitability
This table compares H&R Block and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| H&R Block | 18.90% | -211.62% | 22.70% |
| Skillful Craftsman Education Technology | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
H&R Block beats Skillful Craftsman Education Technology on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About H&R Block
H&R Block, Inc. engages in the provision of tax return preparation solutions, financial products and small business solutions. The company was founded by Henry W. Bloch and Richard A. Bloch on January 25, 1955, and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.
About Skillful Craftsman Education Technology
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited provides vocational online education and technology services to college students and graduates in the People's Republic of China. The company's education services cover a range of subjects, including vocational, continuing, basic, and higher education. It operates three education platforms, including the Lifelong Education Public Service Platform that offers approximately 200 courses; Vocational Training platform, which provides 642 courses covering mechanics, electronics, auto repair, and construction subjects; and Virtual Simulation Experimental Training platform that offers 12 experimental programs. The company also offers technology services, including software development and maintenance, hardware installation, and testing and related consulting and training services; and cloud services for private companies, academic institutions, and government agencies. In addition, it provides financial education services through financial investment educational platform, which offers global securities market, basic securities knowledge, fundamental analysis, and technical analysis courses; and flexible employment service by providing recruitment outsourcing services for employer's permanent staff hires. Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Wuxi, the People's Republic of China.
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