Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE – Get Free Report) and WW International (NASDAQ:WW – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Grand Canyon Education and WW International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Grand Canyon Education | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| WW International | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus price target of $161.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.67%. Given Grand Canyon Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than WW International.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Grand Canyon Education | 19.63% | 36.62% | 26.87% |
| WW International | -56.84% | N/A | -0.32% |
Risk and Volatility
Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WW International has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Grand Canyon Education and WW International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Grand Canyon Education | $1.11 billion | 3.51 | $216.17 million | $8.27 | 17.99 |
| WW International | $710.64 million | 0.25 | -$112.25 million | ($10.13) | -1.74 |
Grand Canyon Education has higher revenue and earnings than WW International. WW International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grand Canyon Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of WW International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Grand Canyon Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of WW International shares are held by 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.
Summary
Grand Canyon Education beats WW International on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Grand Canyon Education
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services. The company also offers marketing and communication services that include lead acquisition, digital communications strategy, brand identity, media planning and strategy, video, business intelligence and data science, and market research services; and back-office services consisting of finance and accounting, human resources, audit, and procurement services. In addition, it provides education services to 25 university partners. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
About WW International
WW International, Inc. provides weight management products and services worldwide. It offers a range of nutritional, activity, behavioral, and lifestyle tools and approaches products and services. The company also provides various digital subscription products to wellness and weight management business, which provide interactive and personalized resources that allow users to follow its weight management program through its app and web-based platform; and allows members to inspire and support each other by sharing their experiences with other people on weight health journeys. In addition, it licenses its trademarks and other intellectual property in food, beverages, and other relevant consumer products and services, as well as provides publishing services. The company was formerly known as Weight Watchers International, Inc. and changed its name to WW International, Inc. in September 2019. WW International, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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