Comparing TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) and JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG)

TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) and JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares TAL Education Group and JIADE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TAL Education Group	3.94%	1.97%	1.41%
JIADE	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TAL Education Group and JIADE”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TAL Education Group	$1.49 billion	4.10	-$3.57 million	$0.11	91.82
JIADE	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

JIADE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TAL Education Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for TAL Education Group and JIADE, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TAL Education Group	0	0	3	0	3.00
JIADE	0	0	0	0	0.00

TAL Education Group presently has a consensus target price of $14.80, indicating a potential upside of 46.53%. Given TAL Education Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than JIADE.

Summary

TAL Education Group beats JIADE on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TAL Education Group

TAL Education Group provides K-12 after-school tutoring services in the People’s Republic of China. It provides learning services primarily through small-classes services; personalized premium services; and learning content solutions, such as print books, smart books, mobile apps, and AI-driven learning devices. The company also operates www.xueersi.com, an online education platform; provides investment management and consulting services; develops and sells software and networks, as well as related consulting services; and sells educational materials and products. It offers its services under the Haoweilai and Think Academy brands. TAL Education Group was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About JIADE

JIADE LIMITED specializes in providing one-stop comprehensive education supporting services to adult education institutions, through a wide spectrum of software platform and auxiliary solutions. The Company’s services are primarily offered through the Kebiao Technology Educational Administration Platform. JIADE LIMITED is based in Chengdu, China.