Bright Scholar Education (BEDU) Competitors

Bright Scholar Education (NYSE:BEDU) and European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Is BEDU or EWCZ more profitable?

European Wax Center has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Bright Scholar Education's net margin of -58.44%. European Wax Center's return on equity of 28.38% beat Bright Scholar Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bright Scholar Education	-58.44%	2.31%	0.61%
European Wax Center	4.20%	28.38%	3.93%

Does the media refer more to BEDU or EWCZ?

In the previous week, Bright Scholar Education and Bright Scholar Education both had 2 articles in the media. Bright Scholar Education's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat European Wax Center's score of 0.33 indicating that Bright Scholar Education is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bright Scholar Education	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
European Wax Center	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BEDU or EWCZ?

European Wax Center has a consensus price target of $6.93, suggesting a potential upside of 86.25%. Given European Wax Center's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe European Wax Center is more favorable than Bright Scholar Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bright Scholar Education	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
European Wax Center	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, BEDU or EWCZ?

European Wax Center has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bright Scholar Education. Bright Scholar Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Wax Center, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bright Scholar Education	$247.56M	0.25	-$140.52M	-$4.70	-0.44
European Wax Center	$212.51M	0.97	$10.46M	$0.20	18.60

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BEDU or EWCZ?

26.1% of Bright Scholar Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of European Wax Center shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.8% of Bright Scholar Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of European Wax Center 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, BEDU or EWCZ?

Bright Scholar Education has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Wax Center has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

European Wax Center beats Bright Scholar Education on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.