17 Education & Technology Group (YQ) Competitors

Bright Scholar Education (NYSE:BEDU) and 17 Education & Technology Group (NYSE:YQ) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor BEDU or YQ?

In the previous week, 17 Education & Technology Group had 4 more articles in the media than Bright Scholar Education. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for 17 Education & Technology Group and 3 mentions for Bright Scholar Education. Bright Scholar Education's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat 17 Education & Technology Group's score of 0.56 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
17 Education & Technology Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BEDU or YQ more profitable?

Bright Scholar Education has a net margin of -55.92% compared to 17 Education & Technology Group's net margin of -113.55%. Bright Scholar Education's return on equity of -0.35% beat 17 Education & Technology Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bright Scholar Education	-55.92%	-0.35%	-0.10%
17 Education & Technology Group	-113.55%	-38.90%	-28.18%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BEDU or YQ?

17 Education & Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bright Scholar Education. 17 Education & Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Scholar Education, 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	$175.19M	0.32	-$140.52M	-$4.70	-0.40
17 Education & Technology Group	$185.38M	0.10	-$43.92M	-$3.00	-0.68

Which has more volatility and risk, BEDU or YQ?

Bright Scholar Education has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 17 Education & Technology Group has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BEDU or YQ?

Bright Scholar Education received 207 more outperform votes than 17 Education & Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.63% of users gave Bright Scholar Education an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave 17 Education & Technology Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bright Scholar Education	Outperform Votes 211 60.63%	Underperform Votes 137 39.37%
17 Education & Technology Group	Outperform Votes 4 28.57%	Underperform Votes 10 71.43%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BEDU or YQ?

26.0% of Bright Scholar Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of 17 Education & Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 84.8% of Bright Scholar Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of 17 Education & Technology Group shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Bright Scholar Education beats 17 Education & Technology Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.