Comparing China Liberal Education (NASDAQ: CLEU) & Youdao (NYSE: DAO)
Youdao (NYSE: DAO – Get Rating) and China Liberal Education (NASDAQ: CLEU – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Risk & Volatility
Youdao has a beta of -0.61, indicating that its stock price is 161% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Liberal Education has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
85.3% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of China Liberal Education shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Youdao and China Liberal Education, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Youdao | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
| China Liberal Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N / A |
Youdao presently has a consensus price target of $ 16.40, indicating a potential upside of 219.69%. Given Youdao’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Youdao is more favorable than China Liberal Education.
Profitability
This table compares Youdao and China Liberal Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Youdao | -19.57% | N / A | -41.24% |
| China Liberal Education | N / A | N / A | N / A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Youdao and China Liberal Education’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price / Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price / Earnings Ratio | |
| Youdao | $ 630.16 million | 1.01 | – $ 156.24 million | ($ 1.26) | -4.07 |
| China Liberal Education | $ 3.91 million | 10.20 | – $ 1.25 million | N / A | N / A |
China Liberal Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Youdao.
Summary
China Liberal Education beats Youdao on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
Youdao Company Profile (Get Rating)
Youdao, Inc., an internet technology company, provides online services in the field of content, community, communication, and commerce in China. It operates through three segments: Learning Services, Smart Devices, and Online Marketing Services. The company provides various learning content, applications, and solutions, which cover topics and target people from various age groups for their learning needs through its websites and mobile applications. It offers online knowledge tools, which include Youdao and other dictionaries and translation tools; learning services consisting of tutoring, fee-based premium, and other services; STEAM courses, adult and vocational courses, and other courses, such as China University MOOC; smart devices, such as Youdao Dictionary Pen, Youdao Listening Pod, Youdao Smart Lamp, Youdao Pocket Translator, and Youdao Super Dictionary; education digitalization solutions comprising technologies and solutions licensed to schools or enterprise customers, such as Youdao Smart Learning Terminal, and Youdao Smart Cloud; and online marketing services. In addition, the company provides online courses comprising Youdao Premium Courses and NetEase Cloud Classroom, as well as technical support to the variable interest entities (VIEs). Youdao, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Youdao, Inc. is a subsidiary of NetEase, Inc.
China Liberal Education Company Profile (Get Rating)
China Liberal Education Holdings Limited provides educational services and products under the China Liberal brand name in China. The company offers Sino-foreign jointly managed and delivered academic programs, including undergraduate and postgraduate education; and diploma and non-degree higher education, and senior secondary education programs in the areas of languages, liberal arts, and businesses. It also provides overseas study consulting and technological consulting services for Chinese universities to enhance their campus information and data management system, as well as to optimize their teaching, operating, and management environment. The company consulting services include campus intranet solution buildout, school management software customization, smart devices, installation and testing, and school management data collection and analysis. In addition, it develops and provides textbooks and other course materials to students enrolled under the Sino-foreign Jointly Managed Academic Programs, as well as offers job readiness training to graduating students. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.
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