Analyzing Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE:STG) and Jianzhi Education Technology Group (NASDAQ:JZ)

Jianzhi Education Technology Group (NASDAQ:JZ) and Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE:STG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.7% of Jianzhi Education Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of Sunlands Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 59.7% of Sunlands Technology Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Jianzhi Education Technology Group and Sunlands Technology Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jianzhi Education Technology Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sunlands Technology Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Jianzhi Education Technology Group has a beta of 3.46, indicating that its share price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunlands Technology Group has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Jianzhi Education Technology Group and Sunlands Technology Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jianzhi Education Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sunlands Technology Group	23.17%	149.92%	22.48%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Jianzhi Education Technology Group and Sunlands Technology Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jianzhi Education Technology Group	$440.54 million	0.05	-$52.61 million	N/A	N/A
Sunlands Technology Group	$2.08 billion	0.05	$90.26 million	$5.77	1.30

Sunlands Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Jianzhi Education Technology Group.

Summary

Sunlands Technology Group beats Jianzhi Education Technology Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jianzhi Education Technology Group

Jianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited develops and provides educational content products and IT services to higher education institutions in China. The company designs and develops customized IT system services. It also offers procurement and assembling services for equipment; digital content for vocational training; and educational resources and course content, as well as technological support and maintenance services. In addition, the company provides mobile media services, including mobile media advertising, mobile application content data business system, and Wo reading services. Jianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited was founded in 2011 and is based in Beijing, China.

About Sunlands Technology Group

Sunlands Technology Group, through its subsidiaries, provides online education services through online and mobile platforms in the People's Republic of China. It offers various degree- and diploma-oriented post-secondary courses, including preparation courses for the self-taught higher education examination (STE) for learners pursuing associate diplomas or bachelor's degrees, as well as for the entrance examinations of Master of Business Administration programs. The company's STE courses include Chinese language and literature, law, pre-school education, marketing, English, human resource management, business administration, business management, modern corporate governance, financial management, advertising, accounting, administrative management, computer information management, finance, chain operation management, and visual communication and design and production. It also provides professional certification preparation courses in various industries and professions, such as accounting, human resources, teaching, and finance. In addition, the company offers education services through online and mobile platforms to adult students, pursuing post-secondary, and professional educations. The company was formerly known as Sunlands Online Education Group and changed its name to Sunlands Technology Group in August 2018. Sunlands Technology Group was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.