QuantaSing Group (QSG) Competitors

QuantaSing Group (NASDAQ:QSG) and European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, QSG or EWCZ?

QuantaSing Group has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Wax Center has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is QSG or EWCZ more profitable?

QuantaSing Group has a net margin of 10.15% compared to European Wax Center's net margin of 4.96%. QuantaSing Group's return on equity of 104.58% beat European Wax Center's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuantaSing Group	10.15%	104.58%	28.73%
European Wax Center	4.96%	16.51%	2.56%

Do analysts rate QSG or EWCZ?

European Wax Center has a consensus price target of $7.64, indicating a potential upside of 33.85%. Given European Wax Center's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe European Wax Center is more favorable than QuantaSing Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuantaSing Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
European Wax Center	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has better valuation & earnings, QSG or EWCZ?

QuantaSing Group has higher revenue and earnings than European Wax Center. QuantaSing Group 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
QuantaSing Group	$522.26M	0.28	$53.05M	$0.93	3.02
European Wax Center	$221.02M	1.55	$8.93M	$0.23	24.83

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QSG or EWCZ?

European Wax Center received 37 more outperform votes than QuantaSing Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave QuantaSing Group an outperform vote while only 54.93% of users gave European Wax Center an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
QuantaSing Group	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%
European Wax Center	Outperform Votes 39 54.93%	Underperform Votes 32 45.07%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in QSG or EWCZ?

82.1% of European Wax Center shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of European Wax Center shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to QSG or EWCZ?

In the previous week, European Wax Center had 23 more articles in the media than QuantaSing Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for European Wax Center and 2 mentions for QuantaSing Group. QuantaSing Group's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat European Wax Center's score of 0.37 indicating that QuantaSing Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QuantaSing Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
European Wax Center	3 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

European Wax Center beats QuantaSing Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.