Bright Scholar Education (BEDU) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CHGG or BEDU?

In the previous week, Chegg had 5 more articles in the media than Bright Scholar Education. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Chegg and 1 mentions for Bright Scholar Education. Bright Scholar Education's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Chegg's score of 0.68 indicating that Bright Scholar Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chegg	Positive
Bright Scholar Education	Positive

Is CHGG or BEDU more profitable?

Chegg has a net margin of -53.67% compared to Bright Scholar Education's net margin of -58.44%. Bright Scholar Education's return on equity of 2.31% beat Chegg's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chegg	-53.67%	-12.31%	-3.27%
Bright Scholar Education	-58.44%	2.31%	0.61%

Do analysts rate CHGG or BEDU?

Chegg currently has a consensus target price of $1.70, suggesting a potential upside of 10.75%. Given Chegg's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chegg is more favorable than Bright Scholar Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chegg	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Bright Scholar Education	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CHGG or BEDU?

Chegg has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Scholar Education has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CHGG or BEDU?

95.2% of Chegg shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of Bright Scholar Education shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Chegg shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.8% of Bright Scholar Education 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CHGG or BEDU?

Bright Scholar Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Chegg. Chegg 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
Chegg	$617.57M	0.27	-$837.07M	-$2.61	-0.59
Bright Scholar Education	$175.19M	0.30	-$140.52M	-$4.70	-0.37

Summary

Chegg beats Bright Scholar Education on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.