iHuman (IH) Competitors

iHuman (NYSE:IH) and American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Does the media prefer IH or APEI?

In the previous week, American Public Education had 30 more articles in the media than iHuman. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for American Public Education and 2 mentions for iHuman. American Public Education's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat iHuman's score of 0.50 indicating that American Public Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
iHuman	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Public Education	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IH or APEI more profitable?

iHuman has a net margin of 13.72% compared to American Public Education's net margin of 2.64%. iHuman's return on equity of 14.17% beat American Public Education's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iHuman	13.72%	14.17%	9.38%
American Public Education	2.64%	6.96%	3.10%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IH or APEI?

iHuman has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Public Education. iHuman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Public 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
iHuman	$143.40M	0.60	$25.48M	$0.34	4.81
American Public Education	$600.54M	0.54	-$47.29M	$0.56	32.71

Which has more risk and volatility, IH or APEI?

iHuman has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Public Education has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IH or APEI?

American Public Education has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.55%. Given American Public Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Public Education is more favorable than iHuman.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iHuman	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
American Public Education	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IH or APEI?

American Public Education received 340 more outperform votes than iHuman when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.11% of users gave American Public Education an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave iHuman an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
iHuman	Outperform Votes 1 50.00%	Underperform Votes 1 50.00%
American Public Education	Outperform Votes 341 61.11%	Underperform Votes 217 38.89%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IH or APEI?

4.9% of iHuman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of American Public Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.6% of iHuman shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of American Public Education shares are owned 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.

Summary

American Public Education beats iHuman on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.