Analyzing Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) & Golden Sun Health Technology Group (NASDAQ:GSUN)

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and Golden Sun Health Technology Group (NASDAQ:GSUN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Laureate Education and Golden Sun Health Technology Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laureate Education	8.19%	13.98%	6.22%
Golden Sun Health Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Laureate Education and Golden Sun Health Technology Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Laureate Education	$1.48 billion	1.61	$107.59 million	$0.74	20.49
Golden Sun Health Technology Group	$6.16 million	2.16	-$5.79 million	N/A	N/A

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Sun Health Technology Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Golden Sun Health Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Golden Sun Health Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Laureate Education and Golden Sun Health Technology Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Laureate Education	0	0	2	0	3.00
Golden Sun Health Technology Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Laureate Education currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.14%. Given Laureate Education’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than Golden Sun Health Technology Group.

Risk and Volatility

Laureate Education has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Sun Health Technology Group has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Laureate Education beats Golden Sun Health Technology Group on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. It also offers specialized courses for technical and vocational training; and senior high school. Its services are provides in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

About Golden Sun Health Technology Group

Golden Sun Health Technology Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides education and management services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers foreign language tutorial services; and TOEFL, IELTS, and school and college entrance examination training, as well as other education training management services. It also provides minor language purchase service courses; and develops an artificial intelligent teaching platform. In addition, the company offers educational management and consulting services, including branding, safety management, teacher training, supervision and evaluation, rating guidance services to the kindergartens. Further, it operates tutorial centers in Wenzhou city, Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, and Shanghai City in China. The company was formerly known as Golden Sun Education Group Limited and changed its name to Golden Sun Education Group Limited in February 2024. Golden Sun Health Technology Group Limited was founded in 1997 and is based in Shanghai, China.