Analyzing JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) and Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE)

JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) and Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares JIADE and Adtalem Global Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JIADE	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adtalem Global Education	12.34%	16.82%	8.44%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for JIADE and Adtalem Global Education, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JIADE	0	0	0	0	0.00
Adtalem Global Education	0	0	3	0	3.00

Adtalem Global Education has a consensus price target of $101.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.22%. Given Adtalem Global Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adtalem Global Education is more favorable than JIADE.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares JIADE and Adtalem Global Education”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JIADE	$16.97 million	0.93	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adtalem Global Education	$1.69 billion	2.25	$136.78 million	$5.37	18.97

Adtalem Global Education has higher revenue and earnings than JIADE.

Summary

Adtalem Global Education beats JIADE on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JIADE

JIADE LIMITED specializes in providing one-stop comprehensive education supporting services to adult education institutions, through a wide spectrum of software platform and auxiliary solutions. The Company’s services are primarily offered through the Kebiao Technology Educational Administration Platform. JIADE LIMITED is based in Chengdu, China.

About Adtalem Global Education

Adtalem Global Education Inc. provides workforce solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments, Chamberlain, Walden, and Medical and Veterinary. The Chamberlain segment offers degree and non-degree programs in the nursing and health professions postsecondary education industry. This segment operates Chamberlain University. The Walden segment offers online certificates, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, including nursing, education, counseling, business, psychology, public health, social work and human services, public administration and public policy, and criminal justice. This segment also operates Walden University. The Medical and Veterinary segment provides degree and non-degree programs in the medical and veterinary postsecondary education industry. This segment operates American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. The company was formerly known as DeVry Education Group Inc. and changed its name to Adtalem Global Education Inc. in May 2017. Adtalem Global Education Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.