Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) and QuantaSing Group (NASDAQ:QSG) Critical Survey

QuantaSing Group (NASDAQ:QSG) and Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:ATGE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares QuantaSing Group and Adtalem Global Education”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QuantaSing Group	$2.73 billion	0.10	$50.08 million	$0.90	5.68
Adtalem Global Education	$1.79 billion	2.12	$237.07 million	$6.68	15.63

Adtalem Global Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QuantaSing Group. QuantaSing Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adtalem Global Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for QuantaSing Group and Adtalem Global Education, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuantaSing Group	0	1	1	0	2.50
Adtalem Global Education	0	1	4	0	2.80

QuantaSing Group currently has a consensus price target of $9.52, indicating a potential upside of 86.30%. Adtalem Global Education has a consensus price target of $156.50, indicating a potential upside of 49.87%. Given QuantaSing Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe QuantaSing Group is more favorable than Adtalem Global Education.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Adtalem Global Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuantaSing Group	13.13%	47.31%	21.93%
Adtalem Global Education	13.79%	18.74%	9.70%

Risk and Volatility

QuantaSing Group has a beta of -0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 198% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Adtalem Global Education beats QuantaSing Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About QuantaSing Group

QuantaSing Group Limited provides online learning services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers online courses, including financial literacy, short-video production, personal well-being, electronic keyboard, and meditation courses. It also offers marketing and enterprise talent management services to enterprise customers. In addition, the company provides online and literacy course to adult learners under various brands, including QiNiu, JiangZhen, and QianChi. QuantaSing Group Limited was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of 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.