American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) & JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) Financial Contrast

JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) and American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares JIADE and American Public 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
American Public Education	4.87%	11.75%	5.77%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for JIADE and American Public Education, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JIADE	1	0	0	0	1.00
American Public Education	0	2	6	1	2.89

American Public Education has a consensus target price of $46.43, indicating a potential upside of 4.80%. Given American Public Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Public Education is more favorable than JIADE.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

79.6% of American Public Education shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of American Public Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares JIADE and American Public Education”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JIADE	$2.57 million	6.55	$770,000.00	N/A	N/A
American Public Education	$624.56 million	1.28	$16.11 million	$1.32	33.56

American Public Education has higher revenue and earnings than JIADE.

Risk & Volatility

JIADE has a beta of -5.09, meaning that its share price is 609% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Public Education has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Public Education beats JIADE on 12 of the 13 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 American Public Education

American Public Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 184 degree programs and 134 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce. It also provides nursing-and health sciences-focused postsecondary education, pre-licensure nursing programs, diploma in practical nursing, and an associate degree in nursing. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Charles Town, West Virginia.