Financial Survey: Jianzhi Education Technology Group (NASDAQ:JZ) and Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA)

Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) and Jianzhi Education Technology Group (NASDAQ:JZ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Society Pass and Jianzhi Education Technology Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Society Pass	-145.99%	-343.41%	-39.70%
Jianzhi Education Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Society Pass has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jianzhi Education Technology Group has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Society Pass and Jianzhi Education Technology Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Society Pass	$7.11 million	0.60	-$10.23 million	($2.43)	-0.23
Jianzhi Education Technology Group	$34.09 million	0.06	-$4.59 million	N/A	N/A

Jianzhi Education Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Society Pass.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.1% of Society Pass shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Jianzhi Education Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Society Pass shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Society Pass and Jianzhi Education Technology Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Society Pass	2	0	1	1	2.25
Jianzhi Education Technology Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Society Pass currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3,882.30%. Given Society Pass’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Society Pass is more favorable than Jianzhi Education Technology Group.

Summary

Jianzhi Education Technology Group beats Society Pass on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Society Pass

Society Pass Incorporated acquires and operates fintech and e-commerce platforms and mobile applications for consumers and merchants in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand. It operates through Online Grocery and Food and Groceries Deliveries, Digital marketing, Online ticketing and reservation, Telecommunications Reseller, e-Commerce, and Merchant Point of Sale segments. The company operates Leflair, an online lifestyle platform that offers services and products, such as fashion and accessories, beauty and personal care, and home and lifestyle; an online food delivery service under the Handycart brand name; and an online grocery delivery service under the Pushkart brand name. It also sells hardware and software to merchant; local mobile phone and global internet data plans; and domestic and overseas air ticket, and global hotel reservations, as well as offers digital marketing services. The company was formerly known as Food Society, Inc. and changed its name to Society Pass Incorporated in October 2018. Society Pass Incorporated was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Jianzhi Education Technology Group

Jianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited develops and provides educational content products and IT services to higher education institutions in China. The company designs and develops customized IT system services. It also offers procurement and assembling services for equipment; digital content for vocational training; and educational resources and course content, as well as technological support and maintenance services. In addition, the company provides mobile media services, including mobile media advertising, mobile application content data business system, and Wo reading services. Jianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited was founded in 2011 and is based in Beijing, China.