American International (OTCMKTS:AMIH – Get Free Report) and Coursera (NYSE:COUR – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
25.0% of American International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Coursera shares are held by institutional investors. 22.3% of American International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Coursera shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for American International and Coursera, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Coursera | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2.67 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares American International and Coursera”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American International | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.21) | -0.01 |
| Coursera | $757.50 million | 1.94 | -$51.00 million | ($0.67) | -8.28 |
American International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coursera. Coursera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares American International and Coursera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American International | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Coursera | -15.39% | -1.72% | -1.07% |
Summary
Coursera beats American International on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American International
American International Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, operates as an investor, developer, and asset manager with various assets in the energy supply chain. Its portfolio includes cycle energy that owns and operates cycle oil, cycle services, and cycle technologies. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Electra, Texas.
About Coursera
Coursera, Inc. operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack. It offers its products to individuals, enterprise, business, campus, and government. The company was formerly known as Dkandu, Inc. and changed its name to Coursera, Inc. in April 2012. Coursera, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
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