Head-To-Head Comparison: SunCar Technology Group (NASDAQ:SDA) vs. Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR)

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and SunCar Technology Group (NASDAQ:SDA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of SunCar Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Laureate Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of SunCar Technology Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Laureate Education and SunCar Technology Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Laureate Education	1	2	4	0	2.43
SunCar Technology Group	1	1	1	0	2.00

Laureate Education currently has a consensus price target of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.87%. SunCar Technology Group has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,065.50%. Given SunCar Technology Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SunCar Technology Group is more favorable than Laureate Education.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Laureate Education and SunCar Technology Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Laureate Education	$1.70 billion	3.13	$281.63 million	$2.23	17.32
SunCar Technology Group	$489.29 million	0.09	-$3.94 million	$0.03	14.30

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than SunCar Technology Group. SunCar Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laureate Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Laureate Education and SunCar Technology Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laureate Education	17.57%	23.54%	11.72%
SunCar Technology Group	0.60%	3.52%	1.23%

Risk and Volatility

Laureate Education has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SunCar Technology Group has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Laureate Education beats SunCar Technology Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. It also offers specialized courses for technical and vocational training; and senior high school. Its services are provides in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

About SunCar Technology Group

SunCar Technology Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides digitalized automotive after-sales service and online insurance intermediation services in the People's Republic of China. It operates through three segments: Insurance Intermediation Business; Automotive After-Sales Business; and Technology Business. The company offers customized after-sale services to banking, insurance companies, and other customer types; and auto mobile insurance comprising statutory automobile liability insurance and commercial automobile insurance. In addition, it provides auto insurance SaaS products and other technical services. The company is based in Shanghai, China.