BrightView (NYSE:BV) versus Legacy Education Alliance (OTCMKTS:LEAI) Critical Survey

BrightView (NYSE:BV) and Legacy Education Alliance (OTCMKTS:LEAI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.4% of BrightView shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of BrightView shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.1% of Legacy Education Alliance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares BrightView and Legacy Education Alliance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightView	1.90%	7.85%	2.98%
Legacy Education Alliance	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

BrightView has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legacy Education Alliance has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BrightView and Legacy Education Alliance”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrightView	$2.67 billion	0.49	$56.00 million	($0.02)	-692.05
Legacy Education Alliance	$150,000.00	N/A	-$2.62 million	($0.07)	0.00

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for BrightView and Legacy Education Alliance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightView	3	2	2	2	2.33
Legacy Education Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.00

BrightView currently has a consensus target price of $14.52, indicating a potential upside of 4.88%. Given BrightView’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BrightView is more favorable than Legacy Education Alliance.

Summary

BrightView beats Legacy Education Alliance on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BrightView

BrightView Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides commercial landscaping services in the United States. It operates through two segments, Maintenance Services and Development Services. The Maintenance Services segment delivers a suite of recurring commercial landscaping services, including mowing, gardening, mulching and snow removal, water management, irrigation maintenance, tree care, golf course maintenance, and specialty turf maintenance. Its customers' properties include corporate and commercial properties, homeowners associations, public parks, hotels and resorts, airport authorities, municipalities, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, educational institutions, restaurants and retail, and golf courses. This segment's customer base includes approximately 8,800 office parks and corporate campuses 7,100 residential communities, and 550 educational institutions. The Development Services segment offers landscape architecture and development services for new facilities and redesign projects. Its services include project design and management services, landscape architecture and installation, irrigation installation, tree moving and installation, pool and water features, sports field, and other services. BrightView Holdings, Inc. also operates as official field consultant to various league baseball. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.

About Legacy Education Alliance

Legacy Education Alliance, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides educational training on the topics of personal finance, entrepreneurship, real estate, and financial markets investing strategies and techniques in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company markets its products and services under the Building Wealth with Legacy and Homemade Investor by Tarek El Moussa brands. It provides its programs through various formats and channels, including free workshops, basic trainings, forums, telephone mentoring, one-on-one mentoring, coaching, and e-learning. Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cape Coral, Florida.