Oriental Land (OTCMKTS:OLCLY – Get Free Report) and 17 Education & Technology Group (NYSE:YQ – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Oriental Land has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 17 Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Oriental Land and 17 Education & Technology Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Oriental Land | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 17 Education & Technology Group | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Profitability
This table compares Oriental Land and 17 Education & Technology Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Oriental Land | 18.75% | 12.35% | 8.57% |
| 17 Education & Technology Group | -113.55% | -38.90% | -28.18% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
3.5% of 17 Education & Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.1% of 17 Education & Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Oriental Land and 17 Education & Technology Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Oriental Land | $4.68 billion | 7.02 | $804.41 million | $0.54 | 37.12 |
| 17 Education & Technology Group | $248.49 million | 0.15 | -$43.92 million | ($1.28) | -2.75 |
Oriental Land has higher revenue and earnings than 17 Education & Technology Group. 17 Education & Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oriental Land, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Oriental Land beats 17 Education & Technology Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Oriental Land
Oriental Land Co., Ltd. operates and manages theme parks and hotels in Japan. It operates through Theme Park, Hotel Business, and Other Business segments. The Theme Park segment operates and manages Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks. The Hotel Business segment operates and manages Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta, Disney Ambassador Hotel, and Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel, as well as Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel. The Other Business segment operates and manages Ikspiari, a shopping complex that includes shops and restaurants, and a cinema complex; and Disney Resort Line, a monorail connecting four stations within Tokyo Disney Resort. It is also involved in the land development. Oriental Land Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1960 and is based in Urayasu, Japan.
About 17 Education & Technology Group
17 Education & Technology Group, Inc. engages in the provision of educational technology solutions. Its in-school plus after-school integrated model delivers data-driven teaching, learning and assessment products to teachers, students and parents. The firm offers online K-12 large-class after-school tutoring services that complement students’ in-school learning. The company was founded by Jia Wei Gan and Bing Yuan on October 30, 2012 and is headquartered Beijing, China.
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