iHuman (NYSE:IH) vs. Legacy Education Alliance (OTCMKTS:LEAI) Critical Comparison

Legacy Education Alliance (OTCMKTS:LEAI) and iHuman (NYSE:IH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Legacy Education Alliance	N/A	N/A	N/A
iHuman	15.12%	16.20%	10.65%

Volatility & Risk

Legacy Education Alliance has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iHuman has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Legacy Education Alliance and iHuman’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Legacy Education Alliance	$1.08 million	0.46	-$1.51 million	($0.09)	-0.11
iHuman	$987.94 million	0.09	$25.48 million	$0.39	4.31

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.9% of iHuman shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Legacy Education Alliance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 63.6% of iHuman shares are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Legacy Education Alliance and iHuman, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Legacy Education Alliance	0	0	0	0	N/A
iHuman	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

iHuman beats Legacy Education Alliance on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About iHuman

iHuman Inc. provides intellectual development products to individual users, kindergartens, and distributors in the People's Republic of China. The company offers interactive and self-directed learning apps, including iHuman Chinese, iHuman ABC, iHuman Pinyin, iHuman Magic Thinking, iHuman Books, iHuman Stories, iHuman Reading, iHumanpedia, iHuman Kids Workout, iHuman Coding, iHuman Fun Idioms, iHuman Little Artists, iHuman Writing, iHuman Fantastic Friends, and iHuman Readers; bekids Coding, bekids Coloring, bekids Reading, bekids Puzzle, bekids Academy, and Gogo Town; and Aha World, an open-ended interactive app that nurtures a desire for discovery. It provides intellectually stimulating materials, including books, interactive materials, and smart devices that develop children's abilities in speaking, critical thinking, independent reading, and creativity. iHuman Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.