Head-To-Head Analysis: Golden Sun Health Technology Group (NASDAQ:GSUN) and 51Talk Online Education Group (NYSE:COE)

Golden Sun Health Technology Group (NASDAQ:GSUN) and 51Talk Online Education Group (NYSE:COE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Golden Sun Health Technology Group and 51Talk Online Education Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Sun Health Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
51Talk Online Education Group	-48.40%	N/A	-50.46%

Risk and Volatility

Golden Sun Health Technology Group has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 51Talk Online Education Group has a beta of -0.57, indicating that its share price is 157% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Golden Sun Health Technology Group and 51Talk Online Education Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Sun Health Technology Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
51Talk Online Education Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Golden Sun Health Technology Group and 51Talk Online Education Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golden Sun Health Technology Group	$6.16 million	2.23	-$5.79 million	N/A	N/A
51Talk Online Education Group	$31.01 million	2.98	-$15.03 million	($2.65)	-6.09

Golden Sun Health Technology Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 51Talk Online Education Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Golden Sun Health Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 38.9% of Golden Sun Health Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of 51Talk Online Education Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Golden Sun Health Technology Group beats 51Talk Online Education Group on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Golden Sun Health Technology Group

Golden Sun Health Technology Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides education and management services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers foreign language tutorial services; and TOEFL, IELTS, and school and college entrance examination training, as well as other education training management services. It also provides minor language purchase service courses; and develops an artificial intelligent teaching platform. In addition, the company offers educational management and consulting services, including branding, safety management, teacher training, supervision and evaluation, rating guidance services to the kindergartens. Further, it operates tutorial centers in Wenzhou city, Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, and Shanghai City in China. The company was formerly known as Golden Sun Education Group Limited and changed its name to Golden Sun Education Group Limited in February 2024. Golden Sun Health Technology Group Limited was founded in 1997 and is based in Shanghai, China.

About 51Talk Online Education Group

51Talk Online Education Group, through its subsidiaries, provides online English language education services to students in the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, and internationally. The company operates online and mobile education platforms that enable students to take live interactive English and Chinese lessons. Its flagship courses include Classic English Junior and Classic English for the development of English communication skills, as well as AI-empowered knowledge preview and AI-empowered reading lessons. It also offers small group lessons. The company was formerly known as China Online Education Group and changed its name to 51Talk Online Education Group in September 2022. 51Talk Online Education Group was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Singapore.