Financial Contrast: Educational Development (EDUC) versus Its Competitors

Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) is one of 259 publicly-traded companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Educational Development to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Educational Development and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Educational Development	$22.91 million	$2.33 million	5.70
Educational Development Competitors	$2.96 billion	-$7.90 million	17.23

Educational Development’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Educational Development. Educational Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Educational Development and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Educational Development	9.75%	-18.23%	-12.73%
Educational Development Competitors	-20.20%	-48.09%	-5.13%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.6% of Educational Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Educational Development shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Educational Development has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Educational Development’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Educational Development and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Educational Development	1	0	0	0	1.00
Educational Development Competitors	2254	6874	10827	475	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 24.36%. Given Educational Development’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Educational Development has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Educational Development competitors beat Educational Development on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Educational Development

Educational Development Corporation, a publishing company, operates as a publisher of educational children's books in the United States. It operates through two segments, PaperPie and Publishing. The company offers various books, including touchy-feely board books, activity books and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books, as well as internet-linked books comprising science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. It markets its products to retail accounts, which include book, school supply, toy and gift stores and museums, through commissioned sales representatives, trade and specialty wholesalers, and its internal tele-sales group; and through a network of independent sales consultants through internet sales, direct sales, home shows, and book fairs. Educational Development Corporation was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.