Oriental Land (OTCMKTS:OLCLY) & 17 Education & Technology Group (NYSE:YQ) Head to Head Survey

Oriental Land (OTCMKTS:OLCLY) and 17 Education & Technology Group (NYSE:YQ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Oriental Land and 17 Education & Technology Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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

Volatility and Risk

Oriental Land has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 17 Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.5% of 17 Education & Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.1% of 17 Education & Technology Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Valuation & Earnings

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.