Contrasting Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Oriental Land (OTCMKTS:OLCLY)

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and Oriental Land (OTCMKTS:OLCLY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oriental Land has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Grand Canyon Education and Oriental Land”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grand Canyon Education	$1.11 billion	3.49	$216.17 million	$8.27	17.88
Oriental Land	$4.68 billion	7.62	$804.41 million	$0.54	40.26

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

Profitability

This table compares Grand Canyon Education and Oriental Land’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grand Canyon Education	19.63%	36.62%	26.87%
Oriental Land	18.41%	12.13%	8.28%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Grand Canyon Education and Oriental Land, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grand Canyon Education	0	1	3	0	2.75
Oriental Land	0	1	0	0	2.00

Grand Canyon Education currently has a consensus target price of $160.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.65%. Given Grand Canyon Education’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Grand Canyon Education is more favorable than Oriental Land.

Summary

Grand Canyon Education beats Oriental Land on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grand Canyon Education

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services. The company also offers marketing and communication services that include lead acquisition, digital communications strategy, brand identity, media planning and strategy, video, business intelligence and data science, and market research services; and back-office services consisting of finance and accounting, human resources, audit, and procurement services. In addition, it provides education services to 25 university partners. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

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.