Contrasting Visionary (NASDAQ:GV) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Visionary (NASDAQ:GV) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Visionary has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Visionary and Strategic Education, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Visionary	0	0	0	0	N/A
Strategic Education	0	0	4	0	3.00

Strategic Education has a consensus price target of $133.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.70%. Given Strategic Education’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Visionary.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Visionary and Strategic Education’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Visionary	$11.52 million	0.50	-$3.47 million	N/A	N/A
Strategic Education	$1.17 billion	2.30	$69.79 million	$4.22	25.78

Strategic Education has higher revenue and earnings than Visionary.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.7% of Visionary shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Visionary shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Strategic Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Visionary and Strategic Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Visionary	N/A	N/A	N/A
Strategic Education	8.70%	6.78%	5.15%

Summary

Strategic Education beats Visionary on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Visionary

Visionary Holdings Inc. provides private online and in person educational programs and services to Canadian and international students that reside in Canada and internationally. The company's educational programs include Ontario secondary school diploma, career-oriented two-year college and four-year university diploma programs, vocational education programs, and master programs. It also provides educational services, such as immigration and study visa, student housing, career guidance, internship, and entrepreneurship guidance. The company was formerly known as Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. and changed its name to Visionary Holdings Inc. in February 2024. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Visionary Holdings Inc. operates as a subsidiary of 3888 Investment Group Limited.

About Strategic Education

Strategic Education, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. The company operates through U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services segments. It operates Strayer University that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, criminal justice, education, health services, information technology, and public administration at physical campuses located in the eastern United States, as well as through online; non-degree web and mobile application development courses through Hackbright Academy and Devmountain; and MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute. In addition, the company operates Capella University that provides post-secondary education; Torrens University, which offers undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research, and specialized degree courses primarily in business, design and creative technology, health, hospitality, and education fields through online and on physical campuses located in Australia; Think Education, a vocational training organization; and Media Design School, which provides industry-endorsed courses in 3D animation and visual effects, game art and programming, graphic and motion design, digital media artificial intelligence, and creative advertising in New Zealand. It also offers Workforce Edge, a platform to employers that provides education benefits administration solutions; and Sophia Learning, which enables lower cost education benefits programs. Strategic Education, Inc. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.