Reviewing Kingold Jewelry (OTCMKTS:KGJI) and HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY)

Kingold Jewelry (OTCMKTS:KGJI) and HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kingold Jewelry and HealthEquity”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kingold Jewelry	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HealthEquity	$1.20 billion	6.28	$55.71 million	$1.09	79.86

HealthEquity has higher revenue and earnings than Kingold Jewelry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Kingold Jewelry and HealthEquity, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kingold Jewelry	0	0	0	0	0.00
HealthEquity	0	1	11	1	3.00

HealthEquity has a consensus price target of $112.23, indicating a potential upside of 28.93%. Given HealthEquity’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HealthEquity is more favorable than Kingold Jewelry.

Profitability

This table compares Kingold Jewelry and HealthEquity’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kingold Jewelry	N/A	N/A	N/A
HealthEquity	8.41%	9.70%	6.08%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.6% of HealthEquity shares are held by institutional investors. 27.3% of Kingold Jewelry shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of HealthEquity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

HealthEquity beats Kingold Jewelry on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kingold Jewelry

Kingold Jewelry, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells 24-karat gold jewelry and Chinese ornaments in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers a range of in-house designed products, including gold necklaces, rings, earrings, bracelets, gold bars, and pendants. It also invests in gold. The company sells its products to wholesalers, distributors, and retailers under the Kingold brand. Kingold Jewelry, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Wuhan, the People’s Republic of China.

About HealthEquity

HealthEquity, Inc. provides technology-enabled services platforms to consumers and employers in the United States. The company offers cloud-based platforms for individuals to make health saving and spending decisions, pay healthcare bills, receive personalized benefit information, earn wellness incentives, grow their savings, and make investment choices; and health savings accounts. It also provides investment platform; and online-only automated investment advisory services through Advisor, a Web-based tool. In addition, the company offers flexible spending accounts; health reimbursement arrangements; and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act continuation services, as well as administers pre-tax commuter benefit programs. It serves clients through a direct sales force; benefits brokers and advisors; and a network of health plans, benefits administrators, benefits brokers and consultants, and retirement plan record-keepers. HealthEquity, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Draper, Utah.