Career Education (NASDAQ:CECO) versus Eos International (NASDAQ:EOSI) Critical Contrast

Career Education (NASDAQ:CECO) and Eos International (OTCMKTS:EOSI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Career Education and Eos International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Career Education	0	0	2	0	3.00
Eos International	0	0	0	0	N/A

Career Education presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.01%. Given Career Education’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Career Education is more favorable than Eos International.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.7% of Career Education shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Career Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Eos International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Career Education and Eos International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Career Education	8.78%	25.42%	18.18%
Eos International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Career Education and Eos International’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Career Education	$581.30 million	2.60	$55.18 million	$1.05	20.52
Eos International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Career Education has higher revenue and earnings than Eos International.

Summary

Career Education beats Eos International on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

Career Education Company Profile

Career Education Corporation operates colleges, institutions, and universities that provide education to student population in various career-oriented disciplines through online, campus based, and blended learning programs in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Colorado Technical University (CTU), American InterContinental University (AIU), and All Other Campuses. Its colleges and universities include AIU, CTU, Le Cordon Bleu institutions, Briarcliffe College, and Sanford-Brown College. The company offers doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s, and associate degrees, as well as diploma and certificate programs. It also provides academic programs in the career-oriented disciplines of business studies, nursing, computer science, engineering, information systems and technologies, cybersecurity, and healthcare management, as well as information technologies, and education and criminal justice; and educational programs in culinary arts, as well as patisserie and baking. As of December 31, 2017, the company had a total student enrollment of approximately 34,800 students. Career Education Corporation was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Eos International Company Profile

EOS International, Inc. provides library automation and knowledge management solutions for libraries worldwide. The company offers EOS.Web—integrated library system, including academic, association, corporate, digital, government, legal, medical, small, and special library software. It also provides various services, such as data conversion, data hosting, implementation, support, and training services. EOS International, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. EOS International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Sirsi Corporation.

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