Contrasting Educational Development (EDUC) and Its Rivals

Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) is one of 259 publicly-traded companies in the “Media” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Educational Development to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Educational Development and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Educational Development	$22.91 million	$2.33 million	5.65
Educational Development Competitors	$3.01 billion	-$7.90 million	15.60

Educational Development’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Educational Development. Educational Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.6% of Educational Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Educational Development shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of shares of all “Media” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Educational Development and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Educational Development	9.75%	-18.23%	-12.73%
Educational Development Competitors	-20.09%	-47.76%	-5.10%

Volatility and Risk

Educational Development has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Educational Development’s peers have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Educational Development and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Educational Development	1	0	0	0	1.00
Educational Development Competitors	2260	6877	10836	476	2.47

As a group, “Media” companies have a potential upside of 24.62%. Given Educational Development’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Educational Development has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Educational Development peers beat Educational Development on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Educational Development Company Profile

Educational Development Corporation, a publishing company, operates as a publisher of educational children's books in the United States. It operates through two segments, PaperPie and Publishing. The company offers various books, including touchy-feely board books, activity books and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books, as well as internet-linked books comprising science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. It markets its products to retail accounts, which include book, school supply, toy and gift stores and museums, through commissioned sales representatives, trade and specialty wholesalers, and its internal tele-sales group; and through a network of independent sales consultants through internet sales, direct sales, home shows, and book fairs. Educational Development Corporation was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.