Chegg (NYSE:CHGG – Get Rating) and EVCI Career Colleges (OTCMKTS:EVCI – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Chegg and EVCI Career Colleges, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Get Chegg alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Chegg | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
| EVCI Career Colleges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Chegg currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.45%. Given Chegg's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Chegg is more favorable than EVCI Career Colleges.
Risk & Volatility
Chegg has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVCI Career Colleges has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Chegg and EVCI Career Colleges' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chegg | 34.77% | 6.41% | 2.39% |
| EVCI Career Colleges | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Chegg and EVCI Career Colleges' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chegg | $766.90 million | 2.62 | $266.64 million | $1.34 | 11.86 |
| EVCI Career Colleges | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Chegg has higher revenue and earnings than EVCI Career Colleges.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.9% of Chegg shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of EVCI Career Colleges shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Chegg shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of EVCI Career Colleges shares 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.
Summary
Chegg beats EVCI Career Colleges on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Chegg
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Chegg, Inc. operates a learning platform for students. It intends to empower students to take control of their education and help the students study, college admissions exams, accomplish their goals, get grades, and test scores. The firm offers required and non-required scholastic materials including textbooks in any format, access to online homework help and textbook solutions, course organization and scheduling, college and university matching tools and scholarship connections. Its services include Chegg study, writing, tutors, and math solver. The company was founded by Osman Rashid and Aayush Phumbhra on July 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.
About EVCI Career Colleges
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EVCI Career Colleges Holding Corp. provides on-campus career college education in the U.S. It offers college degree and certificate programs in applied sciences and occupational studies. The company was founded on October 24, 1997 and is headquartered in Sheridan, WY.
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