Arco Platform (NASDAQ:ARCE – Get Rating) and Golden Sun Education Group (NASDAQ:GSUN – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Arco Platform and Golden Sun Education Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Arco Platform | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Golden Sun Education Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Arco Platform presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.23%. Given Arco Platform’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arco Platform is more favorable than Golden Sun Education Group.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Arco Platform and Golden Sun Education Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Arco Platform | $343.87 million | 1.75 | $7.65 million | $0.13 | 82.70 |
| Golden Sun Education Group | $10.81 million | 1.75 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Arco Platform has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Sun Education Group.
Profitability
This table compares Arco Platform and Golden Sun Education Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Arco Platform | 2.15% | 4.99% | 1.65% |
| Golden Sun Education Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Arco Platform beats Golden Sun Education Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Arco Platform
Arco Platform Ltd. engages in the provision of complete pedagogical system with technology-enabled features to deliver educational content to private schools and students. It operates through the following segments: Core and Supplemental. The Core segment provides solutions that address the Brazilian K-12 curriculum requirements through a personalized and interactive learning experience. The Supplemental segment is involved primarily in English as a second language, technological solutions for communication, Learning Management System platform, and content to develop socio emotional skills. The company was founded by Ari de Sá Cavalcante Neto in 2004 and is headquartered in Consolacao, Brazil.
About Golden Sun Education Group
Golden Sun Education Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides education and management services in the People's Republic of China. It operates through two segments, primary and secondary school services, tutoring, and other Services. The company offers private school educational and foreign language tutorials, and other education training management services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
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