Analyzing Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH (OTCMKTS:WWCC)

WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH (OTCMKTS:WWCC) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH and Laureate Education’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Laureate Education	$1.48 billion	1.68	$107.59 million	$0.74	21.35

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH and Laureate Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH	N/A	N/A	N/A
Laureate Education	8.19%	13.98%	6.22%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH and Laureate Education, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH	0	0	0	0	N/A
Laureate Education	0	0	2	0	3.00

Laureate Education has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.59%. Given Laureate Education’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH.

Summary

Laureate Education beats WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WORLD WIDE CHIL/SH

World Wide Child Care Corporation, through its subsidiary, Children of America, operates in the field of educational childcare and development in the United States. It offers childcare services; and a proprietary curriculum that helps in the development of children, as well as operates licensed facilities. The company is based in Delray Beach, Florida.

About Laureate Education

Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. The company provides a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. It also offers specialized courses for technical and vocational training; and senior high school. Its services are provides in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.