Financial Review: Mynd.ai (OTCMKTS:MYND) versus Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Mynd.ai (OTCMKTS:MYND) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Mynd.ai and Strategic Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mynd.ai	N/A	N/A	N/A
Strategic Education	9.84%	7.47%	5.72%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mynd.ai and Strategic Education’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mynd.ai	$413.56 million	0.23	-$37.86 million	N/A	N/A
Strategic Education	$1.13 billion	2.06	$69.79 million	$4.22	22.43

Strategic Education has higher revenue and earnings than Mynd.ai.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.6% of Mynd.ai shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. 36.9% of Mynd.ai shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Strategic Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Mynd.ai and Strategic Education, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mynd.ai	0	0	0	0	N/A
Strategic Education	0	0	4	0	3.00

Strategic Education has a consensus price target of $132.25, indicating a potential upside of 39.74%. Given Strategic Education’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Mynd.ai.

Risk and Volatility

Mynd.ai has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Strategic Education beats Mynd.ai on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mynd.ai

Mynd.ai, Inc. operates in interactive technology offering hardware and software solutions. The company's solutions help organizations create and deliver dynamic content; simplify and streamline teaching, learning, and communication; and facilitate real-time collaboration. Its interactive displays and software are available in approximately 1 million learning and training spaces across 126 countries. The company's distribution network of approximately 4,000 reseller partners and its dedicated sales and support teams worldwide enable to deliver the service to its customers. The company was formerly known as Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mynd.ai, Inc. in December 2023. Mynd.ai, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Beijing, China.

About Strategic Education

Strategic Education, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. The company operates through U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services segments. It operates Strayer University that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, criminal justice, education, health services, information technology, and public administration at physical campuses located in the eastern United States, as well as through online; non-degree web and mobile application development courses through Hackbright Academy and Devmountain; and MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute. In addition, the company operates Capella University that provides post-secondary education; Torrens University, which offers undergraduate, graduate, higher degree by research, and specialized degree courses primarily in business, design and creative technology, health, hospitality, and education fields through online and on physical campuses located in Australia; Think Education, a vocational training organization; and Media Design School, which provides industry-endorsed courses in 3D animation and visual effects, game art and programming, graphic and motion design, digital media artificial intelligence, and creative advertising in New Zealand. It also offers Workforce Edge, a platform to employers that provides education benefits administration solutions; and Sophia Learning, which enables lower cost education benefits programs. Strategic Education, Inc. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.