Legacy Education Alliance (OTCMKTS:LEAI – Get Free Report) and SPAR Group (NASDAQ:SGRP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Legacy Education Alliance and SPAR Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Legacy Education Alliance | $150,000.00 | N/A | -$2.62 million | ($0.07) | 0.00 |
| SPAR Group | $163.63 million | 0.11 | -$3.15 million | ($0.07) | -11.09 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Legacy Education Alliance and SPAR Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Legacy Education Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SPAR Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Legacy Education Alliance and SPAR Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Legacy Education Alliance | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SPAR Group | -9.52% | -34.89% | -12.15% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
9.6% of SPAR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Legacy Education Alliance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.9% of SPAR Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Legacy Education Alliance beats SPAR Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Legacy Education Alliance
Legacy Education Alliance, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides educational training on the topics of personal finance, entrepreneurship, real estate, and financial markets investing strategies and techniques in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company markets its products and services under the Building Wealth with Legacy and Homemade Investor by Tarek El Moussa brands. It provides its programs through various formats and channels, including free workshops, basic trainings, forums, telephone mentoring, one-on-one mentoring, coaching, and e-learning. Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cape Coral, Florida.
About SPAR Group
SPAR Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides merchandising and brand marketing services in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company offers merchandising and marketing services, such as resets and cut-ins; price and inventory audits; stock replenishment and rotation services; out of stock management; promotional event setup; and display management, as well as category management and set up services comprising category and product resets; planogram maintenance; display and shelf services; and point of purchase installation and management. It also provides remodel and retail transformation consisting of store remodels, store department resets, fixture and banner installations, pop-up store services, and store closings; and assembly and installation services, including assembly of merchandise in stores, in-store services, office setup/down-sizing services, and national in-home furniture assembly services. In addition, the company offers business analytics and insights services, such as product dashboards, stock out reporting, visit reporting, real-time service insights, and share of shelf analytics; and fulfillment and distribution services comprising distribution center staffing, point of purchase fulfillment services, kiosk prep, returns processing, picking and packing services, and inventory services. The company serves mass merchandisers; HBAs; pharmacies; and grocery, discount, dollar, convenience, cash and carry, home improvement, consumer electronics, automotive aftermarket, office supply, personal technology, beverage, household products, consumables, financial products, and independent stores. SPAR Group, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
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