BloomZ (NASDAQ:BLMZ) & Pearson (NYSE:PSO) Critical Contrast

Pearson (NYSE:PSO) and BloomZ (NASDAQ:BLMZ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.1% of Pearson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pearson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Pearson and BloomZ, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pearson	0	1	1	1	3.00
BloomZ	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pearson presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.06%. Given Pearson’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pearson is more favorable than BloomZ.

Profitability

This table compares Pearson and BloomZ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pearson	N/A	N/A	N/A
BloomZ	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pearson and BloomZ”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pearson	$4.54 billion	2.13	$554.61 million	$0.94	15.82
BloomZ	$1.47 million	1.74	-$1.48 million	N/A	N/A

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than BloomZ.

Summary

Pearson beats BloomZ on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pearson

Pearson plc offers educational courseware, assessments, and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, other European countries, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, English Language Learning, Workforce Skills, and Higher Education. The Assessment & Qualifications segment offers Pearson VUE, US student assessment, clinical assessment, UK GCSE, and A levels and international academic qualifications and associated courseware. The Virtual Learning segment provides virtual schools and online program management services. The English Language Learning segment offers Pearson test of English, institutional courseware, and English online solutions. The Workforce Skills offers BTEC, GED, TalentLens, Faethm, Credly, Pearson college, and apprenticeships. The Higher Education segment engages in the US, Canadian, and international higher education courseware businesses. The company was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About BloomZ

BloomZ, Inc. is an audio producing and voice actor managing company. It offers audio production and voice acting educational services. It operates through audio production, VTuber management and voice actor workshop business lines. The Audio Production business provides audio production services for animations and video games. The VTuber Management business includes a virtual animated character with motion-capture technology. The Voice Actor Workshop business offers professional and practical voice acting educational services. The company was founded by Kazusa Esaki on October 17, 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.