Comparing 51Talk Online Education Group (NYSE:COE) & Avolta (OTCMKTS:DUFRY)

Avolta (OTCMKTS:DUFRY) and 51Talk Online Education Group (NYSE:COE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Avolta and 51Talk Online Education Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avolta	0	1	0	0	2.00
51Talk Online Education Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Avolta and 51Talk Online Education Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avolta	N/A	N/A	N/A
51Talk Online Education Group	-24.26%	N/A	-30.40%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Avolta and 51Talk Online Education Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avolta	$16.60 billion	0.51	$240.19 million	N/A	N/A
51Talk Online Education Group	$108.54 million	1.10	-$15.03 million	($2.79)	-7.16

Avolta has higher revenue and earnings than 51Talk Online Education Group.

Volatility & Risk

Avolta has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 51Talk Online Education Group has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Avolta beats 51Talk Online Education Group on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Avolta

Avolta AG operates as a travel retailer. The company’s retail brands include general travel retail shops under the Dufry, World Duty Free, Nuance, Hellenic Duty Free, Zurich Duty-Free or Stockholm Duty-Free, Autogrill, and HMSHost brands; Dufry shopping stores; brand boutiques; convenience stores primarily under the Hudson brand; and specialized shops and theme stores. It offers perfumes and cosmetics, food and confectionery, wines and spirits, watches and jewelry, fashion and leather, tobacco goods, souvenirs, electronics, soft drinks, packaged food, travel accessories, personal items, sunglasses, destination, and other products, as well as newspapers, magazines, and books. It operates duty-free and duty-paid shops located at airports, border, downtown and hotel shops, railway stations and other, cruise liners and ferries, seaports, and motorways in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Dufry AG and changed its name to Avolta AG in November 2023. Avolta AG was incorporated in 1865 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

About 51Talk Online Education Group

51Talk Online Education Group, through its subsidiaries, provides online English language education services to students in the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, and internationally. The company operates online and mobile education platforms that enable students to take live interactive English and Chinese lessons. Its flagship courses include Classic English Junior and Classic English for the development of English communication skills, as well as AI-empowered knowledge preview and AI-empowered reading lessons. It also offers small group lessons. The company was formerly known as China Online Education Group and changed its name to 51Talk Online Education Group in September 2022. 51Talk Online Education Group was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Singapore.