Zovio (NASDAQ:ZVO – Get Rating) and Renovare Environmental (NASDAQ:RENO – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Zovio and Renovare Environmental's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Renovare Environmental has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zovio.

Profitability

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.0% of Zovio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Renovare Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Zovio shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of Renovare Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Zovio has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renovare Environmental has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Zovio and Renovare Environmental, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Zovio presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,290.43%. Given Zovio's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Zovio is more favorable than Renovare Environmental.

About Zovio

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Zovio Inc operates as an education technology services company in the United States. It partners with higher education institutions and employers to deliver various personalized solutions to help learners and leaders in achieving their aspirations. The company offers technology and academic services primarily relate to the educational infrastructure, including online course delivery and management, assessment, customer relations management, and other internal administrative systems; support services for curriculum and new program development, and faculty training and development; and technical support and assistance services with state compliance. It also provides counseling services and support comprising recruiting and admissions, student financing and financial aid processing, and student retention advising; and marketing and communication services, such as lead acquisition, digital communication strategies, brand identity advertising, media planning and strategy, video, data science and analysis, marketing to potential students, and other promotional and communication services. The company serves higher education institutions, employers, and learners. The company was formerly known as Bridgepoint Education, Inc. and changed its name to Zovio Inc in April 2019. Zovio Inc was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.

About Renovare Environmental

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Renovare Environmental, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides environmental management solutions worldwide. The company's suite of technologies includes on-site biological processing equipment for food waste, patented processing facilities for the conversion of municipal solid waste into renewable fuel, and proprietary real-time data analytics tools to reduce food waste generation. It markets Revolution Series Digesters, an aerobic digestion technology solution for the disposal of food waste at the point of generation; and Mechanical Biological Treatment technology to process waste at the municipal or enterprise level. The company serves retail, healthcare, government, hospitality, education, food service, and other sectors, as well as food distributors, convention centers, hotels, restaurants, stadiums, municipalities, and academic institutions. The company was formerly known as BioHiTech Global, Inc. and changed its name to Renovare Environmental, Inc. in December 2021. Renovare Environmental, Inc. is headquartered in Chestnut Ridge, New York.

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