Renovare Environmental (NASDAQ:RENO – Get Rating) and First High-School Education Group (NYSE:FHS – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Renovare Environmental has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First High-School Education Group has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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This table compares Renovare Environmental and First High-School Education Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Renovare Environmental | $12.35 million | 0.28 | -$21.60 million | N/A | N/A |
| First High-School Education Group | $62.80 million | 0.29 | $8.17 million | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Renovare Environmental and First High-School Education Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Renovare Environmental | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| First High-School Education Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
First High-School Education Group has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,020.72%. Given First High-School Education Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First High-School Education Group is more favorable than Renovare Environmental.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.4% of Renovare Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of First High-School Education Group shares are held by institutional investors. 27.6% of Renovare Environmental shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of First High-School Education Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Renovare Environmental and First High-School Education Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Renovare Environmental | -223.46% | N/A | -48.95% |
| First High-School Education Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
First High-School Education Group beats Renovare Environmental on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About First High-School Education Group
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First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. operates private high schools in Western China. The company provides private fundamental education and complementary education services, including middle and high school, and tutorial school. It also offers management services. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated a network of 20 schools located in Yunnan province, Guizhou province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Chongqing municipality, Sichuan province, and Shaanxi Province, which offers 14 high school programs and six tutorial school programs for Gaokao repeaters. First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 2012 and is based in Kunming, China.
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