Driven Brands (DRVN) Competitors $16.37 +0.17 (+1.05%) As of 02:32 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DRVN vs. EDU, TAL, GHC, LAUR, MCW, PRDO, AFYA, HTZ, UDMY, and IRSShould you be buying Driven Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Driven Brands include New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), Hertz Global (HTZ), Udemy (UDMY), and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Driven Brands vs. New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education Afya Hertz Global Udemy IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) and Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EDU or DRVN? New Oriental Education & Technology Group received 546 more outperform votes than Driven Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.86% of users gave New Oriental Education & Technology Group an outperform vote while only 58.70% of users gave Driven Brands an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNew Oriental Education & Technology GroupOutperform Votes60065.86% Underperform Votes31134.14% Driven BrandsOutperform Votes5458.70% Underperform Votes3841.30% Which has more volatility & risk, EDU or DRVN? New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Driven Brands has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer EDU or DRVN? New Oriental Education & Technology Group currently has a consensus target price of $61.20, indicating a potential upside of 38.87%. Driven Brands has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.54%. Given New Oriental Education & Technology Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe New Oriental Education & Technology Group is more favorable than Driven Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score New Oriental Education & Technology Group 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Driven Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Is EDU or DRVN more profitable? New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a net margin of 8.13% compared to Driven Brands' net margin of 0.27%. Driven Brands' return on equity of 14.86% beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets New Oriental Education & Technology Group8.13% 9.48% 5.17% Driven Brands 0.27%14.86%2.36% Do insiders & institutionals believe in EDU or DRVN? 77.1% of Driven Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Driven Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EDU or DRVN? New Oriental Education & Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Driven Brands. Driven Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Oriental Education & Technology Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNew Oriental Education & Technology Group$4.82B1.55$309.59M$2.3518.75Driven Brands$2.34B1.13-$744.96M-$1.82-8.90 Does the media favor EDU or DRVN? In the previous week, Driven Brands had 4 more articles in the media than New Oriental Education & Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Driven Brands and 7 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Driven Brands' score of 1.01 indicating that New Oriental Education & Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment New Oriental Education & Technology Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Driven Brands 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNew Oriental Education & Technology Group beats Driven Brands on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Driven Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DRVN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DRVN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDriven BrandsAutomotive repair, services & parking IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.65B$951.85M$23.21B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A7.75%170.23%4.33%P/E Ratio405.0076.7121.6317.78Price / Sales1.131.394.0394.51Price / Cash2.1028.9619.4134.64Price / Book2.932.335.593.99Net Income-$744.96M-$139.32M$781.29M$247.24M7 Day Performance8.07%3.38%5.94%6.12%1 Month Performance-4.42%7.22%-4.41%-7.11%1 Year Performance10.58%-10.13%0.89%-0.85% Driven Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRVNDriven Brands3.8217 of 5 stars$16.37+1.0%$20.50+25.2%+11.9%$2.68B$2.34B409.259,900Positive NewsEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group3.4397 of 5 stars$42.75-4.2%$61.20+43.2%-49.1%$7.25B$4.82B18.1953,100Positive NewsGap DownTALTAL Education Group3.031 of 5 stars$10.91-11.1%$15.53+42.3%-13.8%$6.60B$2.07B57.4516,200Stock SplitShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeGHCGraham1.7553 of 5 stars$888.46-3.8%N/A+28.1%$3.86B$4.79B17.4019,900Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLAURLaureate Education4.0588 of 5 stars$18.71-1.4%$20.00+6.9%+34.3%$2.82B$1.57B9.6435,000Positive NewsGap DownMCWMister Car Wash1.8431 of 5 stars$7.16-1.8%$8.43+17.7%+7.7%$2.32B$994.73M32.556,350Gap DownPRDOPerdoceo Education4.4019 of 5 stars$25.30-0.7%$35.00+38.3%+50.8%$1.67B$681.26M11.504,500Positive NewsGap DownAFYAAfya2.0679 of 5 stars$16.99-0.5%$17.60+3.6%+5.9%$1.59B$3.30B13.708,080News CoverageHTZHertz GlobalN/A$3.94+6.5%N/A-41.5%$1.21B$9.05B-0.4225,000News CoverageUDMYUdemy3.5968 of 5 stars$6.04-9.2%$10.68+76.9%-38.9%$892.37M$786.57M-10.601,680Short Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima1.4327 of 5 stars$11.73-6.5%$13.00+10.8%+47.4%$888.78M$319.75B-2.751,401News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EDU Alternatives TAL Alternatives GHC Alternatives LAUR Alternatives MCW Alternatives PRDO Alternatives AFYA Alternatives HTZ Alternatives UDMY Alternatives IRS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DRVN) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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