Educational Development (EDUC) Competitors $1.17 -0.07 (-5.32%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.17 0.00 (-0.34%) As of 08:48 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EDUC vs. RAVE, GDC, BANL, LTCH, PTLE, HKPD, TAIT, HYFM, DTCK, and SCNXShould you be buying Educational Development stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Educational Development include Rave Restaurant Group (RAVE), GD Culture Group (GDC), CBL International (BANL), Latch (LTCH), PTL (PTLE), Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology (HKPD), Taitron Components (TAIT), Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM), Davis Commodities (DTCK), and Scienture (SCNX). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Educational Development vs. Rave Restaurant Group GD Culture Group CBL International Latch PTL Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Taitron Components Hydrofarm Holdings Group Davis Commodities Scienture Rave Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:RAVE) and Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has better valuation and earnings, RAVE or EDUC? Rave Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Educational Development. Educational Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rave Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRave Restaurant Group$12.24M2.68$2.47M$0.1812.39Educational Development$36.52M0.28$550K-$0.66-1.78 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RAVE or EDUC? Rave Restaurant Group received 4 more outperform votes than Educational Development when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.33% of users gave Educational Development an outperform vote while only 74.11% of users gave Rave Restaurant Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRave Restaurant GroupOutperform Votes24974.11% Underperform Votes8725.89% Educational DevelopmentOutperform Votes24583.33% Underperform Votes4916.67% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RAVE or EDUC? 15.1% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of Educational Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of Educational Development shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is RAVE or EDUC more profitable? Rave Restaurant Group has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Educational Development's net margin of -15.15%. Rave Restaurant Group's return on equity of 20.68% beat Educational Development's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Rave Restaurant Group21.80% 20.68% 16.89% Educational Development -15.15%-12.71%-6.38% Does the media refer more to RAVE or EDUC? In the previous week, Educational Development had 20 more articles in the media than Rave Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Educational Development and 2 mentions for Rave Restaurant Group. Rave Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Educational Development's score of 0.14 indicating that Rave Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Rave Restaurant Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Educational Development 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, RAVE or EDUC? Rave Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Educational Development has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRave Restaurant Group beats Educational Development on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Educational Development News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EDUC 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 EDUC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEducational Developmentnondurable goods IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.08M$933.34M$17.01B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A9.05%3.02%4.32%P/E Ratio-1.7854.0415.3017.82Price / Sales0.280.573.6894.61Price / Cash4.2821.0016.3934.64Price / Book0.220.956.274.00Net Income$550,000.00$28.87M$734.35M$247.23M7 Day Performance0.77%6.62%0.49%1.44%1 Month Performance-7.19%-11.32%-1.71%-6.26%1 Year Performance-50.88%-36.63%-1.17%0.59% Educational Development Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDUCEducational Development1.0549 of 5 stars$1.17-5.3%N/A-55.0%$10.04M$36.52M-1.78170Short Interest ↓Gap DownRAVERave Restaurant Group1.2698 of 5 stars$2.18-2.2%N/A+8.8%$32.07M$12.24M12.1120Analyst ForecastGap UpGDCGD Culture Group0.9669 of 5 stars$2.61-1.9%N/A+306.6%$32.06M$-150,000.00-1.7360Positive NewsBANLCBL International0.2702 of 5 stars$1.09+0.9%N/A-3.7%$29.98M$521.17M0.0035Short Interest ↑News CoverageLTCHLatchN/A$0.14flatN/A-80.0%$23.08M$48.39M0.00420Gap UpPTLEPTLN/A$1.26+8.6%N/AN/A$17.25M$108.13M0.00N/ALockup ExpirationHKPDHong Kong Pharma Digital TechnologyN/A$1.27+15.5%N/AN/A$13.97M$20.77M0.0019Positive NewsTAITTaitron Components3.2509 of 5 stars$2.18-0.5%N/A-29.8%$13.13M$4.14M9.4810Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHYFMHydrofarm Holdings Group2.8261 of 5 stars$2.70-0.4%$7.00+159.3%-74.6%$12.51M$190.29M-0.19840Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeDTCKDavis Commodities0.4589 of 5 stars$0.49+16.7%N/A-63.8%$11.96M$159.84M0.0022Short Interest ↑SCNXScientureN/A$0.88+12.6%N/AN/A$11.01M$136,643.000.00N/AUpcoming Earnings Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rave Restaurant Group Alternatives GD Culture Group Alternatives CBL International Alternatives Latch Alternatives PTL Alternatives Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Alternatives Taitron Components Alternatives Hydrofarm Holdings Group Alternatives Davis Commodities Alternatives Scienture 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:EDUC) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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