Educational Development (EDUC) Competitors $1.32 -0.02 (-1.68%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.34 +0.01 (+0.75%) As of 06:00 PM 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, MWYN, LTCH, DTCK, CGTL, BANL, SCNX, HYFM, HKPD, and COSMShould you be buying Educational Development stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Educational Development include Rave Restaurant Group (RAVE), Marwynn (MWYN), Latch (LTCH), Davis Commodities (DTCK), Creative Global Technology (CGTL), CBL International (BANL), Scienture (SCNX), Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM), Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology (HKPD), and Cosmos Health (COSM). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Educational Development vs. Its Competitors Rave Restaurant Group Marwynn Latch Davis Commodities Creative Global Technology CBL International Scienture Hydrofarm Holdings Group Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Cosmos Health Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) and Rave Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:RAVE) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, EDUC or RAVE? Educational Development has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rave Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer EDUC or RAVE? In the previous week, Educational Development had 24 more articles in the media than Rave Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Educational Development and 2 mentions for Rave Restaurant Group. Educational Development's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Rave Restaurant Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Educational Development is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Educational Development 1 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EDUC or RAVE? 19.6% of Educational Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of Educational Development shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is EDUC or RAVE more profitable? Rave Restaurant Group has a net margin of 22.34% compared to Educational Development's net margin of -16.17%. Rave Restaurant Group's return on equity of 20.59% beat Educational Development's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Educational Development-16.17% -12.31% -6.26% Rave Restaurant Group 22.34%20.59%17.11% Which has better earnings and valuation, EDUC or RAVE? Rave Restaurant Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioEducational Development$34.19M0.33-$5.26M-$0.61-2.17Rave Restaurant Group$12.15M3.52$2.47M$0.1915.84 SummaryRave Restaurant Group beats Educational Development on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 EDUC 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 DevelopmentPUBLSHG IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$11.57M$1.25B$16.36B$9.48BDividend YieldN/A4.54%3.09%3.98%P/E Ratio-2.1721.9620.0219.95Price / Sales0.330.8146.36102.64Price / CashN/A5.8115.1458.97Price / Book0.291.636.125.90Net Income-$5.26M$43.79M$689.13M$258.42M7 Day Performance2.71%0.34%0.77%1.94%1 Month Performance-0.38%-3.49%3.73%12.02%1 Year Performance-37.94%-17.47%1.66%20.81% Educational Development Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDUCEducational Development0.6835 of 5 stars$1.33-1.7%N/A-37.7%$11.57M$34.19M-2.17170Trending NewsRAVERave Restaurant Group0.8407 of 5 stars$2.81+0.7%N/A+49.3%$39.94M$12.24M14.7920Gap UpMWYNMarwynnN/A$1.50+5.6%N/AN/A$25.58MN/A0.0027Gap DownLTCHLatchN/A$0.15flatN/A-64.4%$24.72M$48.39M0.00420Gap DownDTCKDavis Commodities0.5697 of 5 stars$0.93-3.1%N/A-17.5%$22.82M$132.37M0.0022Gap UpCGTLCreative Global TechnologyN/A$1.03-9.6%N/AN/A$22.08M$35.61M0.00N/AGap DownBANLCBL International0.6434 of 5 stars$0.80+4.6%N/A-16.4%$21.86M$592.52M0.0035SCNXScientureN/A$1.65+3.8%N/AN/A$21.65M$140K0.00N/ANews CoverageHYFMHydrofarm Holdings Group3.772 of 5 stars$3.94+3.4%$7.00+77.7%-33.1%$18.28M$190.29M-0.26840Gap UpHKPDHong Kong Pharma Digital TechnologyN/A$1.41+3.8%N/AN/A$15.51M$20.77M0.0019COSMCosmos Health2.2174 of 5 stars$0.49+3.4%N/A-58.6%$14.20M$54.43M-0.46100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rave Restaurant Group Alternatives Marwynn Alternatives Latch Alternatives Davis Commodities Alternatives Creative Global Technology Alternatives CBL International Alternatives Scienture Alternatives Hydrofarm Holdings Group Alternatives Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Alternatives Cosmos Health 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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