Educational Development (EDUC) Competitors $1.26 +0.02 (+1.20%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends EDUC vs. RAVE, LTCH, BANL, DTCK, SCNX, HYFM, GDC, TAIT, HKPD, and PTLEShould you be buying Educational Development stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Educational Development include Rave Restaurant Group (RAVE), Latch (LTCH), CBL International (BANL), Davis Commodities (DTCK), Scienture (SCNX), Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM), GD Culture Group (GDC), Taitron Components (TAIT), Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology (HKPD), and PTL (PTLE). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Educational Development vs. Rave Restaurant Group Latch CBL International Davis Commodities Scienture Hydrofarm Holdings Group GD Culture Group Taitron Components Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology PTL Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) and Rave Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:RAVE) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Is EDUC or RAVE 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 Educational Development-15.15% -12.71% -6.38% Rave Restaurant Group 21.80%20.68%16.89% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EDUC or RAVE? 19.6% of Educational Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.2% of Educational Development shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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$36.52M0.30$550K-$0.66-1.92Rave Restaurant Group$12.24M3.41$2.47M$0.1815.78 Which has more volatility and risk, EDUC or RAVE? Educational Development has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rave Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer EDUC or RAVE? In the previous week, Educational Development had 61 more articles in the media than Rave Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Educational Development and 2 mentions for Rave Restaurant Group. Rave Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Educational Development's score of -0.07 indicating that Rave Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Educational Development Neutral Rave Restaurant Group Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor EDUC or RAVE? Rave Restaurant Group received 4 more outperform votes than Educational Development when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.10% of users gave Educational Development an outperform vote while only 73.80% of users gave Rave Restaurant Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEducational DevelopmentOutperform Votes24183.10% Underperform Votes4916.90%Rave Restaurant GroupOutperform Votes24573.80% Underperform Votes8726.20% 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$10.86M$1.00B$16.98B$8.12BDividend YieldN/A8.46%2.81%4.08%P/E Ratio-1.9251.4016.1719.01Price / Sales0.300.612.50123.40Price / Cash4.2821.0016.3934.64Price / Book0.241.046.744.29Net Income$550,000.00$28.87M$737.95M$246.91M7 Day Performance-5.48%-2.44%-0.88%-1.05%1 Month Performance-18.39%-16.16%-3.10%-9.38%1 Year Performance-33.77%-29.55%2.16%4.28% Educational Development Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDUCEducational Development0.6071 of 5 stars$1.27+1.2%N/A-39.6%$10.86M$36.52M-1.92170Short Interest ↑RAVERave Restaurant Group1.1043 of 5 stars$2.85-11.2%N/A+66.9%$41.93M$12.24M15.8320Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑LTCHLatchN/A$0.20+11.1%N/A-81.2%$32.19M$48.39M0.00420Positive NewsGap DownBANLCBL International0.8219 of 5 stars$1.05-4.6%N/A-0.5%$28.87M$521.17M0.0035Short Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeDTCKDavis Commodities0.5276 of 5 stars$0.96-4.0%N/A-23.3%$23.52M$159.84M0.0022Gap DownSCNXScientureN/A$2.48-6.4%N/AN/A$21.70M$7.12M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpHYFMHydrofarm Holdings Group3.8582 of 5 stars$4.65-6.1%$7.00+50.5%-58.4%$21.46M$200.16M-0.33840Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGDCGD Culture Group0.4814 of 5 stars$1.82-5.2%N/A+45.9%$20.32M$-150,000.000.0060Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownTAITTaitron Components3.4598 of 5 stars$2.56-2.3%N/A-20.8%$15.41M$4.34M11.1310Short Interest ↓HKPDHong Kong Pharma Digital TechnologyN/A$1.40-12.7%N/AN/A$15.40M$16.69M0.0019Gap UpPTLEPTLN/A$1.22+5.2%N/AN/A$15.25M$108.13M0.00N/APositive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rave Restaurant Group Alternatives Latch Alternatives CBL International Alternatives Davis Commodities Alternatives Scienture Alternatives Hydrofarm Holdings Group Alternatives GD Culture Group Alternatives Taitron Components Alternatives Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Alternatives PTL 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 3/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns “America Is Broke”. 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