Laureate Education (LAUR) Competitors $18.36 +0.18 (+0.99%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LAUR vs. GHC, DRVN, MCW, PRDO, AFYA, IRS, UDMY, HTZ, DAO, and SDAShould you be buying Laureate Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Laureate Education include Graham (GHC), Driven Brands (DRVN), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS), Udemy (UDMY), Hertz Global (HTZ), Youdao (DAO), and SunCar Technology Group (SDA). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Laureate Education vs. Graham Driven Brands Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education Afya IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Udemy Hertz Global Youdao SunCar Technology Group Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GHC or LAUR? 93.2% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.5% of Graham shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is GHC or LAUR a better dividend stock? Graham pays an annual dividend of $6.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Laureate Education pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Graham pays out 13.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Laureate Education pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts recommend GHC or LAUR? Laureate Education has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.76%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than Graham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Laureate Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor GHC or LAUR? In the previous week, Graham had 1 more articles in the media than Laureate Education. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Graham and 3 mentions for Laureate Education. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Laureate Education's score of 0.59 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graham 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Laureate Education 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GHC or LAUR more profitable? Laureate Education has a net margin of 15.76% compared to Graham's net margin of 4.86%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 27.13% beat Graham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Graham4.86% 5.79% 3.21% Laureate Education 15.76%27.13%12.08% Which has better earnings and valuation, GHC or LAUR? Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Laureate Education. Laureate Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGraham$4.71B0.81$205.29M$51.0717.19Laureate Education$1.55B1.78$107.59M$1.5811.62 Which has more risk & volatility, GHC or LAUR? Graham has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GHC or LAUR? Laureate Education received 161 more outperform votes than Graham when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.33% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 57.69% of users gave Laureate Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGrahamOutperform Votes13962.33% Underperform Votes8437.67% Laureate EducationOutperform Votes30057.69% Underperform Votes22042.31% SummaryGraham and Laureate Education tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 LAUR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLaureate EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.74B$914.59M$8.38B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A6.52%2.82%4.22%P/E Ratio11.6211.9118.3317.19Price / Sales1.781.0415.50116.80Price / Cash13.7921.1033.4537.86Price / Book3.051.715.564.78Net Income$107.59M$20.67M$267.23M$225.60M7 Day Performance-3.01%-4.33%-2.06%-1.23%1 Month Performance-4.62%-1.90%-0.12%3.37%1 Year Performance34.11%-1.73%10.21%16.58% Laureate Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAURLaureate Education3.8713 of 5 stars$18.36+1.0%$18.50+0.8%+33.4%$2.74B$1.55B11.6228,900High Trading VolumeGHCGraham2.8207 of 5 stars$910.46+1.1%N/A+29.0%$3.95B$4.71B17.6419,900Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands2.4361 of 5 stars$16.88+0.8%$17.86+5.8%+15.7%$2.77B$2.33B418.5010,600MCWMister Car Wash3.202 of 5 stars$7.46-1.6%$9.25+24.0%-15.5%$2.40B$973.70M32.966,600News CoveragePositive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education3.5058 of 5 stars$27.86+1.9%$32.00+14.9%+49.7%$1.83B$652.75M13.744,350Positive NewsAFYAAfya2.6087 of 5 stars$15.52-0.8%$19.38+24.8%-27.6%$1.45B$3.19B12.619,680IRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima1.2312 of 5 stars$16.77+1.9%$13.00-22.5%+74.5%$1.30B$323.48B-3.691,401News CoverageUDMYUdemy1.7526 of 5 stars$8.17+2.9%$10.92+33.7%-47.1%$1.19B$728.94M-12.601,443HTZHertz GlobalN/A$3.81-9.7%N/A-65.7%$1.17B$9.19B-0.4325,000DAOYoudao0.4345 of 5 stars$7.83+1.2%N/A+78.0%$946.80M$5.77B114.294,364Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageSDASunCar Technology Group1.9756 of 5 stars$8.70+3.7%N/A+21.6%$901.67M$363.75M0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GHC Alternatives DRVN Alternatives MCW Alternatives PRDO Alternatives AFYA Alternatives IRS Alternatives UDMY Alternatives HTZ Alternatives DAO Alternatives SDA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LAUR) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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