Youdao (DAO) Competitors $9.20 +0.05 (+0.55%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.20 0.00 (-0.05%) As of 04:04 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DAO vs. LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, MCW, HTZ, AFYA, IRS, EVGO, UDMY, and GOTUShould you be buying Youdao stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Youdao include Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Hertz Global (HTZ), Afya (AFYA), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), EVgo (EVGO), Udemy (UDMY), and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Youdao vs. Its Competitors Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Mister Car Wash Hertz Global Afya IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones EVgo Udemy Gaotu Techedu Youdao (NYSE:DAO) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, DAO or LAUR? Youdao has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DAO or LAUR? Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than Youdao. Laureate Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Youdao, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioYoudao$782.62M1.40$11.26M$0.2832.86Laureate Education$1.57B2.47$296.47M$1.7015.47 Is DAO or LAUR more profitable? Laureate Education has a net margin of 16.41% compared to Youdao's net margin of 4.05%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 29.46% beat Youdao's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Youdao4.05% -12.10% 14.63% Laureate Education 16.41%29.46%14.61% Do analysts rate DAO or LAUR? Laureate Education has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.73%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than Youdao.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Youdao 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Laureate Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor DAO or LAUR? In the previous week, Youdao had 3 more articles in the media than Laureate Education. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Youdao and 10 mentions for Laureate Education. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Youdao's score of 0.10 indicating that Laureate Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Youdao 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Laureate Education 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DAO or LAUR? 21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryLaureate Education beats Youdao on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Youdao News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DAO 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 DAO 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 NYSE 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 DAO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricYoudaoTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.10B$2.56B$24.24B$20.88BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.82%3.60%P/E Ratio32.8622.6427.7828.32Price / Sales1.4037.0238.8952.52Price / Cash70.5342.9026.1823.77Price / Book-3.916.395.785.19Net Income$11.26M$34.55M$196.83M$992.10M7 Day Performance-5.97%-2.15%-1.51%-0.31%1 Month Performance3.72%-6.04%-3.25%1.19%1 Year Performance150.00%31.04%27.65%10.50% Youdao Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAOYoudao0.7344 of 5 stars$9.20+0.5%N/A+164.4%$1.10B$782.62M32.863,750Earnings ReportLAURLaureate Education4.0046 of 5 stars$25.62+2.4%$24.00-6.3%+74.8%$3.78B$1.57B15.0731,800Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands4.4723 of 5 stars$16.55-0.2%$21.60+30.5%+24.2%$2.72B$2.34B-9.7410,700PRDOPerdoceo Education4.4264 of 5 stars$30.91-1.1%$40.00+29.4%+43.9%$2.01B$681.26M13.385,690News CoveragePositive NewsMCWMister Car Wash3.8373 of 5 stars$5.72-0.2%$8.09+41.4%-9.9%$1.87B$1.03B26.006,350Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.40-2.9%N/A+59.2%$1.67B$8.61B-0.6525,000News CoverageAFYAAfya4.0957 of 5 stars$14.74-0.1%$17.50+18.7%-19.0%$1.38B$3.44B11.179,717Short Interest ↑IRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones3.0287 of 5 stars$15.95+1.6%$13.00-18.5%+42.7%$1.21B$331.56B10.111,401News CoverageEVGOEVgo2.7187 of 5 stars$3.56+2.9%$6.19+73.8%+7.9%$1.09B$308.37M-8.68220Analyst ForecastUDMYUdemy3.0856 of 5 stars$6.65-5.0%$9.75+46.6%-14.5%$999.79M$795.54M-31.671,246Positive NewsGOTUGaotu Techedu0.9711 of 5 stars$3.73+1.8%N/A-14.2%$943.13M$5.10B-7.6014,381News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Afya Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Competitors EVgo Competitors Udemy Competitors Gaotu Techedu Competitors 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 (NYSE:DAO) was last updated on 8/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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