Youdao (DAO) Competitors $8.86 -0.05 (-0.51%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.85 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 09/12/2025 04:10 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, EVGO, IRS, 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), EVgo (EVGO), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), 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 EVgo IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Udemy Gaotu Techedu Youdao (NYSE:DAO) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor DAO or LAUR? In the previous week, Laureate Education had 9 more articles in the media than Youdao. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Laureate Education and 1 mentions for Youdao. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Youdao's score of 1.25 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Laureate Education 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, DAO or LAUR? Laureate Education has lower revenue, but higher 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$5.63B0.19$11.26M$0.2831.63Laureate Education$1.55B2.79$296.47M$1.7017.29 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate DAO or LAUR? Laureate Education has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.34%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 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% Which has more volatility & risk, DAO or LAUR? Youdao has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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. 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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 DAO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricYoudaoTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.06B$2.90B$26.38B$21.64BDividend YieldN/A1.59%2.74%3.49%P/E Ratio31.6324.1727.1829.75Price / Sales0.1956.571,174.3768.31Price / Cash68.9846.0727.3425.00Price / Book-3.697.977.764.58Net Income$11.26M$34.89M$199.14M$1.00B7 Day Performance1.66%15.78%9.79%0.65%1 Month Performance-0.28%12.51%18.51%3.07%1 Year Performance190.33%66.17%52.40%14.34% Youdao Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAOYoudao1.4405 of 5 stars$8.86-0.5%N/A+184.7%$1.06B$5.63B31.633,750Positive NewsLAURLaureate Education4.2957 of 5 stars$27.48-0.3%$24.00-12.7%+92.7%$4.05B$1.57B16.1635,000Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands3.5758 of 5 stars$18.42+1.5%$21.60+17.3%+33.2%$3.03B$2.41B-10.849,900Analyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education4.6238 of 5 stars$32.74-0.3%$40.00+22.2%+60.4%$2.13B$768.84M14.175,690News CoveragePositive NewsMCWMister Car Wash3.7571 of 5 stars$5.71+0.7%$8.09+41.7%-13.7%$1.87B$1.03B25.966,350Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.73flatN/A+134.4%$1.78B$8.61B-0.6925,000News CoverageAFYAAfya4.7553 of 5 stars$15.18-0.6%$17.50+15.3%-3.6%$1.42B$3.55B11.509,717Analyst UpgradeEVGOEVgo2.4483 of 5 stars$3.87-5.8%$6.24+61.2%-7.0%$1.19B$256.83M-9.44220News CoverageIRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.7944 of 5 stars$14.74-1.3%N/A+0.3%$1.12B$658.73M9.341,401News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeUDMYUdemy3.2367 of 5 stars$6.86-1.4%$9.75+42.1%-8.9%$1.03B$786.57M-32.671,246News CoverageBuyback AnnouncementGOTUGaotu Techedu1.0539 of 5 stars$3.91-1.9%N/A+35.8%$988.70M$5.48B-10.2814,381 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Afya Competitors EVgo Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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