Youdao (DAO) Competitors $10.25 -0.14 (-1.35%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.24 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 02/21/2025 07:30 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 InterestTrends DAO vs. GHC, LAUR, DRVN, MCW, PRDO, AFYA, HTZ, UDMY, IRS, and EVGOShould you be buying Youdao stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Youdao include Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), Hertz Global (HTZ), Udemy (UDMY), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS), and EVgo (EVGO). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Youdao vs. Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education Afya Hertz Global Udemy IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima EVgo Youdao (NYSE:DAO) and Graham (NYSE:GHC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor DAO or GHC? Graham received 93 more outperform votes than Youdao when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.33% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 58.23% of users gave Youdao an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformYoudaoOutperform Votes4658.23% Underperform Votes3341.77% GrahamOutperform Votes13962.33% Underperform Votes8437.67% Does the media prefer DAO or GHC? In the previous week, Youdao had 13 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Youdao and 5 mentions for Graham. Youdao's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Graham's score of 0.31 indicating that Youdao is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Youdao 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Graham 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DAO or GHC? 21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, DAO or GHC? Graham has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Youdao. Graham 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$5.77B0.21-$77.46M$0.07146.43Graham$4.41B0.92$205.29M$51.0718.31 Do analysts prefer DAO or GHC? 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) 2.00Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is DAO or GHC more profitable? Graham has a net margin of 4.86% compared to Youdao's net margin of 1.03%. Graham's return on equity of 5.79% beat Youdao's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Youdao1.03% -3.12% 4.18% Graham 4.86%5.79%3.21% Which has more volatility & risk, DAO or GHC? Youdao has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGraham beats Youdao on 9 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 {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 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 ExcelMetricYoudaoEducational services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.24B$1.03B$7.80B$20.02BDividend YieldN/A6.64%2.20%3.65%P/E Ratio146.4312.7133.8534.88Price / Sales0.211.6267.5815.60Price / CashN/A25.7432.3120.85Price / Book-4.071.705.424.92Net Income-$77.46M$21.18M$187.27M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.19%-1.86%-2.92%-1.05%1 Month Performance47.16%2.98%-2.68%-1.39%1 Year Performance160.81%1.01%18.85%13.93% Youdao Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAOYoudao0.657 of 5 stars$10.25-1.3%N/A+160.8%$1.24B$5.77B146.434,364Earnings ReportNews CoverageGHCGraham2.2584 of 5 stars$949.30+0.9%N/A+30.4%$4.11B$4.41B18.5919,900LAURLaureate Education3.9225 of 5 stars$19.76+0.9%$18.50-6.4%+49.5%$2.98B$1.48B12.5128,900Earnings ReportNews CoverageDRVNDriven Brands3.3174 of 5 stars$16.29+1.3%$18.25+12.0%+2.5%$2.68B$2.30B407.9810,600News CoverageMCWMister Car Wash1.9157 of 5 stars$7.76-1.1%$8.81+13.6%-16.8%$2.50B$927.07M33.726,600Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePRDOPerdoceo Education4.2328 of 5 stars$28.26-0.6%$32.00+13.3%+52.9%$1.86B$710M14.204,350Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageAFYAAfya1.8217 of 5 stars$16.60+0.1%$18.00+8.4%-11.9%$1.56B$576.09M13.439,680Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$4.48+4.1%N/A-42.6%$1.37B$9.19B-0.5025,000UDMYUdemy2.0502 of 5 stars$7.87+3.5%$10.92+38.9%-8.2%$1.15B$728.94M-12.491,443Analyst ForecastInsider TradeIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima2.512 of 5 stars$13.14+0.3%$13.00-1.0%+65.3%$982.52M$658.73M-2.941,401EVGOEVgo2.4699 of 5 stars$2.93-5.3%$6.22+112.7%+20.7%$889.75M$160.95M-6.99220Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Graham Competitors Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Afya Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Udemy Competitors IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Competitors EVgo Competitors 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 (NYSE:DAO) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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