Youdao (DAO) Competitors $7.08 +0.65 (+10.02%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends DAO vs. LAUR, DRVN, MCW, PRDO, AFYA, UDMY, EVGO, IRS, HTZ, and SDAShould you be buying Youdao stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Youdao include Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), Udemy (UDMY), EVgo (EVGO), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS), Hertz Global (HTZ), and SunCar Technology Group (SDA). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Youdao vs. Laureate Education Driven Brands Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education Afya Udemy EVgo IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Hertz Global SunCar Technology Group Youdao (NYSE:DAO) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability. Does the media prefer DAO or LAUR? In the previous week, Laureate Education had 6 more articles in the media than Youdao. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Laureate Education and 1 mentions for Youdao. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Youdao's score of 0.00 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Laureate Education 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend DAO or LAUR? Laureate Education has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.28%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community favor DAO or LAUR? Laureate Education received 254 more outperform votes than Youdao when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.23% of users gave Youdao an outperform vote while only 57.69% of users gave Laureate Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformYoudaoOutperform Votes4658.23% Underperform Votes3341.77% Laureate EducationOutperform Votes30057.69% Underperform Votes22042.31% Which has stronger valuation & 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$762.52M1.12-$77.46M$0.07101.21Laureate Education$1.48B1.90$107.59M$1.5811.86 Is DAO or LAUR more profitable? Laureate Education has a net margin of 15.76% compared to Youdao's net margin of 1.03%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 27.13% beat Youdao's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Youdao1.03% -3.12% 4.18% Laureate Education 15.76%27.13%12.08% Which has more volatility and risk, DAO or LAUR? Youdao has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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, 2.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLaureate Education beats Youdao on 15 of the 18 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$790.82M$934.65M$7.22B$19.35BDividend YieldN/A7.06%2.33%3.72%P/E Ratio101.2112.2628.1441.34Price / Sales1.121.4895.8617.06Price / CashN/A19.3429.1419.84Price / Book-2.811.816.195.76Net Income-$77.46M$20.67M$134.52M$993.25M7 Day Performance8.17%1.23%1.26%3.26%1 Month Performance-2.68%5.96%5.82%5.21%1 Year Performance109.62%-2.57%24.07%19.42% Youdao Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAOYoudao0.6151 of 5 stars$7.09+10.0%N/A+101.9%$790.82M$762.52M101.214,364LAURLaureate Education3.9517 of 5 stars$18.11+0.4%$18.50+2.2%+45.8%$2.73B$1.55B11.4635,000Short Interest ↓DRVNDriven Brands3.4372 of 5 stars$15.29+0.4%$17.86+16.8%+23.5%$2.51B$2.30B382.259,900MCWMister Car Wash3.3024 of 5 stars$7.04+0.9%$9.08+29.0%-12.4%$2.27B$973.70M30.616,350Analyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education3.2376 of 5 stars$25.92+0.2%$32.00+23.5%+57.8%$1.70B$652.75M13.034,350Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageAFYAAfya2.2855 of 5 stars$15.28+2.2%$19.38+26.8%-28.3%$1.43B$3.19B12.329,680Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑UDMYUdemy2.1782 of 5 stars$8.20-0.6%$10.92+33.2%-37.0%$1.20B$776.17M-13.021,443Analyst ForecastNews CoverageEVGOEVgo2.7002 of 5 stars$3.90-3.9%$6.61+69.5%+33.2%$1.18B$239.31M-9.29220Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima2.211 of 5 stars$15.34-2.2%$13.00-15.3%+85.4%$1.15B$323.48B-3.441,401Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpHTZHertz GlobalN/A$3.54-6.1%N/A-51.8%$1.09B$9.19B-0.4025,000News CoverageSDASunCar Technology Group4.1334 of 5 stars$9.79+5.7%$12.00+22.6%+12.1%$1.01B$407.45M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Afya Competitors Udemy Competitors EVgo Competitors IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Competitors Hertz Global Competitors SunCar Technology Group 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 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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