New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU) Competitors $55.90 +0.85 (+1.54%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends EDU vs. TAL, LOPE, LRN, GHC, ATGE, LAUR, STRA, PRDO, AFYA, and UDMYShould you be buying New Oriental Education & Technology Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Oriental Education & Technology Group include TAL Education Group (TAL), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Stride (LRN), Graham (GHC), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Laureate Education (LAUR), Strategic Education (STRA), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), and Udemy (UDMY). These companies are all part of the "educational services" industry. New Oriental Education & Technology Group vs. TAL Education Group Grand Canyon Education Stride Graham Adtalem Global Education Laureate Education Strategic Education Perdoceo Education Afya Udemy TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the media prefer TAL or EDU? In the previous week, New Oriental Education & Technology Group had 2 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group and 2 mentions for TAL Education Group. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.37 indicating that New Oriental Education & Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TAL Education Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral New Oriental Education & Technology Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is TAL or EDU more profitable? New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a net margin of 8.38% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 3.94%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity of 9.43% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TAL Education Group3.94% 1.97% 1.41% New Oriental Education & Technology Group 8.38%9.43%5.27% Do analysts prefer TAL or EDU? TAL Education Group presently has a consensus price target of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 50.41%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a consensus price target of $99.67, suggesting a potential upside of 78.29%. Given New Oriental Education & Technology Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe New Oriental Education & Technology Group is more favorable than TAL Education Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TAL Education Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00New Oriental Education & Technology Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, TAL or EDU? TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in TAL or EDU? 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, TAL or EDU? New Oriental Education & Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than TAL Education Group. New Oriental Education & Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TAL Education Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTAL Education Group$1.49B3.99-$3.57M$0.1189.45New Oriental Education & Technology Group$4.31B2.20$309.59M$2.3423.89 Does the MarketBeat Community favor TAL or EDU? New Oriental Education & Technology Group received 75 more outperform votes than TAL Education Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.26% of users gave New Oriental Education & Technology Group an outperform vote while only 61.72% of users gave TAL Education Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTAL Education GroupOutperform Votes52461.72% Underperform Votes32538.28% New Oriental Education & Technology GroupOutperform Votes59966.26% Underperform Votes30533.74% SummaryNew Oriental Education & Technology Group beats TAL Education Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the MarketsUnveiled: NVIDIA’s "Secret Royalty" ProgramDid you know that there's an investment that will give you the opportunity to collect "royalties" every time Nvidia makes a chip?Click Here to learn how to get in now >>> Get New Oriental Education & Technology Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EDU 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 EDU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNew Oriental Education & Technology GroupEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.49B$915.21M$8.25B$19.85BDividend YieldN/A6.50%2.74%3.51%P/E Ratio23.898.9514.1034.44Price / Sales2.201.387.6317.86Price / Cash23.8721.2633.7521.34Price / Book2.341.793.624.64Net Income$309.59M$21.95M$261.75M$982.94M7 Day Performance-7.30%70.06%-3.30%-2.12%1 Month Performance-18.12%62.50%-2.65%-0.39%1 Year Performance-18.18%60.45%14.88%23.34% New Oriental Education & Technology Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group3.6151 of 5 stars$55.90+1.5%$99.67+78.3%-18.9%$9.49B$4.31B23.8975,005Positive NewsTALTAL Education Group2.4925 of 5 stars$9.85+4.2%N/A+3.6%$5.95B$1.49B89.5015,000Stock SplitLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.6739 of 5 stars$159.62-3.2%N/A+16.1%$4.65B$960.90M20.985,800Analyst DowngradeLRNStride2.8425 of 5 stars$100.29+0.7%N/A+75.7%$4.34B$2.11B18.237,800Short Interest ↓GHCGraham2.1981 of 5 stars$927.05-1.1%N/A+50.2%$4.01B$4.41B18.1519,900ATGEAdtalem Global Education4.3511 of 5 stars$87.19+2.8%N/A+57.9%$3.27B$1.58B19.959,938Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionLAURLaureate Education3.7133 of 5 stars$18.51+1.1%N/A+39.5%$2.79B$1.48B11.7228,900STRAStrategic Education4.4223 of 5 stars$95.56-1.1%N/A+6.6%$2.35B$1.13B18.203,774Dividend AnnouncementPRDOPerdoceo Education3.8431 of 5 stars$26.55+1.0%N/A+46.9%$1.74B$710M13.344,350Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageAFYAAfya3.8179 of 5 stars$16.01-1.0%N/A-12.7%$1.50B$3.07B12.919,680UDMYUdemy2.9004 of 5 stars$7.96-2.3%N/A-42.3%$1.19B$776.17M-12.631,443Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TAL Alternatives LOPE Alternatives LRN Alternatives GHC Alternatives ATGE Alternatives LAUR Alternatives STRA Alternatives PRDO Alternatives AFYA Alternatives UDMY 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 (NYSE:EDU) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThere is a little known company that is changing warfareWith geo - political instability around the world investors are flocking to defense contract stocks. 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