EVgo (EVGO) Competitors

EVgo (NYSE:EVGO) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to EVGO or LAUR?

In the previous week, Laureate Education had 10 more articles in the media than EVgo. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Laureate Education and 6 mentions for EVgo. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat EVgo's score of 0.32 indicating that Laureate Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EVgo	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Laureate Education	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EVGO or LAUR?

17.4% of EVgo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by institutional investors. 67.0% of EVgo 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EVGO or LAUR more profitable?

Laureate Education has a net margin of 15.76% compared to EVgo's net margin of -18.60%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 27.13% beat EVgo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVgo	-18.60%	N/A	-5.62%
Laureate Education	15.76%	27.13%	12.08%

Do analysts prefer EVGO or LAUR?

EVgo currently has a consensus price target of $6.11, indicating a potential upside of 110.00%. Laureate Education has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.61%. Given EVgo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe EVgo is more favorable than Laureate Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EVgo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Laureate Education	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVGO or LAUR?

Laureate Education received 257 more outperform votes than EVgo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.69% of users gave Laureate Education an outperform vote while only 51.19% of users gave EVgo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EVgo	Outperform Votes 43 51.19%	Underperform Votes 41 48.81%
Laureate Education	Outperform Votes 300 57.69%	Underperform Votes 220 42.31%

Which has more risk & volatility, EVGO or LAUR?

EVgo has a beta of 2.32, meaning that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EVGO or LAUR?

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than EVgo. EVgo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laureate Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EVgo	$160.95M	5.48	-$42.43M	-$0.42	-6.93
Laureate Education	$1.48B	1.99	$107.59M	$1.58	12.41

Summary

Laureate Education beats EVgo on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.