Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors $2.66 +0.10 (+3.70%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.66 0.00 (-0.19%) As of 02/21/2025 07:58 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 GOTU vs. DRVN, MCW, PRDO, AFYA, UDMY, HTZ, DAO, IRS, EVGO, and SDAShould you be buying Gaotu Techedu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gaotu Techedu include Driven Brands (DRVN), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), Udemy (UDMY), Hertz Global (HTZ), Youdao (DAO), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS), EVgo (EVGO), and SunCar Technology Group (SDA). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Gaotu Techedu vs. Driven Brands Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education Afya Udemy Hertz Global Youdao IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima EVgo SunCar Technology Group Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) and Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment. Do analysts rate DRVN or GOTU? Driven Brands currently has a consensus target price of $18.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.32%. Gaotu Techedu has a consensus target price of $7.23, indicating a potential upside of 171.29%. Given Gaotu Techedu's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gaotu Techedu is more favorable than Driven Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Driven Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Gaotu Techedu 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DRVN or GOTU? Driven Brands received 47 more outperform votes than Gaotu Techedu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.30% of users gave Driven Brands an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Gaotu Techedu an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDriven BrandsOutperform Votes5159.30% Underperform Votes3540.70% Gaotu TecheduOutperform Votes425.00% Underperform Votes1275.00% Is DRVN or GOTU more profitable? Driven Brands has a net margin of 0.27% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -26.36%. Driven Brands' return on equity of 14.86% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Driven Brands0.27% 14.86% 2.36% Gaotu Techedu -26.36%-37.79%-19.01% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DRVN or GOTU? Gaotu Techedu has higher revenue and earnings than Driven Brands. Gaotu Techedu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Driven Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDriven Brands$2.33B1.05-$744.96M$0.04373.00Gaotu Techedu$3.93B0.18-$1.03M-$0.57-4.68 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DRVN or GOTU? 77.1% of Driven Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Driven Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor DRVN or GOTU? In the previous week, Driven Brands had 1 more articles in the media than Gaotu Techedu. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Driven Brands and 2 mentions for Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Driven Brands' score of 0.25 indicating that Gaotu Techedu is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Driven Brands 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gaotu Techedu 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, DRVN or GOTU? Driven Brands has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.06, meaning that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDriven Brands beats Gaotu Techedu on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gaotu Techedu News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GOTU 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 GOTU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGaotu TecheduEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$667.10M$1.03B$8.38B$20.07BDividend YieldN/A6.64%2.78%3.65%P/E Ratio-4.6812.7114.7534.90Price / Sales0.181.466.8815.64Price / Cash105.9325.7431.2220.85Price / Book1.581.705.254.92Net Income-$1.03M$21.18M$259.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.48%-1.86%-2.90%-1.05%1 Month Performance42.13%4.28%-0.46%-1.09%1 Year Performance-50.78%0.87%6.18%13.70% Gaotu Techedu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOTUGaotu Techedu2.4072 of 5 stars$2.67+3.7%$7.23+171.3%-47.0%$667.09M$417.02M0.007,767Upcoming EarningsGap UpDRVNDriven Brands3.3232 of 5 stars$16.23-0.2%$18.25+12.4%+2.5%$2.66B$2.30B405.7510,600News CoverageMCWMister Car Wash1.9214 of 5 stars$7.89-0.6%$8.36+5.9%-16.8%$2.54B$927.07M34.316,600Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePRDOPerdoceo Education4.0296 of 5 stars$28.46+0.6%$32.00+12.4%+52.9%$1.87B$710M14.304,350Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageAFYAAfya1.4846 of 5 stars$17.68+1.9%$18.00+1.8%-11.9%$1.66B$576.09M14.269,680Positive NewsUDMYUdemy2.0514 of 5 stars$10.01+28.0%$10.82+8.1%-8.2%$1.46B$786.57M-15.891,443Analyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeHTZHertz GlobalN/A$4.05+3.8%N/A-42.6%$1.24B$9.05B-0.4325,000DAOYoudao0.6623 of 5 stars$10.27+5.1%N/A+160.8%$1.24B$762.52M146.714,364Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima2.5221 of 5 stars$14.23+1.3%$13.00-8.6%+65.3%$1.06B$658.73M-3.191,401EVGOEVgo2.4837 of 5 stars$3.03+2.7%$6.22+105.4%+20.7%$918.55M$239.31M-7.21220Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSDASunCar Technology Group3.3812 of 5 stars$5.04-2.7%$12.00+138.1%-25.9%$522.35M$363.75M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Driven Brands Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Afya Competitors Udemy Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Youdao Competitors IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Competitors EVgo 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:GOTU) 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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