Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors $2.30 -0.01 (-0.43%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends GOTU vs. MCW, PRDO, AFYA, IRS, UDMY, HTZ, SDA, DAO, NRDY, and EWCZShould you be buying Gaotu Techedu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gaotu Techedu include Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS), Udemy (UDMY), Hertz Global (HTZ), SunCar Technology Group (SDA), Youdao (DAO), Nerdy (NRDY), and European Wax Center (EWCZ). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Gaotu Techedu vs. Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education Afya IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Udemy Hertz Global SunCar Technology Group Youdao Nerdy European Wax Center Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and Mister Car Wash (NYSE:MCW) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media favor GOTU or MCW? In the previous week, Mister Car Wash had 3 more articles in the media than Gaotu Techedu. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Mister Car Wash and 2 mentions for Gaotu Techedu. Mister Car Wash's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Gaotu Techedu's score of -0.46 indicating that Mister Car Wash is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gaotu Techedu 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Mister Car Wash 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend GOTU or MCW? Gaotu Techedu currently has a consensus target price of $7.23, suggesting a potential upside of 214.35%. Mister Car Wash has a consensus target price of $9.25, suggesting a potential upside of 30.83%. Given Gaotu Techedu's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gaotu Techedu is more favorable than Mister Car Wash.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gaotu Techedu 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Mister Car Wash 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is GOTU or MCW more profitable? Mister Car Wash has a net margin of 7.54% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -26.36%. Mister Car Wash's return on equity of 9.92% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gaotu Techedu-26.36% -37.79% -19.01% Mister Car Wash 7.54%9.92%3.16% Which has more risk and volatility, GOTU or MCW? Gaotu Techedu has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mister Car Wash has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GOTU or MCW? Mister Car Wash has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mister Car Wash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGaotu Techedu$3.93B0.15-$1.03M-$0.57-4.04Mister Car Wash$973.70M2.34$80.13M$0.2330.74 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOTU or MCW? Mister Car Wash received 19 more outperform votes than Gaotu Techedu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 39.66% of users gave Mister Car Wash an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Gaotu Techedu an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGaotu TecheduOutperform Votes425.00% Underperform Votes1275.00% Mister Car WashOutperform Votes2339.66% Underperform Votes3560.34% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GOTU or MCW? 48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.0% of Mister Car Wash shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMister Car Wash beats Gaotu Techedu on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. 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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 IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$597.01M$914.59M$7.24B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A6.52%2.33%3.62%P/E Ratio-4.0411.9128.2941.30Price / Sales0.151.04406.3917.58Price / Cash98.5121.1031.1221.28Price / Book1.361.715.865.32Net Income-$1.03M$20.67M$126.23M$989.88M7 Day Performance-6.50%-4.33%4.03%-3.54%1 Month Performance-11.71%-1.90%8.84%-3.68%1 Year Performance-37.07%-1.73%19.33%12.14% Gaotu Techedu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOTUGaotu Techedu1.5482 of 5 stars$2.30-0.4%$7.23+214.3%-33.5%$597.01M$3.93B-4.047,767MCWMister Car Wash3.202 of 5 stars$7.52-0.8%$9.25+23.0%-15.5%$2.42B$973.70M32.966,600News CoveragePositive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education3.5039 of 5 stars$27.89+2.0%$32.00+14.7%+49.7%$1.83B$652.75M13.744,350Positive NewsAFYAAfya2.6087 of 5 stars$15.34-1.9%$19.38+26.3%-27.6%$1.44B$3.19B12.619,680IRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima1.2312 of 5 stars$17.08+3.8%$13.00-23.9%+74.5%$1.32B$323.48B-3.691,401News CoverageUDMYUdemy1.7526 of 5 stars$8.23+3.7%$10.92+32.7%-47.1%$1.20B$728.94M-12.601,443HTZHertz GlobalN/A$3.83-9.2%N/A-65.7%$1.17B$9.19B-0.4325,000SDASunCar Technology Group1.9756 of 5 stars$9.20+9.7%N/A+21.6%$953.49M$363.75M0.00N/APositive NewsDAOYoudao0.4345 of 5 stars$7.80+0.8%N/A+78.0%$943.18M$5.77B114.294,364Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageGap DownNRDYNerdy3.5817 of 5 stars$1.91+9.8%$2.86+49.8%-45.9%$344.53M$193.40M-5.63700Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeEWCZEuropean Wax Center3.3921 of 5 stars$5.87-2.8%$7.64+30.2%-62.3%$334.26M$223.50M26.26110Analyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Mister Car Wash Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Afya Competitors IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Competitors Udemy Competitors Hertz Global Competitors SunCar Technology Group Competitors Youdao Competitors Nerdy Competitors European Wax Center 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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