Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LAUR or GOTU?

Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu 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
Laureate Education	$1.57B	2.35	$296.47M	$1.70	14.72
Gaotu Techedu	$623.84M	1.49	-$143.71M	-$0.49	-7.47

Does the media refer more to LAUR or GOTU?

In the previous week, Laureate Education had 7 more articles in the media than Gaotu Techedu. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Laureate Education and 1 mentions for Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Laureate Education's score of 1.02 indicating that Gaotu Techedu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer LAUR or GOTU?

Laureate Education presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.12%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than Gaotu Techedu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Laureate Education	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gaotu Techedu	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LAUR or GOTU?

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by 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 LAUR or GOTU more profitable?

Laureate Education has a net margin of 16.41% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -18.07%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 29.46% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laureate Education	16.41%	29.46%	14.61%
Gaotu Techedu	-18.07%	-42.83%	-16.70%

Which has more risk and volatility, LAUR or GOTU?

Laureate Education has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Laureate Education beats Gaotu Techedu on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.