Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Gaotu Techedu Inc., a technology-driven education company, provides learning services, educational content, and digitalized learning products in the People's Republic of China. The company offers traditional online academic subject tutoring services that covers academic subjects, such as mathematics, English, Chinese, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, and political science for students; non-academic tutoring services; personal interest courses comprising chess learning, family relationships and education, humanities, and science courses; and professional courses primarily for college students and adults preparing for professional qualification exams, such as teacher's qualification, Chartered Financial Analyst designation, Certified Public Accountant designation, and other exams. It also offers admission courses for admission tests and interviews, including national-post graduate entrance examination, civil service examinations, and others; foreign language courses; overseas study related services; and courses to prepare and pass certain language exams for study abroad, such as IELTS and TOEFL. In addition, the company designs and develops course outlines, interactive courseware, practice exercises, and lesson notes; publishes reference books comprising Chinese dictionary, dictionary of idioms, and past exam questions for the college entrance examination; and develops, expands, and upgrades education-centric digital products and solutions, as well as learning apps. Further, it offers books and digitalized auxiliary learning tools, such as smart devices and translation pens; and online tutoring services. The company was formerly known as GSX Techedu Inc. and changed its name to Gaotu Techedu Inc. in June 2021. Gaotu Techedu Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.75 to $3.86
• 50-Day Range: $3.45 to $4.04
• 52-Week Range: $1.87 to $4.59
• Volume: 406,467 shs
• Average Volume: 1.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $963.39 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Gaotu Techedu Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Gaotu Techedu scored higher than 12% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 543rd out of 590 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Gaotu Techedu.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Gaotu Techedu is -7.72, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Gaotu Techedu is -7.72, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Gaotu Techedu has a P/B Ratio of 3.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.82% of the float of Gaotu Techedu has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gaotu Techedu has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gaotu Techedu has recently increased by 1.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Gaotu Techedu does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Gaotu Techedu does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.82% of the float of Gaotu Techedu has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Gaotu Techedu has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Gaotu Techedu has recently increased by 1.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Gaotu Techedu has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Gaotu Techedu this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Gaotu Techedu insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

44.90% of the stock of Gaotu Techedu is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.42% of the stock of Gaotu Techedu is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GOTU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GOTU shares performed this year?

Gaotu Techedu's stock was trading at $2.19 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GOTU shares have increased by 72.8% and is now trading at $3.7850.

How were Gaotu Techedu's earnings last quarter?

Gaotu Techedu Inc. (NYSE:GOTU) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.12. The firm earned $28.53 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $189.76 million. Gaotu Techedu had a negative net margin of 18.07% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.83%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Gaotu Techedu doing a stock buyback?

Gaotu Techedu's board initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, May 15th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $0 in shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Gaotu Techedu's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Gaotu Techedu include Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.62%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.42%), Marshall Wace LLP (0.31%) and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.22%).

How do I buy shares of Gaotu Techedu?

Shares of GOTU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Gaotu Techedu own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Gaotu Techedu investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Today: 8/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/26/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: SCHOOLS
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GOTU
• CIK: 1768259
• Web: www.baijia.com
• Phone: 861082826826
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,381
• Year Founded: 2014

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.49)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$143.71 million
• Net Margins: -18.07%
• Pretax Margin: -17.58%
• Return on Equity: -42.83%
• Return on Assets: -16.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.11
• Quick Ratio: 1.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $623.84 million
• Price / Sales: 1.55
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.05 per share
• Price / Book: 3.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 253,190,000
• Free Float: 139,507,000
• Market Cap: $967.19 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.20