IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS) Competitors $13.00 -0.31 (-2.29%) Closing price 04/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.23 -2.78 (-21.34%) As of 05:51 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IRS vs. LAUR, DRVN, MCW, AFYA, PRDO, UDMY, HTZ, DAO, EVGO, and GOTUShould you be buying IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima include Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Udemy (UDMY), Hertz Global (HTZ), Youdao (DAO), EVgo (EVGO), and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima vs. Laureate Education Driven Brands Mister Car Wash Afya Perdoceo Education Udemy Hertz Global Youdao EVgo Gaotu Techedu IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:IRS) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, IRS or LAUR? IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is IRS or LAUR a better dividend stock? IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Laureate Education pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima pays out -22.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Laureate Education pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, IRS or LAUR? Laureate Education has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laureate Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima$319.75B0.00-$58.25M-$4.27-3.05Laureate Education$1.57B1.95$107.59M$1.9410.46 Does the media favor IRS or LAUR? In the previous week, Laureate Education had 8 more articles in the media than IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Laureate Education and 1 mentions for IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima. IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat Laureate Education's score of 1.01 indicating that IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Laureate Education 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate IRS or LAUR? IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.04%. Laureate Education has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.43%. Given IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima is more favorable than Laureate Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Laureate Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders and institutionals believe in IRS or LAUR? 45.5% of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IRS or LAUR? Laureate Education received 127 more outperform votes than IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.77% of users gave Laureate Education an outperform vote while only 51.48% of users gave IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad AnónimaOutperform Votes17451.48% Underperform Votes16448.52% Laureate EducationOutperform Votes30157.77% Underperform Votes22042.23% Is IRS or LAUR more profitable? Laureate Education has a net margin of 18.92% compared to IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's net margin of -79.08%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 32.35% beat IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima-79.08% 10.23% 5.24% Laureate Education 18.92%32.35%14.39% SummaryLaureate Education beats IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IRS 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 IRS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad AnónimaSubdividers & developers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$985.39M$1.06B$11.03B$18.94BDividend Yield7.14%3.33%5.42%3.78%P/E Ratio-3.0420.6421.9931.59Price / Sales0.001.3525.2525.45Price / Cash2.0712.4417.6217.54Price / Book0.433.082.664.36Net Income-$58.25M-$240.30M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.00%-0.92%-2.53%-3.87%1 Month Performance-1.28%69.36%496.68%-4.82%1 Year Performance42.60%8.26%533.49%0.29% IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima1.5916 of 5 stars$13.01-2.3%$13.000.0%+40.9%$985.39M$319.75B-3.041,401Positive NewsGap DownLAURLaureate Education4.0794 of 5 stars$19.88+3.0%$20.00+0.6%+38.6%$3.00B$1.57B10.2535,000DRVNDriven Brands3.0934 of 5 stars$17.26-0.9%$20.30+17.6%+7.3%$2.83B$2.34B431.509,900Gap DownMCWMister Car Wash2.6529 of 5 stars$8.36+3.2%$8.43+0.8%+3.3%$2.71B$994.73M38.006,350News CoverageAFYAAfya1.8977 of 5 stars$17.84-0.5%$17.60-1.3%-2.3%$1.67B$3.30B14.398,080Gap DownPRDOPerdoceo Education4.175 of 5 stars$25.29+2.9%$35.00+38.4%+48.6%$1.67B$681.26M11.504,500Insider TradeNews CoverageGap DownUDMYUdemy2.6824 of 5 stars$8.82+3.6%$10.95+24.2%-32.7%$1.30B$786.57M-15.471,680Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$3.44-0.6%N/A-50.1%$1.06B$9.05B-0.3725,000News CoverageDAOYoudao0.4307 of 5 stars$7.82+0.5%N/A+88.4%$945.23M$5.63B78.176,100Positive NewsGap UpEVGOEVgo2.853 of 5 stars$2.82+2.2%$6.11+116.7%+15.4%$863.83M$256.83M-6.71220Gap DownGOTUGaotu Techedu2.0133 of 5 stars$3.25-3.7%$5.81+79.0%-57.9%$842.31M$4.55B-5.697,767Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Alternatives Driven Brands Alternatives Mister Car Wash Alternatives Afya Alternatives Perdoceo Education Alternatives Udemy Alternatives Hertz Global Alternatives Youdao Alternatives EVgo Alternatives Gaotu Techedu Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IRS) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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