GOTU vs. GEO, STGW, GDS, AVPT, DSGR, MEG, FLYW, IAS, HURN, and BFH
Should you be buying Gaotu Techedu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gaotu Techedu include The GEO Group (GEO), Stagwell (STGW), GDS (GDS), AvePoint (AVPT), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Montrose Environmental Group (MEG), Flywire (FLYW), Integral Ad Science (IAS), Huron Consulting Group (HURN), and Bread Financial (BFH).
Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.
The GEO Group received 514 more outperform votes than Gaotu Techedu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.71% of users gave The GEO Group an outperform vote while only 21.43% of users gave Gaotu Techedu an outperform vote.
48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of The GEO Group shares are held by institutional investors. 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of The GEO Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Gaotu Techedu had 10 more articles in the media than The GEO Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Gaotu Techedu and 4 mentions for The GEO Group. The GEO Group's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Gaotu Techedu's score of 0.20 indicating that The GEO Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Gaotu Techedu currently has a consensus price target of $6.58, indicating a potential upside of 3.62%. The GEO Group has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.43%. Given The GEO Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The GEO Group is more favorable than Gaotu Techedu.
The GEO Group has higher revenue and earnings than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The GEO Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The GEO Group has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The GEO Group has a net margin of 4.51% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -4.22%. The GEO Group's return on equity of 8.88% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.
Summary
The GEO Group beats Gaotu Techedu on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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