Driven Brands (DRVN) Competitors $16.62 -0.75 (-4.32%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.64 +0.02 (+0.09%) As of 08/7/2025 04:10 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DRVN vs. EDU, TAL, GHC, LAUR, PRDO, MCW, HTZ, AFYA, IRS, and UDMYShould you be buying Driven Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Driven Brands include New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Hertz Global (HTZ), Afya (AFYA), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), and Udemy (UDMY). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Driven Brands vs. Its Competitors New Oriental Education & Technology Group TAL Education Group Graham Laureate Education Perdoceo Education Mister Car Wash Hertz Global Afya IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Udemy Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) are both mid-cap personal services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media refer more to DRVN or EDU? In the previous week, Driven Brands had 2 more articles in the media than New Oriental Education & Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Driven Brands and 13 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group. Driven Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's score of 0.56 indicating that Driven Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Driven Brands 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive New Oriental Education & Technology Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate DRVN or EDU? Driven Brands currently has a consensus target price of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 29.96%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a consensus target price of $51.60, indicating a potential upside of 12.31%. Given Driven Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Driven Brands is more favorable than New Oriental Education & Technology Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Driven Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78New Oriental Education & Technology Group 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DRVN or EDU? 77.1% of Driven Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Driven Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, DRVN or EDU? Driven Brands has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is DRVN or EDU more profitable? New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a net margin of 7.59% compared to Driven Brands' net margin of -12.32%. Driven Brands' return on equity of 21.21% beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Driven Brands-12.32% 21.21% 2.88% New Oriental Education & Technology Group 7.59%11.32%5.97% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DRVN or EDU? New Oriental Education & Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Driven Brands. Driven Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Oriental Education & Technology Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDriven Brands$2.34B1.17-$292.50M-$1.70-9.78New Oriental Education & Technology Group$4.90BN/A$371.72M$2.2520.42 SummaryDriven Brands beats New Oriental Education & Technology Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Driven Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DRVN 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 DRVN 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 NASDAQ 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 DRVN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDriven BrandsRET/WHL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.85B$27.99B$26.90B$9.57BDividend YieldN/A2.42%174.24%4.18%P/E Ratio-9.7820.1329.2025.14Price / Sales1.172.102.6297.17Price / Cash8.2316.1759.4658.58Price / Book4.495.415.555.59Net Income-$292.50M$754.61M$877.46M$265.48M7 Day Performance-0.54%4.77%1.92%1.22%1 Month Performance-5.62%0.94%-1.05%0.39%1 Year Performance26.97%8.10%21.73%23.47% Driven Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRVNDriven Brands3.9345 of 5 stars$16.62-4.3%$21.60+30.0%+28.4%$2.85B$2.34B-9.7810,700Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.9121 of 5 stars$46.27+3.6%$52.00+12.4%-33.0%$7.58B$4.90B20.5675,005Analyst DowngradeGap UpTALTAL Education Group1.8807 of 5 stars$10.98+3.1%$12.66+15.4%+31.6%$6.48B$2.25B64.5623,000Stock SplitGHCGraham3.7933 of 5 stars$938.44+2.0%N/A+37.1%$4.01B$4.79B6.0221,446LAURLaureate Education3.9217 of 5 stars$23.46+2.4%$24.00+2.3%+74.1%$3.41B$1.57B13.8031,800Positive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education4.7028 of 5 stars$28.08-5.5%$40.00+42.5%+40.1%$1.95B$681.26M12.165,690Positive NewsMCWMister Car Wash3.6014 of 5 stars$5.65-1.1%$8.09+43.2%-9.8%$1.84B$1.03B25.686,350Positive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.70-4.8%N/A+65.5%$1.76B$8.78B-0.5625,000News CoverageGap UpAFYAAfya4.3262 of 5 stars$14.26+4.2%$17.40+22.0%-11.7%$1.28B$612.78M10.809,717Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastIRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.7643 of 5 stars$15.15+2.7%$13.00-14.2%+76.5%$1.12B$658.73M9.601,401UDMYUdemy3.1762 of 5 stars$7.43+2.2%$10.00+34.6%+1.4%$1.09B$786.57M-35.381,246 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EDU Alternatives TAL Alternatives GHC Alternatives LAUR Alternatives PRDO Alternatives MCW Alternatives HTZ Alternatives AFYA Alternatives IRS Alternatives UDMY 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 (NASDAQ:DRVN) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredCrypto bros: Meet your replacementLarry Benedict made $274 million trading on Wall Street… Barron’s ranked his hedge fund in the top 1% world...Brownstone Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 A new 100% tariff on imported chips just rattled the tech sector—sending some stocks soaring and others tumbli...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredTrump’s new nightmareAccording to Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown, a government-led financial mobilization is already reshaping Am...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Day Silicon DiesThe Day China Left America's Supercomputers in the Dust In 200 seconds, China's quantum computer accomplish...The Oxford Club | SponsoredThis accelerated income plan is solving American's #1 retirement fearThe #1 fear in retirement today? 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