Educational Development (EDUC) Competitors $1.24 +0.01 (+0.73%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EDUC vs. RAVE, GDC, BANL, CGTL, LTCH, DTCK, TAIT, SCNX, HYFM, and COSMShould you be buying Educational Development stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Educational Development include Rave Restaurant Group (RAVE), GD Culture Group (GDC), CBL International (BANL), Creative Global Technology (CGTL), Latch (LTCH), Davis Commodities (DTCK), Taitron Components (TAIT), Scienture (SCNX), Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM), and Cosmos Health (COSM). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Educational Development vs. Rave Restaurant Group GD Culture Group CBL International Creative Global Technology Latch Davis Commodities Taitron Components Scienture Hydrofarm Holdings Group Cosmos Health Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) and Rave Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:RAVE) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, EDUC or RAVE? Educational Development has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rave Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in EDUC or RAVE? 19.6% of Educational Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.2% of Educational Development shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is EDUC or RAVE more profitable? Rave Restaurant Group has a net margin of 21.80% compared to Educational Development's net margin of -15.15%. Rave Restaurant Group's return on equity of 20.68% beat Educational Development's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Educational Development-15.15% -12.71% -6.38% Rave Restaurant Group 21.80%20.68%16.89% Does the MarketBeat Community favor EDUC or RAVE? Rave Restaurant Group received 4 more outperform votes than Educational Development when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.45% of users gave Educational Development an outperform vote while only 74.26% of users gave Rave Restaurant Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEducational DevelopmentOutperform Votes24783.45% Underperform Votes4916.55%Rave Restaurant GroupOutperform Votes25174.26% Underperform Votes8725.74% Which has better valuation and earnings, EDUC or RAVE? Rave Restaurant Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Educational Development. Educational Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rave Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEducational Development$36.52M0.29$550K-$0.66-1.88Rave Restaurant Group$12.24M2.96$2.47M$0.1813.67 Does the media favor EDUC or RAVE? In the previous week, Educational Development had 26 more articles in the media than Rave Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Educational Development and 2 mentions for Rave Restaurant Group. Rave Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Educational Development's score of 0.04 indicating that Rave Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Educational Development 1 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Rave Restaurant Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRave Restaurant Group beats Educational Development on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Educational Development News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EDUC 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 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 EDUC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEducational Developmentnondurable goods IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.68M$910.21M$17.22B$8.03BDividend YieldN/A8.80%2.92%4.22%P/E Ratio-1.8857.2615.5518.78Price / Sales0.290.574.15107.90Price / Cash4.2821.0016.3934.62Price / Book0.230.956.274.34Net Income$550,000.00$28.87M$731.54M$247.93M7 Day Performance3.67%5.28%1.56%2.60%1 Month Performance-2.05%2.08%-0.06%4.15%1 Year Performance-39.02%-30.08%-2.64%5.82% Educational Development Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EDUCEducational Development0.6191 of 5 stars$1.24+0.7%N/A-43.1%$10.68M$36.52M-1.88170Short Interest ↑Gap UpRAVERave Restaurant Group2.0219 of 5 stars$2.46-1.6%N/A+23.4%$36.19M$12.24M13.6720Analyst ForecastGDCGD Culture Group1.0161 of 5 stars$2.45+3.8%N/A+277.5%$30.09M$-150,000.00-1.6260Positive NewsGap DownBANLCBL International0.9048 of 5 stars$1.01+3.1%N/A-10.5%$27.78M$592.52M0.0035CGTLCreative Global TechnologyN/A$1.18-21.9%N/AN/A$25.30M$35.61M0.00N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeLTCHLatchN/A$0.14flatN/A-80.0%$23.08M$48.39M0.00420DTCKDavis Commodities0.9773 of 5 stars$0.67-3.9%N/A-36.6%$16.42M$159.84M0.0022Short Interest ↓Gap DownTAITTaitron Components2.2275 of 5 stars$2.19flatN/A-30.7%$13.19M$4.14M9.5210Gap UpSCNXScientureN/A$1.01+2.0%N/AN/A$12.64M$136,643.000.00N/AHYFMHydrofarm Holdings Group3.1824 of 5 stars$2.47+0.8%$7.00+183.4%-68.5%$11.49M$190.29M-0.18840COSMCosmos Health2.4787 of 5 stars$0.42-1.2%N/A-30.8%$11.35M$54.43M-0.17100Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Rave Restaurant Group Alternatives GD Culture Group Alternatives CBL International Alternatives Creative Global Technology Alternatives Latch Alternatives Davis Commodities Alternatives Taitron Components Alternatives Scienture Alternatives Hydrofarm Holdings Group Alternatives Cosmos Health 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:EDUC) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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