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EDUC vs. RAVE, LTCH, UFG, NHTC, and UUU

Should you buy Educational Development stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Educational Development with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Educational Development include Rave Restaurant Group (RAVE), Latch (LTCH), Uni-Fuels (UFG), Natural Health Trends (NHTC), and Universal Security Instruments (UUU). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

How does Educational Development compare to Rave Restaurant Group?

Rave Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:RAVE) and Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

15.1% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of Educational Development shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Educational Development shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rave Restaurant Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Educational Development
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Educational Development had 1 more articles in the media than Rave Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Educational Development and 2 mentions for Rave Restaurant Group. Rave Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Educational Development's score of 0.30 indicating that Rave Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Rave Restaurant Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Educational Development
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Rave Restaurant Group has a net margin of 23.19% compared to Educational Development's net margin of 10.15%. Rave Restaurant Group's return on equity of 19.22% beat Educational Development's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rave Restaurant Group23.19% 19.22% 16.81%
Educational Development 10.15%-17.66%-11.12%

Rave Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Ratio
Rave Restaurant Group$12.04M3.73$2.70M$0.2115.05
Educational Development$22.91M0.51$2.33M$0.265.23

Rave Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Educational Development has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Rave Restaurant Group beats Educational Development on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Educational Development compare to Latch?

Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) and Latch (NASDAQ:LTCH) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Educational Development has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Latch's net margin of 0.00%. Latch's return on equity of 0.00% beat Educational Development's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Educational Development10.15% -17.66% -11.12%
Latch N/A N/A N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Educational Development
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Latch
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

19.6% of Educational Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Latch shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Educational Development shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of Latch shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Educational Development has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Latch has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Educational Development had 3 more articles in the media than Latch. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Educational Development and 0 mentions for Latch. Educational Development's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Latch's score of 0.00 indicating that Educational Development is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Educational Development Neutral
Latch Neutral

Educational Development has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Latch. Latch is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Educational Development, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Educational Development$22.91M0.51$2.33M$0.265.23
Latch$48.39M0.54-$162.34M-$0.31N/A

Summary

Educational Development beats Latch on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Educational Development compare to Uni-Fuels?

Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) and Uni-Fuels (NASDAQ:UFG) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

19.6% of Educational Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Educational Development 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Educational Development
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Uni-Fuels
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Educational Development had 2 more articles in the media than Uni-Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Educational Development and 1 mentions for Uni-Fuels. Uni-Fuels' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Educational Development's score of 0.30 indicating that Uni-Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Educational Development Neutral
Uni-Fuels Very Positive

Educational Development has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Uni-Fuels.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Educational Development$22.91M0.51$2.33M$0.265.23
Uni-Fuels$263.89M0.10-$1.75MN/AN/A

Educational Development has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Uni-Fuels has a beta of -0.19, meaning that its share price is 119% less volatile than the broader market.

Educational Development has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Uni-Fuels' net margin of 0.00%. Uni-Fuels' return on equity of 0.00% beat Educational Development's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Educational Development10.15% -17.66% -11.12%
Uni-Fuels N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Educational Development beats Uni-Fuels on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Educational Development compare to Natural Health Trends?

Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) and Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Natural Health Trends has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Educational Development has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

Educational Development has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Natural Health Trends' net margin of -3.03%. Natural Health Trends' return on equity of -4.88% beat Educational Development's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Natural Health Trends-3.03% -4.88% -2.94%
Educational Development 10.15%-17.66%-11.12%

10.1% of Natural Health Trends shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.6% of Educational Development shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Natural Health Trends shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Educational Development shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Educational Development had 2 more articles in the media than Natural Health Trends. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Educational Development and 1 mentions for Natural Health Trends. Natural Health Trends' average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Educational Development's score of 0.30 indicating that Natural Health Trends is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Natural Health Trends Very Positive
Educational Development Neutral

Educational Development has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Natural Health Trends. Natural Health Trends is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Educational Development, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Natural Health Trends$39.78M0.50-$880K-$0.11N/A
Educational Development$22.91M0.51$2.33M$0.265.23

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Natural Health Trends
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Educational Development
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

Educational Development beats Natural Health Trends on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Educational Development compare to Universal Security Instruments?

Educational Development (NASDAQ:EDUC) and Universal Security Instruments (NYSE:UUU) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Educational Development has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Universal Security Instruments has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the broader market.

Educational Development has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Universal Security Instruments' net margin of -5.77%. Educational Development's return on equity of -17.66% beat Universal Security Instruments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Educational Development10.15% -17.66% -11.12%
Universal Security Instruments -5.77%-27.30%-12.88%

In the previous week, Educational Development had 2 more articles in the media than Universal Security Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Educational Development and 1 mentions for Universal Security Instruments. Educational Development's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Universal Security Instruments' score of 0.00 indicating that Educational Development is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Educational Development
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Universal Security Instruments
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

19.6% of Educational Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Educational Development shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Universal Security Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Educational Development has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Security Instruments. Universal Security Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Educational Development, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Educational Development$22.91M0.51$2.33M$0.265.23
Universal Security Instruments$10.83M1.56-$400K-$0.08N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Educational Development
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Universal Security Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Educational Development beats Universal Security Instruments on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EDUC vs. The Competition

MetricEducational DevelopmentPUBLSHG IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$11.57M$1.10B$16.29B$11.71B
Dividend YieldN/A4.01%3.57%5.55%
P/E Ratio5.2310.7225.4423.62
Price / Sales0.510.9547.67105.27
Price / CashN/A7.7116.0456.09
Price / Book0.271.955.636.70
Net Income$2.33M$42.19M$675.78M$337.26M
7 Day Performance-5.23%0.16%3.64%-1.41%
1 Month Performance-6.85%3.06%1.54%1.15%
1 Year Performance-5.56%29.30%-11.90%22.61%

Educational Development Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EDUC
Educational Development
1.0797 of 5 stars
$1.36
flat
N/A-1.1%$11.57M$22.91M5.23170
RAVE
Rave Restaurant Group
1.6233 of 5 stars
$2.94
-1.3%
N/A+20.7%$42.35M$12.04M14.0020
LTCH
Latch
N/A$0.19
+18.8%
N/A+36.5%$31.21M$48.39MN/A420
UFG
Uni-Fuels
1.1669 of 5 stars
$0.75
+2.9%
N/AN/A$23.57M$263.89MN/A17
NHTC
Natural Health Trends
0.9643 of 5 stars
$2.58
-1.9%
N/A-50.3%$22.56M$39.78MN/A140

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This page (NASDAQ:EDUC) was last updated on 6/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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