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$3.47 -0.01 (-0.29%)
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EWCZ vs. GOTU, VSTA, QSG, EM, COE, SDA, NRDY, HCMA, IH, and CHGG

Should you be buying European Wax Center stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of European Wax Center include Gaotu Techedu (GOTU), Vasta Platform (VSTA), QuantaSing Group (QSG), Smart Share Global (EM), 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), SunCar Technology Group (SDA), Nerdy (NRDY), HCM Acquisition (HCMA), iHuman (IH), and Chegg (CHGG). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

European Wax Center vs. Its Competitors

Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, European Wax Center had 2 more articles in the media than Gaotu Techedu. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for European Wax Center and 0 mentions for Gaotu Techedu. European Wax Center's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Gaotu Techedu's score of 0.30 indicating that European Wax Center is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Gaotu Techedu Neutral
European Wax Center Positive

Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Wax Center has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

European Wax Center has a consensus price target of $6.93, suggesting a potential upside of 99.67%. Given European Wax Center's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe European Wax Center is more favorable than Gaotu Techedu.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gaotu Techedu
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
European Wax Center
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

European Wax Center has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -12.97%. European Wax Center's return on equity of 28.38% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gaotu Techedu-12.97% -37.66% -12.86%
European Wax Center 4.20%28.38%3.93%

48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of European Wax Center shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of European Wax Center 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.

European Wax Center has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Wax Center, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gaotu Techedu$5.48B0.14-$143.71M-$0.38-8.00
European Wax Center$216.92M0.88$10.46M$0.2017.35

Summary

European Wax Center beats Gaotu Techedu on 14 of the 16 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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EWCZ vs. The Competition

MetricEuropean Wax CenterCOSMETICS&TLTRS IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$192.17M$3.54B$15.83B$10.55B
Dividend YieldN/A2.42%3.24%4.78%
P/E Ratio17.3517.2613.2122.98
Price / Sales0.883.1047.65133.16
Price / Cash4.4918.8814.5362.13
Price / Book2.094.297.196.65
Net Income$10.46M-$103.99M$678.09M$276.79M
7 Day Performance1.76%-0.24%0.26%-1.51%
1 Month Performance-13.90%7.81%-0.37%5.45%
1 Year Performance-49.86%-18.22%-0.31%36.24%

European Wax Center Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EWCZ
European Wax Center
3.2904 of 5 stars
$3.47
-0.3%
$6.93
+99.7%
-47.7%$192.17M$216.92M17.35110News Coverage
Gap Down
GOTU
Gaotu Techedu
1.1096 of 5 stars
$2.95
-2.2%
N/A-4.0%$748.18M$623.84M-7.7814,381
VSTA
Vasta Platform
3.827 of 5 stars
$4.97
+1.0%
N/A+90.3%$396.59M$310.48M4.991,808
QSG
QuantaSing Group
3.3078 of 5 stars
$7.00
-4.3%
$9.52
+36.1%
+108.8%$358.73M$380.48M7.782,010
EM
Smart Share Global
1.2333 of 5 stars
$1.31
-0.8%
$1.25
-4.6%
+81.3%$332.14M$1.89B43.685,090Short Interest ↓
COE
51Talk Online Education Group
0.0647 of 5 stars
$42.17
-0.4%
N/A+222.2%$246.57M$68.93M-23.56620
SDA
SunCar Technology Group
2.984 of 5 stars
$2.17
-1.1%
$7.75
+258.0%
-79.7%$224.38M$441.90M0.00N/AGap Up
NRDY
Nerdy
2.4357 of 5 stars
$1.10
-3.1%
$1.75
+59.8%
+6.2%$203.45M$190.23M-2.81700
HCMA
HCM Acquisition
N/A$10.25
+0.3%
N/A+18.6%$144.96MN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
IH
iHuman
1.0984 of 5 stars
$2.81
-3.1%
N/A+56.2%$144.29M$126.34M9.691,120Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
CHGG
Chegg
3.8454 of 5 stars
$1.22
+0.4%
$1.70
+39.9%
-22.3%$129.45M$617.57M-0.461,271News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:EWCZ) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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