European Wax Center (EWCZ) Competitors $4.22 -0.46 (-9.83%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.22 0.00 (-0.12%) As of 08/1/2025 05:11 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EWCZ vs. DAO, UDMY, GOTU, QSG, VSTA, NRDY, EM, SDA, COE, and IHShould you be buying European Wax Center stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of European Wax Center include Youdao (DAO), Udemy (UDMY), Gaotu Techedu (GOTU), QuantaSing Group (QSG), Vasta Platform (VSTA), Nerdy (NRDY), Smart Share Global (EM), SunCar Technology Group (SDA), 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), and iHuman (IH). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. European Wax Center vs. Its Competitors Youdao Udemy Gaotu Techedu QuantaSing Group Vasta Platform Nerdy Smart Share Global SunCar Technology Group 51Talk Online Education Group iHuman Youdao (NYSE:DAO) and European Wax Center (NASDAQ:EWCZ) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DAO or EWCZ? Youdao has higher revenue and earnings than European Wax Center. European Wax Center is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Youdao, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioYoudao$782.62M1.33$11.26M$0.1848.33European Wax Center$216.92M1.07$10.46M$0.2021.10 Do analysts recommend DAO or EWCZ? European Wax Center has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.88%. Given European Wax Center's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe European Wax Center is more favorable than Youdao.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Youdao 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00European Wax Center 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DAO or EWCZ? 21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of European Wax Center shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of European Wax Center shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is DAO or EWCZ more profitable? European Wax Center has a net margin of 4.38% compared to Youdao's net margin of 2.67%. European Wax Center's return on equity of 23.65% beat Youdao's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Youdao2.67% -6.87% 8.67% European Wax Center 4.38%23.65%3.35% Which has more risk & volatility, DAO or EWCZ? Youdao has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Wax Center has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor DAO or EWCZ? In the previous week, European Wax Center had 2 more articles in the media than Youdao. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for European Wax Center and 3 mentions for Youdao. European Wax Center's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Youdao's score of 0.00 indicating that European Wax Center is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Youdao 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral European Wax Center 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryEuropean Wax Center beats Youdao on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get European Wax Center News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EWCZ 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 EWCZ 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 EWCZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEuropean Wax CenterCOSMETICS&TLTRS IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$258.36M$3.43B$15.75B$9.52BDividend YieldN/A2.32%3.20%4.09%P/E Ratio21.1023.3218.5223.81Price / Sales1.0720.7845.8466.04Price / Cash6.0417.0314.5057.96Price / Book2.543.455.885.54Net Income$10.46M$37.46M$690.35M$259.28M7 Day Performance-17.90%-10.19%-5.20%-4.64%1 Month Performance-26.22%-19.10%-3.63%4.41%1 Year Performance-48.03%-19.17%-0.28%17.95% European Wax Center Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EWCZEuropean Wax Center3.7753 of 5 stars$4.22-9.8%$7.00+65.9%-51.5%$258.36M$216.92M21.10110Analyst DowngradeGap DownDAOYoudao0.3947 of 5 stars$8.87+0.9%N/A+185.2%$1.05B$782.62M49.283,750News CoverageUDMYUdemy3.0186 of 5 stars$7.25+3.7%$9.75+34.5%-3.3%$1.04B$786.57M-15.761,246Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap UpGOTUGaotu Techedu2.0602 of 5 stars$3.77-1.4%$5.81+54.2%-16.8%$967.18M$623.84M-7.6914,381Positive NewsQSGQuantaSing Group2.1959 of 5 stars$9.46-4.3%$9.52+0.6%+369.4%$506.48M$522.26M8.522,010News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑VSTAVasta Platform3.5943 of 5 stars$4.12-0.2%N/A+41.4%$330.83M$310.48M4.081,808Upcoming EarningsNRDYNerdy1.7717 of 5 stars$1.64+2.8%$2.31+41.4%-14.1%$290.09M$190.23M-4.09700News CoverageUpcoming EarningsEMSmart Share Global0.959 of 5 stars$1.14flat$1.25+9.6%+61.5%$289.04M$1.89B38.015,090News CoveragePositive NewsSDASunCar Technology Group3.7164 of 5 stars$2.38-0.4%$7.75+225.6%-76.1%$247.70M$441.90M0.00N/ACOE51Talk Online Education GroupN/A$30.06+2.1%N/A+95.8%$175.73M$59.49M-16.79620IHiHumanN/A$3.07-3.2%N/A+85.0%$164.89M$126.34M11.371,120High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DAO Competitors UDMY Competitors GOTU Competitors QSG Competitors VSTA Competitors NRDY Competitors EM Competitors SDA Competitors COE Competitors IH Competitors 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:EWCZ) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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