European Wax Center (EWCZ) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, UDMY or EWCZ?

Udemy has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Wax Center has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, UDMY or EWCZ?

European Wax Center has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Udemy. Udemy 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Udemy	$786.57M	1.35	-$85.29M	-$0.21	-33.57
European Wax Center	$216.92M	1.21	$10.46M	$0.20	23.85

Is UDMY or EWCZ more profitable?

European Wax Center has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Udemy's net margin of -3.85%. European Wax Center's return on equity of 28.38% beat Udemy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Udemy	-3.85%	-5.19%	-1.74%
European Wax Center	4.20%	28.38%	3.93%

Do analysts rate UDMY or EWCZ?

Udemy presently has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 38.30%. European Wax Center has a consensus target price of $6.93, suggesting a potential upside of 45.25%. Given European Wax Center's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe European Wax Center is more favorable than Udemy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Udemy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
European Wax Center	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer UDMY or EWCZ?

In the previous week, Udemy had 1 more articles in the media than European Wax Center. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Udemy and 5 mentions for European Wax Center. Udemy's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat European Wax Center's score of 0.59 indicating that Udemy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Udemy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
European Wax Center	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of UDMY or EWCZ?

79.5% of Udemy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of European Wax Center shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Udemy 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

European Wax Center beats Udemy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.