European Wax Center (EWCZ) Competitors $3.47 -0.01 (-0.29%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.46 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 04:25 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. GOTU, VSTA, QSG, EM, COE, SDA, NRDY, HCMA, IH, and CHGGShould 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 Vasta Platform QuantaSing Group Smart Share Global 51Talk Online Education Group SunCar Technology Group Nerdy HCM Acquisition iHuman Chegg 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. Does the media refer more to GOTU or EWCZ? 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 Which has more risk & volatility, GOTU or EWCZ? 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. Do analysts prefer GOTU or EWCZ? 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) 1.00European Wax Center 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is GOTU or EWCZ more profitable? 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% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GOTU or EWCZ? 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. Which has higher valuation & earnings, GOTU or EWCZ? 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 RatioGaotu Techedu$5.48B0.14-$143.71M-$0.38-8.00European Wax Center$216.92M0.88$10.46M$0.2017.35 SummaryEuropean Wax Center beats Gaotu Techedu on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$192.17M$3.54B$15.83B$10.55BDividend YieldN/A2.42%3.24%4.78%P/E Ratio17.3517.2613.2122.98Price / Sales0.883.1047.65133.16Price / Cash4.4918.8814.5362.13Price / Book2.094.297.196.65Net Income$10.46M-$103.99M$678.09M$276.79M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EWCZEuropean Wax Center3.2904 of 5 stars$3.47-0.3%$6.93+99.7%-47.7%$192.17M$216.92M17.35110News CoverageGap DownGOTUGaotu Techedu1.1096 of 5 stars$2.95-2.2%N/A-4.0%$748.18M$623.84M-7.7814,381VSTAVasta Platform3.827 of 5 stars$4.97+1.0%N/A+90.3%$396.59M$310.48M4.991,808QSGQuantaSing Group3.3078 of 5 stars$7.00-4.3%$9.52+36.1%+108.8%$358.73M$380.48M7.782,010EMSmart Share Global1.2333 of 5 stars$1.31-0.8%$1.25-4.6%+81.3%$332.14M$1.89B43.685,090Short Interest ↓COE51Talk Online Education Group0.0647 of 5 stars$42.17-0.4%N/A+222.2%$246.57M$68.93M-23.56620SDASunCar Technology Group2.984 of 5 stars$2.17-1.1%$7.75+258.0%-79.7%$224.38M$441.90M0.00N/AGap UpNRDYNerdy2.4357 of 5 stars$1.10-3.1%$1.75+59.8%+6.2%$203.45M$190.23M-2.81700HCMAHCM AcquisitionN/A$10.25+0.3%N/A+18.6%$144.96MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsIHiHuman1.0984 of 5 stars$2.81-3.1%N/A+56.2%$144.29M$126.34M9.691,120Short Interest ↑Gap UpCHGGChegg3.8454 of 5 stars$1.22+0.4%$1.70+39.9%-22.3%$129.45M$617.57M-0.461,271News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GOTU Competitors VSTA Competitors QSG Competitors EM Competitors COE Competitors SDA Competitors NRDY Competitors HCMA Competitors IH Competitors CHGG 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 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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