LAUR vs. SCI, EDU, TAL, GHC, DRVN, HTZ, PRDO, MCW, AFYA, and IRS
Should you be buying Laureate Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Laureate Education include Service Corporation International (SCI), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Driven Brands (DRVN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
Laureate Education vs. Its Competitors
Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both personal services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.
In the previous week, Service Corporation International and Service Corporation International both had 9 articles in the media. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Laureate Education's score of 0.30 indicating that Service Corporation International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Service Corporation International has higher revenue and earnings than Laureate Education. Laureate Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Service Corporation International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Laureate Education has a net margin of 18.84% compared to Service Corporation International's net margin of 12.58%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.35% beat Laureate Education's return on equity.
Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Service Corporation International currently has a consensus price target of $89.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.52%. Laureate Education has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential downside of 13.21%. Given Service Corporation International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Service Corporation International is more favorable than Laureate Education.
85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Service Corporation International beats Laureate Education on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:LAUR) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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