Udemy (UDMY) Competitors $6.98 -0.18 (-2.51%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.10 +0.12 (+1.72%) As of 08:00 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UDMY vs. LAUR, DRVN, HTZ, MCW, PRDO, AFYA, IRS, EVGO, DAO, and GOTUShould you be buying Udemy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Udemy include Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), EVgo (EVGO), Youdao (DAO), and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Udemy vs. Its Competitors Laureate Education Driven Brands Hertz Global Mister Car Wash Perdoceo Education Afya IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones EVgo Youdao Gaotu Techedu Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has better earnings & valuation, LAUR or UDMY? Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than Udemy. Udemy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laureate Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLaureate Education$1.57B2.19$296.47M$1.8812.24Udemy$786.57M1.32-$85.29M-$0.46-15.17 Which has more risk and volatility, LAUR or UDMY? Laureate Education has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Udemy has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate LAUR or UDMY? Laureate Education presently has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.91%. Udemy has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 39.68%. Given Udemy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Udemy is more favorable than Laureate Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Laureate Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Udemy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Does the media favor LAUR or UDMY? In the previous week, Udemy had 2 more articles in the media than Laureate Education. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Udemy and 3 mentions for Laureate Education. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Udemy's score of 0.38 indicating that Laureate Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Laureate Education 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Udemy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LAUR or UDMY? 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Udemy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Udemy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LAUR or UDMY more profitable? Laureate Education has a net margin of 18.84% compared to Udemy's net margin of -8.70%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 31.57% beat Udemy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Laureate Education18.84% 31.57% 15.05% Udemy -8.70%-22.68%-7.68% SummaryLaureate Education beats Udemy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Udemy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UDMY 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 UDMY 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 UDMY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUdemyINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.07B$18.33B$28.77B$9.49BDividend YieldN/A2.79%3.02%4.00%P/E RatioN/A76.4234.1219.95Price / Sales1.32200.441,811.6182.68Price / Cash54.2693.6938.1458.45Price / Book5.178.737.645.82Net Income-$85.29M$341.62M$781.95M$258.42M7 Day Performance-0.43%2.12%1.29%1.94%1 Month Performance-1.13%10.66%7.09%12.02%1 Year Performance-17.49%62.59%52,962.36%20.80% Udemy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UDMYUdemy4.0037 of 5 stars$6.98-2.5%$9.75+39.7%-17.4%$1.07B$786.57M0.001,246News CoverageUpcoming EarningsLAURLaureate Education3.7552 of 5 stars$23.57flat$20.50-13.0%+49.1%$3.51B$1.57B12.5431,800DRVNDriven Brands3.5938 of 5 stars$17.73+0.6%$21.00+18.4%+34.1%$2.91B$2.34B-9.8010,700Upcoming EarningsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$7.91+4.9%N/A+107.3%$2.45B$8.78B-0.7825,000MCWMister Car Wash3.0397 of 5 stars$6.59-0.5%$8.50+29.0%-7.7%$2.14B$1.02B29.966,350Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPRDOPerdoceo Education4.5427 of 5 stars$29.12-0.6%$40.00+37.4%+19.5%$1.91B$681.26M12.895,690Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAFYAAfya4.1348 of 5 stars$15.44-1.4%$17.60+14.0%-17.4%$1.45B$612.78M11.709,717IRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.7619 of 5 stars$14.33+2.2%$13.00-9.3%+55.5%$1.09B$331.56B9.081,401EVGOEVgo2.4584 of 5 stars$3.51+1.7%$6.13+74.5%+6.2%$1.08B$276.95M-8.56220DAOYoudao0.2321 of 5 stars$8.83+0.7%N/A+142.9%$1.05B$782.62M49.063,750GOTUGaotu Techedu1.6554 of 5 stars$3.59+0.7%$5.81+62.1%-23.8%$907.69M$623.84M-7.3214,381 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Afya Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Competitors EVgo Competitors Youdao Competitors Gaotu Techedu 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:UDMY) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTreasury Secretary Bessent Is Betting Big on GoldWhen the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s largest personal investment is gold — that’s a signal. 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