Udemy (UDMY) Competitors

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer LAUR or UDMY?

In the previous week, Udemy had 7 more articles in the media than Laureate Education. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Udemy and 9 mentions for Laureate Education. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Udemy's score of 1.32 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Udemy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Laureate Education	$1.53B	2.19	$107.59M	$1.88	11.97
Udemy	$790.02M	1.32	-$85.29M	-$0.46	-15.20

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LAUR or UDMY?

Laureate Education received 246 more outperform votes than Udemy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.85% of users gave Laureate Education an outperform vote while only 54.90% of users gave Udemy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Laureate Education	Outperform Votes 302 57.85%	Underperform Votes 220 42.15%
Udemy	Outperform Votes 56 54.90%	Underperform Votes 46 45.10%

Is LAUR or UDMY more profitable?

Laureate Education has a net margin of 18.92% compared to Udemy's net margin of -10.84%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 32.35% beat Udemy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laureate Education	18.92%	32.35%	14.39%
Udemy	-10.84%	-27.93%	-10.14%

Which has more risk and volatility, LAUR or UDMY?

Laureate Education has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Udemy has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LAUR or UDMY?

Laureate Education currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential downside of 8.89%. Udemy has a consensus price target of $9.86, indicating a potential upside of 41.11%. Given Udemy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2.50
Udemy	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Laureate Education beats Udemy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.