Udemy (UDMY) Competitors $6.97 -0.14 (-1.97%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.96 -0.01 (-0.22%) As of 07/2/2025 04:28 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, PRDO, MCW, HTZ, AFYA, EVGO, IRS, 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), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Hertz Global (HTZ), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), Youdao (DAO), and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Udemy vs. Its Competitors Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Mister Car Wash Hertz Global Afya EVgo IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Youdao Gaotu Techedu Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) are both personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation. Which has preferable earnings and 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$1.57B2.23$296.47M$1.8812.49Udemy$786.57M1.32-$85.29M-$0.46-15.15 Which has more volatility & risk, LAUR or UDMY? Laureate Education has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Udemy has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do analysts recommend LAUR or UDMY? Laureate Education presently has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential downside of 12.69%. Udemy has a consensus target price of $10.05, suggesting a potential upside of 44.12%. Given Udemy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 2.50Udemy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the media prefer LAUR or UDMY? In the previous week, Laureate Education had 8 more articles in the media than Udemy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Laureate Education and 1 mentions for Udemy. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Udemy's score of 0.23 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Udemy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LAUR or UDMY? 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Udemy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Udemy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLaureate Education beats Udemy on 11 of the 16 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$1.06B$17.88B$27.19B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.52%3.15%4.10%P/E Ratio-15.1565.4835.9919.90Price / Sales1.3271.281,939.20113.66Price / Cash53.8491.1437.6556.90Price / Book5.168.477.075.38Net Income-$85.29M$335.91M$763.02M$248.50M7 Day Performance-0.71%2.70%1.86%2.04%1 Month Performance-9.36%1.31%5.94%4.84%1 Year Performance-19.33%65.29%52,289.36%20.23% Udemy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UDMYUdemy3.6847 of 5 stars$6.97-2.0%$10.05+44.1%-18.8%$1.06B$786.57M-15.151,246LAURLaureate Education4.3019 of 5 stars$23.03+2.4%$20.50-11.0%+61.7%$3.35B$1.57B11.8331,800DRVNDriven Brands3.3498 of 5 stars$17.43+2.5%$20.78+19.2%+36.3%$2.79B$2.34B17.5410,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education4.2274 of 5 stars$33.05+2.7%$40.00+21.0%+49.7%$2.11B$681.26M13.465,690MCWMister Car Wash3.2278 of 5 stars$6.43+4.7%$8.50+32.2%-4.4%$2.09B$1.02B29.236,350Analyst ForecastHTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.42+4.4%N/A+98.1%$1.99B$8.78B-0.6325,000News CoverageAFYAAfya3.1429 of 5 stars$17.48+1.5%$17.60+0.7%+3.0%$1.61B$612.78M10.779,717EVGOEVgo2.9616 of 5 stars$3.79-3.1%$6.00+58.3%+49.4%$1.20B$256.83M0.00220IRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.635 of 5 stars$13.96+0.6%$13.00-6.9%+71.1%$1.05B$658.73M8.851,401News CoverageDAOYoudao0.6929 of 5 stars$8.64-0.1%N/A+129.6%$1.03B$782.62M48.063,750GOTUGaotu Techedu1.7875 of 5 stars$3.73-0.8%$5.81+55.8%-33.4%$951.99M$623.84M0.0014,381 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Afya Competitors EVgo Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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