Youdao (DAO) Competitors $11.20 -0.14 (-1.19%) Closing price 10/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.21 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 08:16 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DAO vs. LAUR, GHC, DRVN, PRDO, HTZ, MCW, AFYA, EVGO, UDMY, and IRSShould you be buying Youdao stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Youdao include Laureate Education (LAUR), Graham (GHC), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), Udemy (UDMY), and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Youdao vs. Its Competitors Laureate Education Graham Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Hertz Global Mister Car Wash Afya EVgo Udemy IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk. Which has higher valuation and earnings, LAUR or DAO? Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than Youdao. Laureate Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Youdao, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLaureate Education$1.55B2.81$296.47M$1.7017.42Youdao$782.62M1.71$11.26M$0.2840.02 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LAUR or DAO? 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Youdao shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Youdao shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is LAUR or DAO more profitable? Laureate Education has a net margin of 16.41% compared to Youdao's net margin of 4.05%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 29.46% beat Youdao's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Laureate Education16.41% 29.46% 14.61% Youdao 4.05%-12.10%14.63% Do analysts prefer LAUR or DAO? Laureate Education presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.41%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than Youdao.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Laureate Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Youdao 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the media prefer LAUR or DAO? In the previous week, Laureate Education had 2 more articles in the media than Youdao. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Laureate Education and 1 mentions for Youdao. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Youdao's score of 0.30 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Youdao 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, LAUR or DAO? Laureate Education has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Youdao has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLaureate Education beats Youdao on 13 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 DAO 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 NYSE 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 DAO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricYoudaoTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.35B$3.14B$20.56B$21.89BDividend YieldN/A1.68%2.89%3.62%P/E Ratio40.0225.3926.5430.12Price / Sales1.7154.912,232.24108.66Price / Cash87.8958.7731.8224.26Price / Book-4.678.588.224.70Net Income$11.26M$27.08M$196.57M$1.01B7 Day Performance4.52%0.78%0.52%0.49%1 Month Performance27.19%10.55%4.27%1.61%1 Year Performance147.35%67.13%53.02%13.30% Youdao Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAOYoudao0.7921 of 5 stars$11.21-1.2%N/A+127.7%$1.35B$782.62M40.023,750LAURLaureate Education4.07 of 5 stars$29.28+1.4%$29.50+0.8%+91.6%$4.25B$1.57B17.2231,800GHCGraham3.2987 of 5 stars$952.71-0.1%N/A+17.2%$4.16B$4.79B6.1221,446DRVNDriven Brands4.5435 of 5 stars$15.13+5.8%$21.60+42.8%+12.7%$2.35B$2.34B-8.9010,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education4.7135 of 5 stars$34.50-0.3%$42.00+21.7%+64.7%$2.25B$681.26M14.075,690HTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.49-2.0%N/A+90.8%$1.71B$8.61B-0.6625,000MCWMister Car Wash3.3241 of 5 stars$4.68-0.8%$8.09+72.9%-26.1%$1.54B$1.03B21.276,350News CoverageAFYAAfya4.6318 of 5 stars$14.42+0.2%$18.20+26.2%-9.6%$1.35B$612.78M9.119,717EVGOEVgo2.4738 of 5 stars$4.80+12.4%$5.82+21.2%-40.2%$1.31B$256.83M-11.71220Analyst ForecastUDMYUdemy2.5331 of 5 stars$6.41+0.2%$9.75+52.1%-16.5%$962.20M$786.57M0.001,246IRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.4042 of 5 stars$12.22+4.4%N/A-5.4%$887.27M$409.02M5.951,401 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Competitors Graham Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Afya Competitors EVgo Competitors Udemy Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones 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 (NYSE:DAO) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMove $1,000 into this stock before Nov 6The End of Tesla? 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