Youdao (DAO) Competitors $9.29 +0.02 (+0.22%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.31 +0.02 (+0.20%) As of 05:40 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DAO vs. DRVN, PRDO, HTZ, MCW, AFYA, EVGO, UDMY, GOTU, IRS, and QSGShould you be buying Youdao stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Youdao include Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), Udemy (UDMY), Gaotu Techedu (GOTU), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), and QuantaSing Group (QSG). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Youdao vs. Its Competitors Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Hertz Global Mister Car Wash Afya EVgo Udemy Gaotu Techedu IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones QuantaSing Group Youdao (NYSE:DAO) and Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) are both personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Do analysts prefer DAO or DRVN? Driven Brands has a consensus price target of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 33.66%. Given Driven Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Driven Brands is more favorable than Youdao.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Youdao 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Driven Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has better valuation and earnings, DAO or DRVN? Youdao has higher revenue and earnings than Driven Brands. Driven Brands 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 RatioYoudao$5.63B0.20$11.26M$0.2833.18Driven Brands$2.41B1.10-$292.50M-$1.70-9.51 Which has more risk and volatility, DAO or DRVN? Youdao has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Driven Brands has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer DAO or DRVN? In the previous week, Driven Brands had 3 more articles in the media than Youdao. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Driven Brands and 0 mentions for Youdao. Youdao's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Driven Brands' score of 0.37 indicating that Youdao is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Youdao Positive Driven Brands Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DAO or DRVN? 21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Driven Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Driven Brands shares are held by 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 DAO or DRVN more profitable? Youdao has a net margin of 4.05% compared to Driven Brands' net margin of -12.32%. Driven Brands' return on equity of 21.17% beat Youdao's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Youdao4.05% -12.10% 14.63% Driven Brands -12.32%21.17%3.04% SummaryYoudao and Driven Brands tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Youdao News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DAO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$1.11B$3.06B$27.42B$21.35BDividend YieldN/A1.60%2.76%3.52%P/E Ratio33.1824.1626.7529.19Price / Sales0.2068.081,080.56104.21Price / Cash72.7048.6428.2024.47Price / Book-3.877.777.814.52Net Income$11.26M$34.86M$200.69M$1.00B7 Day Performance4.72%0.65%-0.33%-1.35%1 Month Performance3.86%14.71%11.53%2.04%1 Year Performance187.62%54.22%49.60%13.83% Youdao Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAOYoudao1.0403 of 5 stars$9.29+0.2%N/A+185.2%$1.11B$5.63B33.183,750Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands3.8758 of 5 stars$17.85-2.4%$21.60+21.0%+8.9%$3.00B$2.34B18.6510,700Positive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education4.5973 of 5 stars$34.95+0.3%$40.00+14.4%+63.1%$2.26B$681.26M14.165,690Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.19-3.3%N/A+96.9%$1.92B$8.61B-0.7525,000News CoverageMCWMister Car Wash3.68 of 5 stars$5.32-1.7%$8.09+52.1%-22.8%$1.74B$1.03B24.186,350Positive NewsAFYAAfya4.6703 of 5 stars$15.67+0.4%$18.20+16.1%-1.3%$1.46B$612.78M9.879,717EVGOEVgo2.4577 of 5 stars$4.29+4.4%$6.24+45.4%+13.8%$1.26B$256.83M0.00220UDMYUdemy3.159 of 5 stars$7.00-2.4%$9.75+39.3%-13.1%$1.08B$786.57M0.001,246GOTUGaotu TecheduN/A$3.61-2.6%N/A+12.0%$936.80M$623.84M0.0014,381IRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.6754 of 5 stars$11.84-0.3%N/A+13.7%$900.15M$409.02M5.761,401QSGQuantaSing Group1.5322 of 5 stars$9.60-17.9%$9.52-0.8%+413.7%$599.18M$522.26M10.452,010Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Afya Competitors EVgo Competitors Udemy Competitors Gaotu Techedu Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Competitors QuantaSing Group 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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