Youdao (DAO) Competitors $8.59 +0.19 (+2.26%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DAO vs. LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, HTZ, MCW, AFYA, EVGO, IRS, UDMY, and GOTUShould you be buying Youdao stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Youdao include Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), Udemy (UDMY), and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Youdao vs. Its Competitors Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Hertz Global Mister Car Wash Afya EVgo IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Udemy Gaotu Techedu Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media prefer LAUR or DAO? In the previous week, Laureate Education had 9 more articles in the media than Youdao. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Laureate Education and 1 mentions for Youdao. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Youdao's score of 0.25 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Youdao 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend LAUR or DAO? Laureate Education currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential downside of 13.23%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Youdao 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$1.57B2.24$296.47M$1.8812.57Youdao$782.62M1.31$11.26M$0.1847.72 Which has more risk & volatility, LAUR or DAO? Laureate Education has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Youdao has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Youdao shares are owned by 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 18.84% compared to Youdao's net margin of 2.67%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 31.57% beat Youdao's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Laureate Education18.84% 31.57% 15.05% Youdao 2.67%-6.87%8.67% SummaryLaureate Education beats Youdao on 14 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. Email Address 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$1.03B$2.40B$13.04B$20.63BDividend YieldN/A1.34%2.56%3.75%P/E Ratio47.7231.6828.7928.08Price / Sales1.3135.9442.3454.17Price / Cash65.1040.7025.6822.31Price / Book-3.585.876.284.59Net Income$11.26M$32.32M$187.97M$985.44M7 Day Performance-0.49%5.99%3.56%2.78%1 Month Performance-4.02%7.19%4.15%5.41%1 Year Performance124.28%32.79%27.98%14.61% Youdao Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAOYoudao0.6307 of 5 stars$8.59+2.3%N/A+124.3%$1.03B$782.62M47.723,750LAURLaureate Education4.3058 of 5 stars$23.38+1.2%$20.50-12.3%+63.5%$3.48B$1.57B12.4431,800News CoverageDRVNDriven Brands3.375 of 5 stars$17.56+0.6%$21.00+19.6%+38.2%$2.88B$2.34B-9.7010,700Positive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education3.7847 of 5 stars$32.69-0.9%$40.00+22.4%+50.6%$2.14B$681.26M14.465,690HTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.83-3.4%N/A+108.1%$2.11B$8.78B-0.6725,000News CoverageMCWMister Car Wash3.2771 of 5 stars$6.01-2.1%$8.50+41.4%-5.9%$1.95B$1.02B27.326,350AFYAAfya3.1782 of 5 stars$17.86+1.7%$17.60-1.5%+2.0%$1.67B$612.78M13.539,717EVGOEVgo3.0073 of 5 stars$3.65-1.9%$6.00+64.4%+39.9%$1.12B$256.83M-8.90220IRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones3.1251 of 5 stars$13.89-1.7%$13.00-6.4%+71.3%$1.05B$658.73M8.801,401News CoverageUDMYUdemy3.4218 of 5 stars$7.03flat$10.05+42.9%-19.2%$1.05B$786.57M-15.281,246GOTUGaotu Techedu1.8695 of 5 stars$3.61-1.6%$5.81+60.9%-38.3%$914.02M$623.84M-7.3714,381 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Afya Competitors EVgo Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Competitors Udemy 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 (NYSE:DAO) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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