Youdao (DAO) Competitors $8.59 -0.21 (-2.39%) As of 02:55 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DAO vs. GHC, LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, MCW, HTZ, AFYA, ZVO, EVGO, and IRSShould you be buying Youdao stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Youdao include Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Hertz Global (HTZ), Afya (AFYA), Zovio (ZVO), EVgo (EVGO), and IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Youdao vs. Its Competitors Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Mister Car Wash Hertz Global Afya Zovio EVgo IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Does the media prefer GHC or DAO? In the previous week, Graham had 6 more articles in the media than Youdao. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Graham and 1 mentions for Youdao. Youdao's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Graham's score of 1.24 indicating that Youdao is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graham 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Youdao 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in GHC or DAO? 93.2% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Youdao shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.4% of Graham 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GHC or DAO? Graham has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Youdao. Graham 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 RatioGraham$4.80B0.87$205.29M$142.636.71Youdao$5.53B0.19-$77.46M$0.1847.72 Is GHC or DAO more profitable? Graham has a net margin of 4.86% compared to Youdao's net margin of 1.50%. Graham's return on equity of 5.79% beat Youdao's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Graham4.86% 5.79% 3.21% Youdao 1.50%-3.75%5.07% Which has more risk & volatility, GHC or DAO? Graham has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Youdao has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GHC or DAO? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Youdao 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GHC or DAO? Graham received 95 more outperform votes than Youdao when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.67% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 57.50% of users gave Youdao an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGrahamOutperform Votes14162.67% Underperform Votes8437.33% YoudaoOutperform Votes4657.50% Underperform Votes3442.50% SummaryGraham beats Youdao on 10 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 ExcelMetricYoudaoEducational services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.03B$1.02B$7.88B$19.86BDividend YieldN/A5.77%2.60%3.83%P/E Ratio85.9011.9234.2135.60Price / Sales0.191.53316.3245.07Price / CashN/A27.8930.9317.51Price / Book-3.412.465.444.84Net Income-$77.46M$22.13M$195.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.60%2.27%2.36%1.88%1 Month Performance-6.43%-1.15%3.45%2.98%1 Year Performance130.91%16.96%23.94%9.82% Youdao Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAOYoudao0.8679 of 5 stars$8.59-2.4%N/A+138.9%$1.03B$5.53B85.906,100Positive NewsGHCGraham3.3585 of 5 stars$950.47-0.4%N/A+33.6%$4.14B$4.80B18.6119,500Positive NewsLAURLaureate Education4.5267 of 5 stars$22.74+1.1%$20.50-9.9%+49.1%$3.38B$1.53B11.7235,000Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands3.6899 of 5 stars$17.90+0.4%$20.78+16.1%+58.1%$2.94B$2.37B447.509,900Positive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education4.5548 of 5 stars$34.10+0.2%$38.00+11.4%+50.8%$2.23B$726.00M15.504,500Insider TradeMCWMister Car Wash2.6775 of 5 stars$6.71-5.2%$8.46+26.1%-3.8%$2.18B$1.02B30.506,350Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.41-2.1%N/A+84.3%$1.98B$8.78B-0.6325,000News CoverageAFYAAfya2.6484 of 5 stars$18.52+1.6%$17.60-5.0%+9.4%$1.74B$3.44B14.948,080Analyst ForecastZVOZovioN/A$40.46+20,230,900.0%N/AN/A$1.38B$230.00M-32.901,400Gap UpEVGOEVgo2.8636 of 5 stars$3.78-4.3%$6.25+65.3%+100.0%$1.16B$276.95M-9.00220Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionIRSIRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima1.6863 of 5 stars$15.19+0.6%$13.00-14.4%+51.7%$1.15B$331.56B-3.551,401Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Graham Competitors Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Afya Competitors Zovio Competitors EVgo Competitors IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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