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DAO vs. GHC, LAUR, CVSA, BGSI, and MCW

Should you buy Youdao stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Youdao with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Youdao include Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Adtalem Global Education (CVSA), Boyd Group Services (BGSI), and Mister Car Wash (MCW). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does Youdao compare to Graham?

Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Youdao had 13 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Youdao and 0 mentions for Graham. Youdao's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Graham's score of 0.00 indicating that Youdao is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Graham	Neutral
Youdao	Neutral

Graham has higher revenue and earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graham	$4.91B	0.97	$292.29M	$67.57	16.36
Youdao	$822.04M	1.91	$15.35M	$0.09	145.17

Graham has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Youdao has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Youdao	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Graham has a net margin of 5.97% compared to Youdao's net margin of 1.19%. Graham's return on equity of 5.40% beat Youdao's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graham	5.97%	5.40%	3.11%
Youdao	1.19%	-4.50%	4.80%

93.2% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of Graham shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Graham beats Youdao on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Youdao compare to Laureate Education?

Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Laureate Education	$1.70B	2.72	$281.63M	$1.90	17.43
Youdao	$822.04M	1.91	$15.35M	$0.09	145.17

In the previous week, Youdao had 10 more articles in the media than Laureate Education. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Youdao and 3 mentions for Laureate Education. Youdao's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Laureate Education's score of 0.00 indicating that Youdao is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Laureate Education	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Youdao	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

96.3% of Laureate Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Laureate Education shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Laureate Education has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Youdao has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Laureate Education presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.77%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Youdao	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Laureate Education has a net margin of 16.08% compared to Youdao's net margin of 1.19%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 22.07% beat Youdao's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Laureate Education	16.08%	22.07%	11.25%
Youdao	1.19%	-4.50%	4.80%

Summary

Laureate Education beats Youdao on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Youdao compare to Adtalem Global Education?

Adtalem Global Education (NYSE:CVSA) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO) are both personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Adtalem Global Education has a net margin of 12.26% compared to Youdao's net margin of 1.19%. Adtalem Global Education's return on equity of 20.19% beat Youdao's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adtalem Global Education	12.26%	20.19%	10.36%
Youdao	1.19%	-4.50%	4.80%

98.8% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Adtalem Global Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Adtalem Global Education has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Youdao has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Adtalem Global Education had 1 more articles in the media than Youdao. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Adtalem Global Education and 13 mentions for Youdao. Youdao's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Adtalem Global Education's score of -0.62 indicating that Youdao is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adtalem Global Education	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Youdao	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Adtalem Global Education currently has a consensus price target of $155.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.07%. Given Adtalem Global Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Adtalem Global Education is more favorable than Youdao.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adtalem Global Education	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Youdao	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Adtalem Global Education has higher revenue and earnings than Youdao. Adtalem Global Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Youdao, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adtalem Global Education	$1.79B	2.38	$237.07M	$6.42	19.46
Youdao	$822.04M	1.91	$15.35M	$0.09	145.17

Summary

Adtalem Global Education beats Youdao on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Youdao compare to Boyd Group Services?

Boyd Group Services (NYSE:BGSI) and Youdao (NYSE:DAO) are both personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Boyd Group Services has higher revenue and earnings than Youdao. Youdao is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Group Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boyd Group Services	$3.14B	0.96	$18.42M	$0.66	164.64
Youdao	$822.04M	1.91	$15.35M	$0.09	145.17

Boyd Group Services has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Youdao has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Boyd Group Services currently has a consensus target price of $157.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.49%. Given Boyd Group Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Boyd Group Services is more favorable than Youdao.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boyd Group Services	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Youdao	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Youdao has a net margin of 1.19% compared to Boyd Group Services' net margin of 0.39%. Boyd Group Services' return on equity of 5.54% beat Youdao's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boyd Group Services	0.39%	5.54%	2.11%
Youdao	1.19%	-4.50%	4.80%

In the previous week, Youdao had 13 more articles in the media than Boyd Group Services. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Youdao and 0 mentions for Boyd Group Services. Youdao's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Boyd Group Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Youdao is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boyd Group Services	Neutral
Youdao	Neutral

0.2% of Boyd Group Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Boyd Group Services and Youdao tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Youdao compare to Mister Car Wash?

Mister Car Wash (NYSE:MCW) 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 earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Mister Car Wash has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Youdao has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Mister Car Wash currently has a consensus price target of $7.10, suggesting a potential upside of 0.06%. Given Mister Car Wash's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mister Car Wash is more favorable than Youdao.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mister Car Wash	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Youdao	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Mister Car Wash has higher revenue and earnings than Youdao. Mister Car Wash is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Youdao, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mister Car Wash	$1.07B	2.19	$80.13M	$0.33	21.52
Youdao	$822.04M	1.91	$15.35M	$0.09	145.17

Mister Car Wash has a net margin of 7.06% compared to Youdao's net margin of 1.19%. Mister Car Wash's return on equity of 10.49% beat Youdao's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mister Car Wash	7.06%	10.49%	3.36%
Youdao	1.19%	-4.50%	4.80%

21.9% of Youdao shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of Mister Car Wash shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Youdao shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Youdao had 12 more articles in the media than Mister Car Wash. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Youdao and 1 mentions for Mister Car Wash. Youdao's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Mister Car Wash's score of 0.00 indicating that Youdao is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mister Car Wash	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Youdao	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Mister Car Wash beats Youdao on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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DAO vs. The Competition

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Metric	Youdao	Technology Services Industry	Business Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.56B	$3.96B	$6.56B	$23.18B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.25%	3.02%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	117.82	50.32	30.49	30.65
Price / Sales	1.91	44.58	422.62	14.66
Price / Cash	74.08	42.70	24.55	25.12
Price / Book	-5.68	5.37	6.78	4.74
Net Income	$15.35M	$31.26M	$204.61M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	9.59%	3.33%	1.59%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	19.21%	-0.59%	-0.66%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	40.65%	33.37%	33.64%	28.44%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DAO Youdao	0.6194 of 5 stars	$13.07 +0.8%	N/A	+40.7%	$1.56B	$822.04M	117.82	3,595	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade Gap Down High Trading Volume
GHC Graham	1.6513 of 5 stars	$1,114.28 -0.4%	N/A	+19.9%	$4.80B	$4.98B	16.50	19,920	Positive News
LAUR Laureate Education	4.3317 of 5 stars	$33.27 +0.8%	$40.00 +20.2%	+51.6%	$4.68B	$1.70B	17.58	33,900	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
CVSA Adtalem Global Education	4.16 of 5 stars	$127.92 +0.1%	$155.00 +21.2%	N/A	$4.35B	$1.91B	19.93	10,371	Analyst Revision
BGSI Boyd Group Services	3.4245 of 5 stars	$103.67 +2.3%	$157.00 +51.4%	N/A	$2.89B	$3.14B	157.08	16,300

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Youdao (DAO) Competitors

DAO vs. GHC, LAUR, CVSA, BGSI, and MCW

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Youdao (DAO) Competitors

DAO vs. GHC, LAUR, CVSA, BGSI, and MCW

How does Youdao compare to Graham?

Does the media favor GHC or DAO?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GHC or DAO?

Which has more risk and volatility, GHC or DAO?

Do analysts recommend GHC or DAO?

Is GHC or DAO more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GHC or DAO?

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How does Youdao compare to Laureate Education?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LAUR or DAO?

Does the media favor LAUR or DAO?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LAUR or DAO?

Which has more risk and volatility, LAUR or DAO?

Do analysts rate LAUR or DAO?

Is LAUR or DAO more profitable?

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How does Youdao compare to Adtalem Global Education?

Is CVSA or DAO more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVSA or DAO?

Which has more risk & volatility, CVSA or DAO?

Does the media favor CVSA or DAO?

Do analysts rate CVSA or DAO?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CVSA or DAO?

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How does Youdao compare to Boyd Group Services?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BGSI or DAO?

Which has more volatility and risk, BGSI or DAO?

Do analysts prefer BGSI or DAO?

Is BGSI or DAO more profitable?

Does the media favor BGSI or DAO?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BGSI or DAO?

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How does Youdao compare to Mister Car Wash?

Which has more volatility and risk, MCW or DAO?

Do analysts recommend MCW or DAO?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MCW or DAO?

Is MCW or DAO more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MCW or DAO?

Does the media favor MCW or DAO?

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