EDU vs. SCI, TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, HTZ, MCW, PRDO, AFYA, and IRS
Should you be buying New Oriental Education & Technology Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Oriental Education & Technology Group include Service Corporation International (SCI), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group vs. Its Competitors
Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.58% compared to New Oriental Education & Technology Group's net margin of 8.17%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.35% beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 8 more articles in the media than New Oriental Education & Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Service Corporation International and 1 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Service Corporation International's score of 1.37 indicating that New Oriental Education & Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Service Corporation International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New Oriental Education & Technology Group. New Oriental Education & Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Service Corporation International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are held by company 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.
Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Service Corporation International currently has a consensus target price of $89.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.49%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a consensus target price of $52.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.58%. Given Service Corporation International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Service Corporation International is more favorable than New Oriental Education & Technology Group.
Summary
Service Corporation International beats New Oriental Education & Technology Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:EDU) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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