Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors $3.72 +0.07 (+1.78%) Closing price 08/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.72 -0.01 (-0.27%) As of 08/11/2025 07:49 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 GOTU vs. LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, MCW, HTZ, AFYA, IRS, UDMY, DAO, and EVGOShould you be buying Gaotu Techedu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gaotu Techedu include Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Hertz Global (HTZ), Afya (AFYA), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), Udemy (UDMY), Youdao (DAO), and EVgo (EVGO). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Gaotu Techedu vs. Its Competitors Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Mister Car Wash Hertz Global Afya IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Udemy Youdao EVgo Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GOTU or LAUR? Laureate Education has higher revenue and earnings than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Laureate Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGaotu Techedu$623.84M1.51-$143.71M-$0.49-7.60Laureate Education$1.57B2.41$296.47M$1.7015.07 Is GOTU or LAUR more profitable? Laureate Education has a net margin of 16.41% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -18.07%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 29.46% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gaotu Techedu-18.07% -42.83% -16.70% Laureate Education 16.41%29.46%14.61% Which has more volatility & risk, GOTU or LAUR? Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GOTU or LAUR? 48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Laureate Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer GOTU or LAUR? Laureate Education has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.32%. Given Laureate Education's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Laureate Education is more favorable than Gaotu Techedu.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gaotu Techedu 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Laureate Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor GOTU or LAUR? In the previous week, Laureate Education had 4 more articles in the media than Gaotu Techedu. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Laureate Education and 2 mentions for Gaotu Techedu. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Gaotu Techedu's score of 0.95 indicating that Laureate Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gaotu Techedu 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Laureate Education 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLaureate Education beats Gaotu Techedu on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gaotu Techedu News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GOTU 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 GOTU 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 GOTU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGaotu TecheduSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$926.67M$1.64B$8.08B$20.71BDividend YieldN/A4.59%3.23%3.65%P/E Ratio-7.6012.2318.7527.87Price / Sales1.512.004.6357.64Price / CashN/A14.5514.3217.60Price / Book3.552.794.804.60Net Income-$143.71M$85.04M$227.36M$994.60M7 Day Performance4.63%0.63%-1.14%-0.24%1 Month Performance4.63%-0.22%1.65%-1.21%1 Year Performance-17.59%37.83%22.22%16.01% Gaotu Techedu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOTUGaotu Techedu1.045 of 5 stars$3.73+1.8%N/A-15.5%$926.67M$623.84M-7.6014,381News CoverageLAURLaureate Education3.8087 of 5 stars$23.46+2.4%$24.00+2.3%+71.6%$3.41B$1.57B13.8031,800Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands3.9062 of 5 stars$16.99+1.7%$21.00+23.6%+22.4%$2.75B$2.34B-9.3910,700Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradePRDOPerdoceo Education4.7125 of 5 stars$28.08-5.5%$40.00+42.5%+37.1%$1.95B$681.26M12.165,690Insider TradeMCWMister Car Wash3.5196 of 5 stars$5.65-1.1%$8.09+43.2%-14.6%$1.84B$1.03B25.686,350HTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.70-4.8%N/A+53.8%$1.76B$8.78B-0.5625,000AFYAAfya4.2325 of 5 stars$14.26+4.2%$17.40+22.0%-17.0%$1.28B$612.78M10.809,717Upcoming EarningsIRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.7871 of 5 stars$15.15+2.7%$13.00-14.2%+64.1%$1.12B$658.73M9.601,401News CoveragePositive NewsUDMYUdemy3.2132 of 5 stars$7.43+2.2%$10.00+34.6%-7.6%$1.09B$786.57M-35.381,246Positive NewsDAOYoudao0.5307 of 5 stars$8.88+2.1%N/A+155.5%$1.04B$782.62M49.333,750News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeEVGOEVgo2.5526 of 5 stars$3.53+7.0%$6.13+73.5%-2.5%$1.01B$276.95M-8.61220Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Afya Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Competitors Udemy Competitors Youdao Competitors EVgo 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:GOTU) was last updated on 8/12/2025 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 | Sponsored#1 Pre-IPO Opportunity For 2025 [Take Action Now!]James Altucher has scored 37X and even 60X returns on past pre-IPO deals. 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