Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors $3.90 -0.08 (-1.88%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.94 +0.04 (+0.90%) As of 08/29/2025 07:53 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GOTU vs. DRVN, PRDO, MCW, HTZ, AFYA, EVGO, IRS, DAO, UDMY, and QSGShould you be buying Gaotu Techedu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gaotu Techedu include Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Hertz Global (HTZ), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), Youdao (DAO), Udemy (UDMY), and QuantaSing Group (QSG). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Gaotu Techedu vs. Its Competitors Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Mister Car Wash Hertz Global Afya EVgo IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Youdao Udemy QuantaSing Group Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, GOTU or DRVN? Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Driven Brands has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GOTU or DRVN? In the previous week, Gaotu Techedu had 4 more articles in the media than Driven Brands. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Gaotu Techedu and 8 mentions for Driven Brands. Driven Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Gaotu Techedu's score of 0.74 indicating that Driven Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gaotu Techedu 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Driven Brands 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend GOTU or DRVN? Driven Brands has a consensus target price of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.26%. Given Driven Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Driven Brands is more favorable than Gaotu Techedu.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gaotu Techedu 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Driven Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Is GOTU or DRVN more profitable? Driven Brands has a net margin of -12.32% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -12.97%. Driven Brands' return on equity of 21.17% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gaotu Techedu-12.97% -37.66% -12.86% Driven Brands -12.32%21.17%3.04% Which has better earnings and valuation, GOTU or DRVN? Gaotu Techedu has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Driven Brands. Driven Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gaotu Techedu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGaotu Techedu$623.84M1.58-$143.71M-$0.38-10.28Driven Brands$2.41B1.26-$292.50M-$1.70-10.84 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GOTU or DRVN? 48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Driven Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Driven Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryDriven Brands beats Gaotu Techedu on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$988.71M$1.71B$8.48B$21.27BDividend YieldN/A4.40%3.01%3.49%P/E Ratio-10.2812.3118.2729.33Price / Sales1.581.895.3450.69Price / CashN/A14.7715.0318.27Price / Book3.723.034.964.58Net Income-$143.71M$85.04M$227.67M$997.71M7 Day Performance2.90%-1.84%0.92%0.77%1 Month Performance10.94%8.92%19.00%6.95%1 Year Performance22.80%39.82%45.51%11.66% Gaotu Techedu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOTUGaotu Techedu0.7524 of 5 stars$3.91-1.9%N/A+22.8%$988.71M$623.84M-10.2814,381Earnings ReportDRVNDriven Brands3.7409 of 5 stars$18.60+1.9%$21.60+16.1%+28.5%$3.00B$2.34B-10.9410,700Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePRDOPerdoceo Education4.1748 of 5 stars$33.06-0.9%$40.00+21.0%+45.9%$2.17B$681.26M14.315,690Positive NewsMCWMister Car Wash3.967 of 5 stars$5.89-2.2%$8.09+37.4%-12.3%$1.93B$1.03B26.776,350News CoveragePositive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.57-4.5%N/A+88.5%$1.73B$8.61B-0.6725,000AFYAAfya3.8351 of 5 stars$15.07+0.6%$17.50+16.1%-6.9%$1.40B$612.78M11.429,717EVGOEVgo2.4977 of 5 stars$3.98-1.5%$6.24+56.7%-14.6%$1.24B$256.83M-9.71220Positive NewsIRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.0259 of 5 stars$14.62-3.5%N/A+46.7%$1.15B$658.73M9.261,401Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeDAOYoudao1.2756 of 5 stars$8.95-1.5%N/A+170.0%$1.08B$782.62M31.953,750UDMYUdemy3.3768 of 5 stars$7.03-0.3%$9.75+38.7%-19.0%$1.06B$786.57M-33.471,246News CoverageQSGQuantaSing Group2.0605 of 5 stars$8.01-7.3%$9.52+18.9%+366.1%$442.47M$522.26M7.222,010 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Afya Competitors EVgo Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Competitors Youdao Competitors Udemy Competitors QuantaSing Group 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 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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