Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors

Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GOTU or LAUR?

Laureate Education has lower revenue, but higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gaotu Techedu	$5.10B	0.20	-$1.03M	-$0.49	-8.18
Laureate Education	$1.53B	2.15	$107.59M	$1.88	11.73

Does the media prefer GOTU or LAUR?

In the previous week, Laureate Education had 3 more articles in the media than Gaotu Techedu. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Laureate Education and 2 mentions for Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Laureate Education's score of 1.57 indicating that Gaotu Techedu is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gaotu Techedu	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Laureate Education	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is GOTU or LAUR more profitable?

Laureate Education has a net margin of 18.92% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -26.36%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 32.35% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaotu Techedu	-26.36%	-37.79%	-19.01%
Laureate Education	18.92%	32.35%	14.39%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GOTU or LAUR?

Laureate Education received 299 more outperform votes than Gaotu Techedu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.93% of users gave Laureate Education an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave Gaotu Techedu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gaotu Techedu	Outperform Votes 4 25.00%	Underperform Votes 12 75.00%
Laureate Education	Outperform Votes 303 57.93%	Underperform Votes 220 42.07%

Which has more risk and volatility, GOTU or LAUR?

Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GOTU or LAUR?

Gaotu Techedu presently has a consensus target price of $5.81, indicating a potential upside of 44.89%. Laureate Education has a consensus target price of $20.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.03%. Given Gaotu Techedu's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Gaotu Techedu is more favorable than Laureate Education.

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)	1.00
Laureate Education	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Laureate Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Laureate Education beats Gaotu Techedu on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.