Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors

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GOTU vs. DAO, AFYA, IRS, PXED, and UDMY

Should you buy Gaotu Techedu stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Gaotu Techedu 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 Gaotu Techedu include Youdao (DAO), Afya (AFYA), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), Phoenix Education Partners (PXED), and Udemy (UDMY). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does Gaotu Techedu compare to Youdao?

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

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

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

Youdao has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Youdao	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gaotu Techedu	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

21.9% of Youdao shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of Youdao shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by 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.

Youdao has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu 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
Youdao	$822.04M	1.91	$15.35M	$0.09	145.17
Gaotu Techedu	$878.98M	0.47	-$46.23M	-$0.19	N/A

Youdao has a net margin of 1.19% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -5.31%. Youdao's return on equity of -4.50% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Youdao	1.19%	-4.50%	4.80%
Gaotu Techedu	-5.31%	-21.09%	-5.83%

Summary

Youdao beats Gaotu Techedu on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gaotu Techedu compare to Afya?

Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Afya has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Afya, 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	$878.98M	0.47	-$46.23M	-$0.19	N/A
Afya	$662.01M	1.98	$134.77M	$1.53	9.15

Afya has a consensus price target of $17.20, indicating a potential upside of 22.86%. Given Afya's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Afya 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)	1.00
Afya	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Afya has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Afya shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Afya shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Afya has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -5.31%. Afya's return on equity of 17.94% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaotu Techedu	-5.31%	-21.09%	-5.83%
Afya	20.20%	17.94%	9.16%

In the previous week, Gaotu Techedu and Gaotu Techedu both had 1 articles in the media. Afya's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Gaotu Techedu's score of 0.00 indicating that Afya is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gaotu Techedu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Afya	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Afya beats Gaotu Techedu on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gaotu Techedu compare to IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones?

Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (NYSE:IRS) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a net margin of 67.46% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -5.31%. IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones' return on equity of 18.56% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaotu Techedu	-5.31%	-21.09%	-5.83%
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	67.46%	18.56%	9.12%

In the previous week, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones had 1 more articles in the media than Gaotu Techedu. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones and 1 mentions for Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gaotu Techedu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones, 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	$878.98M	0.47	-$46.23M	-$0.19	N/A
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	$409.02M	2.79	$195.18M	$3.46	4.06

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.62%. Given IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones 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)	1.00
IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.1% of IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones beats Gaotu Techedu on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gaotu Techedu compare to Phoenix Education Partners?

Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Phoenix Education Partners has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -5.31%. Phoenix Education Partners' return on equity of 0.00% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaotu Techedu	-5.31%	-21.09%	-5.83%
Phoenix Education Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A

Phoenix Education Partners has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.50%. Given Phoenix Education Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Phoenix Education Partners 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)	1.00
Phoenix Education Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Phoenix Education Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phoenix Education Partners, 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	$878.98M	0.47	-$46.23M	-$0.19	N/A
Phoenix Education Partners	$1.01B	1.07	$133.88M	$3.00	10.01

48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Phoenix Education Partners shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, Phoenix Education Partners had 1 more articles in the media than Gaotu Techedu. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Phoenix Education Partners and 1 mentions for Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Phoenix Education Partners'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gaotu Techedu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Phoenix Education Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Phoenix Education Partners beats Gaotu Techedu on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gaotu Techedu compare to Udemy?

Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Udemy has a consensus target price of $8.80, suggesting a potential upside of 90.06%. Given Udemy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Udemy 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)	1.00
Udemy	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Udemy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gaotu Techedu. Gaotu Techedu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Udemy, 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	$878.98M	0.47	-$46.23M	-$0.19	N/A
Udemy	$780.95M	0.87	$3.81M	$0.02	231.50

In the previous week, Gaotu Techedu and Gaotu Techedu both had 1 articles in the media. Gaotu Techedu's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Udemy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gaotu Techedu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Udemy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

48.4% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Udemy shares are held by institutional investors. 44.9% of Gaotu Techedu shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Udemy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Udemy has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market.

Udemy has a net margin of 0.48% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -5.31%. Udemy's return on equity of 4.84% beat Gaotu Techedu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaotu Techedu	-5.31%	-21.09%	-5.83%
Udemy	0.48%	4.84%	1.68%

Summary

Udemy beats Gaotu Techedu on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GOTU vs. The Competition

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Metric	Gaotu Techedu	SCHOOLS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$414.94M	$1.40B	$7.24B	$23.20B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.54%	2.94%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	-9.07	11.09	18.52	30.65
Price / Sales	0.47	1.44	3.42	24.50
Price / Cash	N/A	13.77	14.77	25.12
Price / Book	2.30	2.34	3.71	4.74
Net Income	-$46.23M	$78.84M	$238.79M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-9.02%	1.08%	1.38%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	-10.44%	5.17%	14.65%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	-53.78%	-16.98%	18.59%	28.44%

Gaotu Techedu Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GOTU Gaotu Techedu	0.309 of 5 stars	$1.72 -0.3%	N/A	-53.8%	$414.94M	$878.98M	N/A	17,483	Gap Up High Trading Volume
DAO Youdao	0.6226 of 5 stars	$12.04 +1.6%	N/A	+40.7%	$1.45B	$822.04M	92.58	3,595	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade Gap Down
AFYA Afya	4.9233 of 5 stars	$14.07 -1.4%	$17.20 +22.2%	-25.8%	$1.32B	$662.01M	9.20	9,395	Positive News
IRS IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	4.4 of 5 stars	$13.38 -4.1%	$23.00 +71.9%	-9.1%	$1.08B	$487.30B	3.87	1,392	News Coverage
PXED Phoenix Education Partners	2.9369 of 5 stars	$29.17 +0.6%	$44.00 +50.8%	N/A	$1.04B	$1.01B	9.72	3,400

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Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors

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Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors

GOTU vs. DAO, AFYA, IRS, PXED, and UDMY

How does Gaotu Techedu compare to Youdao?

Does the media favor DAO or GOTU?

Which has more volatility & risk, DAO or GOTU?

Do analysts recommend DAO or GOTU?

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DAO or GOTU?

Is DAO or GOTU more profitable?

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How does Gaotu Techedu compare to Afya?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GOTU or AFYA?

Do analysts prefer GOTU or AFYA?

Which has more volatility & risk, GOTU or AFYA?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GOTU or AFYA?

Is GOTU or AFYA more profitable?

Does the media refer more to GOTU or AFYA?

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How does Gaotu Techedu compare to IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones?

Is GOTU or IRS more profitable?

Does the media refer more to GOTU or IRS?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GOTU or IRS?

Do analysts prefer GOTU or IRS?

Which has more risk & volatility, GOTU or IRS?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GOTU or IRS?

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How does Gaotu Techedu compare to Phoenix Education Partners?

Is GOTU or PXED more profitable?

Do analysts prefer GOTU or PXED?

Which has better valuation and earnings, GOTU or PXED?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GOTU or PXED?

Does the media favor GOTU or PXED?

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How does Gaotu Techedu compare to Udemy?

Do analysts recommend GOTU or UDMY?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GOTU or UDMY?

Does the media refer more to GOTU or UDMY?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GOTU or UDMY?

Which has more volatility & risk, GOTU or UDMY?

Is GOTU or UDMY more profitable?

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