Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Competitors $3.58 -0.03 (-0.69%) As of 01:54 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, HTZ, MCW, AFYA, EVGO, IRS, UDMY, and DAOShould 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), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS), Udemy (UDMY), and Youdao (DAO). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. Gaotu Techedu vs. Its Competitors Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Hertz Global Mister Car Wash Afya EVgo IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Udemy Youdao Gaotu Techedu (NYSE:GOTU) and Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer GOTU or LAUR? Gaotu Techedu currently has a consensus price target of $5.81, suggesting a potential upside of 62.06%. Laureate Education has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential downside of 12.18%. Given Gaotu Techedu's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 1.00Laureate Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better valuation & 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$623.84M1.45-$143.71M-$0.49-7.32Laureate Education$1.57B2.22$296.47M$1.8812.42 Do insiders & institutionals 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor GOTU or LAUR? In the previous week, Laureate Education had 8 more articles in the media than Gaotu Techedu. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Laureate Education and 0 mentions for Gaotu Techedu. Laureate Education's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Gaotu Techedu's score of 0.00 indicating that Laureate Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Gaotu Techedu Neutral Laureate Education Positive Is GOTU or LAUR more profitable? Laureate Education has a net margin of 18.84% compared to Gaotu Techedu's net margin of -18.07%. Laureate Education's return on equity of 31.57% 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 18.84%31.57%15.05% Which has more volatility & risk, GOTU or LAUR? Gaotu Techedu has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Laureate Education has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLaureate Education beats Gaotu Techedu on 14 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$907.69M$1.69B$8.20B$20.43BDividend YieldN/A6.03%3.29%3.76%P/E Ratio-7.3213.5220.6027.69Price / Sales1.452.123.4336.20Price / CashN/A15.4514.4917.85Price / Book3.412.954.564.55Net Income-$143.71M$76.25M$212.83M$984.47M7 Day Performance-4.27%3.04%2.43%1.81%1 Month Performance-5.91%12.22%9.65%4.97%1 Year Performance-26.99%30.90%9.27%14.01% Gaotu Techedu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOTUGaotu Techedu1.6264 of 5 stars$3.59-0.7%$5.81+62.1%-26.3%$907.69M$623.84M-7.3214,381LAURLaureate Education4.282 of 5 stars$23.38+1.2%$20.50-12.3%+56.5%$3.44B$1.57B12.4431,800Analyst UpgradeDRVNDriven Brands3.3247 of 5 stars$17.56+0.6%$21.00+19.6%+37.9%$2.87B$2.34B-9.7010,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education3.7104 of 5 stars$32.69-0.9%$40.00+22.4%+52.6%$2.16B$681.26M14.465,690HTZHertz GlobalN/A$6.83-3.4%N/A+93.5%$2.11B$8.78B-0.6725,000News CoverageMCWMister Car Wash3.1898 of 5 stars$6.01-2.1%$8.50+41.4%-15.6%$1.95B$1.02B27.326,350Analyst ForecastAFYAAfya3.0614 of 5 stars$17.86+1.7%$17.60-1.5%+1.2%$1.65B$612.78M13.539,717EVGOEVgo2.9087 of 5 stars$3.65-1.9%$6.00+64.4%+49.0%$1.14B$256.83M-8.90220IRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.5968 of 5 stars$13.89-1.7%$13.00-6.4%+55.0%$1.07B$658.73M8.801,401UDMYUdemy3.6303 of 5 stars$7.03flat$10.05+42.9%-18.5%$1.05B$786.57M-15.281,246DAOYoudao0.6959 of 5 stars$8.52-1.2%N/A+117.3%$1.03B$782.62M47.333,750 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Laureate Education Competitors Driven Brands Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Hertz Global Competitors Mister Car Wash Competitors Afya Competitors EVgo Competitors IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Competitors Udemy Competitors Youdao 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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