SCI vs. EDU, TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, HTZ, MCW, EVGO, and AFYA
Should you be buying Service Corporation International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Service Corporation International include New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), EVgo (EVGO), and Afya (AFYA). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
Service Corporation International vs. Its Competitors
New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) and Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.
Service Corporation International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than New Oriental Education & Technology Group. Service Corporation International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Oriental Education & Technology Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.60% compared to New Oriental Education & Technology Group's net margin of 7.59%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.84% beat New Oriental Education & Technology Group's return on equity.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group presently has a consensus target price of $56.87, indicating a potential upside of 10.49%. Service Corporation International has a consensus target price of $90.25, indicating a potential upside of 11.71%. Given Service Corporation International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Service Corporation International is more favorable than New Oriental Education & Technology Group.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, New Oriental Education & Technology Group had 5 more articles in the media than Service Corporation International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for New Oriental Education & Technology Group and 2 mentions for Service Corporation International. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Service Corporation International's score of 0.54 indicating that New Oriental Education & Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Service Corporation International beats New Oriental Education & Technology Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SCI) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
