TAL Education Group (TAL) Competitors $10.96 +0.21 (+1.95%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.86 -0.10 (-0.91%) As of 09/12/2025 07:30 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TAL vs. SCI, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, HTZ, MCW, AFYA, EVGO, and IRSShould you be buying TAL Education Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TAL Education Group include Service Corporation International (SCI), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), EVgo (EVGO), and IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones (IRS). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. TAL Education Group vs. Its Competitors Service Corporation International Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Perdoceo Education Hertz Global Mister Car Wash Afya EVgo IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) and TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) are both personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SCI or TAL? Service Corporation International has higher revenue and earnings than TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TAL Education Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioService Corporation International$4.19B2.68$518.65M$3.6921.71TAL Education Group$2.25B2.97$84.59M$0.1764.47 Is SCI or TAL more profitable? Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.60% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 4.33%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.84% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Service Corporation International12.60% 32.84% 3.05% TAL Education Group 4.33%2.81%1.87% Does the media favor SCI or TAL? In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 13 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Service Corporation International and 1 mentions for TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.85 indicating that Service Corporation International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Service Corporation International 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TAL Education Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend SCI or TAL? Service Corporation International currently has a consensus target price of $90.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.67%. TAL Education Group has a consensus target price of $12.66, indicating a potential upside of 15.51%. Given TAL Education Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than Service Corporation International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Service Corporation International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00TAL Education Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has more volatility & risk, SCI or TAL? Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in SCI or TAL? 85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryService Corporation International beats TAL Education Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TAL Education Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 TAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTAL Education GroupSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.55B$1.80B$8.41B$21.60BDividend YieldN/A4.55%2.99%3.48%P/E Ratio64.4713.0218.5029.75Price / Sales2.971.985.3068.20Price / Cash47.8214.7217.0525.00Price / Book1.773.205.104.58Net Income$84.59M$85.04M$256.31M$1.00B7 Day Performance7.95%7.35%2.03%0.65%1 Month Performance-6.16%8.88%18.12%3.06%1 Year Performance47.41%56.68%51.97%14.35% TAL Education Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TALTAL Education Group2.427 of 5 stars$10.96+2.0%$12.66+15.5%+41.8%$6.55B$2.25B64.4723,000News CoverageStock SplitSCIService Corporation International3.9644 of 5 stars$78.88+1.4%$90.25+14.4%+0.1%$10.91B$4.19B21.3824,953Positive NewsGHCGraham4.0185 of 5 stars$1,138.97+0.7%N/A+56.8%$4.93B$4.83B7.3121,446News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementLAURLaureate Education4.2934 of 5 stars$27.98+0.5%$24.00-14.2%+92.7%$4.10B$1.57B16.4631,800Positive NewsDRVNDriven Brands3.5537 of 5 stars$18.92flat$21.60+14.2%+33.2%$3.11B$2.34B-11.1310,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education4.6238 of 5 stars$33.49+1.7%$40.00+19.4%+60.4%$2.14B$681.26M14.505,690News CoveragePositive NewsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$5.98+9.3%N/A+134.4%$1.86B$8.61B-0.7225,000News CoverageMCWMister Car Wash3.7622 of 5 stars$5.50-2.8%$8.09+47.1%-13.7%$1.80B$1.03B25.006,350Positive NewsAFYAAfya4.7517 of 5 stars$15.61+3.8%$18.20+16.6%-3.6%$1.41B$612.78M11.839,717Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeEVGOEVgo2.4426 of 5 stars$3.94+0.3%$6.24+58.3%-7.0%$1.21B$256.83M-9.61220News CoverageIRSIRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones2.7772 of 5 stars$12.63-11.9%N/A+0.3%$1.09B$331.56B6.151,401News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Service Corporation International Competitors Graham Competitors 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 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:TAL) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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