TAL Education Group (TAL) Competitors $8.72 -0.04 (-0.40%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.73 +0.02 (+0.17%) As of 04:05 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, EDU, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, HTZ, MCW, AFYA, PRDO, and ZVOShould you be buying TAL Education Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TAL Education Group include Service Co. International (SCI), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), and Zovio (ZVO). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. TAL Education Group vs. Service Co. International New Oriental Education & Technology Group Graham Laureate Education Driven Brands Hertz Global Mister Car Wash Afya Perdoceo Education Zovio TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) and Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability and community ranking. Which has more risk & volatility, TAL or SCI? TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Service Co. International has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TAL or SCI? TAL Education Group received 188 more outperform votes than Service Co. International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.06% of users gave Service Co. International an outperform vote while only 61.52% of users gave TAL Education Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTAL Education GroupOutperform Votes52661.52% Underperform Votes32938.48% Service Co. InternationalOutperform Votes33867.06% Underperform Votes16632.94% Is TAL or SCI a better dividend stock? TAL Education Group pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.7%. Service Co. International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. TAL Education Group pays out 1,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Service Co. International pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Service Co. International has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Is TAL or SCI more profitable? Service Co. International has a net margin of 12.39% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 5.77%. Service Co. International's return on equity of 32.18% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TAL Education Group5.77% 3.22% 2.23% Service Co. International 12.39%32.18%3.03% Do institutionals and insiders believe in TAL or SCI? 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Service Co. International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Service Co. International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor TAL or SCI? In the previous week, Service Co. International had 5 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Service Co. International and 11 mentions for TAL Education Group. Service Co. International's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat TAL Education Group's score of -0.21 indicating that Service Co. International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TAL Education Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Service Co. International 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TAL or SCI? Service Co. International has higher revenue and earnings than TAL Education Group. Service Co. 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 RatioTAL Education Group$2.25B2.34-$3.57M$0.1462.25Service Co. International$4.19B2.63$518.65M$3.5521.53 Do analysts recommend TAL or SCI? TAL Education Group currently has a consensus price target of $13.70, indicating a potential upside of 57.20%. Service Co. International has a consensus price target of $88.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.77%. Given TAL Education Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than Service Co. International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TAL Education Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Service Co. International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryService Co. International beats TAL Education Group on 17 of the 21 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTAL Education GroupEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.27B$965.63M$7.49B$18.95BDividend YieldN/A7.32%3.39%4.02%P/E Ratio45.8710.7916.4232.95Price / Sales2.341.537.5527.88Price / Cash330.0227.8916.4217.52Price / Book1.452.504.414.47Net Income-$3.57M$22.13M$260.40M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.41%3.25%1.51%0.73%1 Month Performance-33.67%1.76%-1.96%-2.63%1 Year Performance-26.67%2.34%-2.29%4.57% TAL Education Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TALTAL Education Group2.0605 of 5 stars$8.72-0.4%$13.70+57.2%-27.2%$5.27B$2.25B45.8716,200Earnings ReportStock SplitSCIService Co. International4.1617 of 5 stars$76.66-1.2%$88.50+15.4%+11.1%$11.05B$4.19B21.5917,600Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group2.013 of 5 stars$44.50-0.7%$60.80+36.6%-36.7%$7.55B$4.82B18.9453,100Positive NewsGHCGraham2.3604 of 5 stars$876.86-3.4%N/A+30.8%$3.81B$4.79B17.1719,500Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsLAURLaureate Education4.2391 of 5 stars$18.65-2.6%$20.00+7.2%+38.4%$2.81B$1.57B9.6135,000News CoveragePositive NewsDRVNDriven Brands4.0199 of 5 stars$15.77-3.3%$20.50+30.0%+15.3%$2.59B$2.34B394.259,900Upcoming EarningsHTZHertz GlobalN/A$7.83-5.0%N/A+49.9%$2.41B$9.05B-0.8425,000High Trading VolumeMCWMister Car Wash1.9745 of 5 stars$6.81-3.4%$8.43+23.8%+2.5%$2.21B$994.73M30.966,350Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageAFYAAfya2.2441 of 5 stars$17.99-1.2%$17.60-2.2%+10.3%$1.69B$3.30B14.518,080Upcoming EarningsPRDOPerdoceo Education4.1553 of 5 stars$24.24-4.1%$35.00+44.4%+37.3%$1.59B$681.26M11.024,500Positive NewsZVOZovioN/A$35.30+35,299,900.0%N/AN/A$1.21B$230.00M-28.701,400Analyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Service Co. 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