ATA (AACG) Competitors

Nerdy (NYSE:NRDY) and ATA (NASDAQ:AACG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Is NRDY or AACG more profitable?

ATA has a net margin of -9.29% compared to Nerdy's net margin of -24.91%. ATA's return on equity of -38.69% beat Nerdy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nerdy	-24.91%	-77.11%	-49.93%
ATA	-9.29%	-38.69%	-5.70%

Do analysts recommend NRDY or AACG?

Nerdy currently has a consensus price target of $1.75, indicating a potential upside of 35.14%. Given Nerdy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nerdy is more favorable than ATA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nerdy	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
ATA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NRDY or AACG?

ATA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nerdy. ATA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nerdy, 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
Nerdy	$190.23M	1.26	-$42.58M	-$0.39	-3.32
ATA	$36.72M	1.85	-$4.95M	-$0.10	-21.25

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NRDY or AACG?

39.1% of Nerdy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of ATA shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.9% of Nerdy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of ATA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, NRDY or AACG?

Nerdy has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATA has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NRDY or AACG?

In the previous week, Nerdy and Nerdy both had 4 articles in the media. ATA's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Nerdy's score of 0.57 indicating that ATA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nerdy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ATA	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

ATA beats Nerdy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.