ATA (AACG) Competitors $2.17 +0.04 (+1.88%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.13 -0.04 (-1.84%) As of 06:29 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AACG vs. NRDY, EWCZ, CHGG, IH, STG, NAMI, HCMA, YSXT, MRM, and BEDUShould you be buying ATA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ATA include Nerdy (NRDY), European Wax Center (EWCZ), Chegg (CHGG), iHuman (IH), Sunlands Technology Group (STG), NAMI (NAMI), HCM Acquisition (HCMA), YSX Tech (YSXT), MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (MRM), and Bright Scholar Education (BEDU). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry. ATA vs. Its Competitors Nerdy European Wax Center Chegg iHuman Sunlands Technology Group NAMI HCM Acquisition YSX Tech MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Bright Scholar Education Nerdy (NYSE:NRDY) and ATA (NASDAQ:AACG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate NRDY or AACG? Nerdy currently has a consensus target price of $1.75, indicating a potential upside of 35.14%. Given Nerdy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 2.00ATA 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 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% Which has better earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNerdy$190.23M1.26-$42.58M-$0.39-3.32ATA$36.72M1.89-$4.95M-$0.10-21.70 Does the media favor NRDY or AACG? In the previous week, ATA had 3 more articles in the media than Nerdy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ATA and 0 mentions for Nerdy. ATA's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Nerdy's score of -0.64 indicating that ATA is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Nerdy Negative ATA Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, 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. SummaryATA beats Nerdy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AACG 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 NASDAQ 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 AACG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricATASCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$67.97M$1.54B$8.36B$10.19BDividend YieldN/A4.69%3.01%4.61%P/E Ratio-21.7012.9418.4326.40Price / Sales1.892.155.15124.73Price / CashN/A15.5414.9729.91Price / Book6.383.125.116.28Net Income-$4.95M$85.04M$254.99M$270.38M7 Day Performance5.34%4.94%1.60%2.70%1 Month Performance10.71%5.53%18.95%5.99%1 Year Performance309.43%52.02%51.87%25.94% ATA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AACGATA1.2674 of 5 stars$2.17+1.9%N/A+301.9%$67.97M$36.72M-21.70580News CoverageShort Interest ↓NRDYNerdy1.5971 of 5 stars$1.34+2.7%$1.75+31.1%+33.7%$248.04M$190.23M-3.42700EWCZEuropean Wax Center3.3125 of 5 stars$3.90-2.9%$6.93+77.9%-44.8%$215.08M$216.92M19.48110News CoveragePositive NewsCHGGChegg3.4653 of 5 stars$1.52-2.9%$1.70+12.2%-16.6%$164.12M$506.58M-0.581,271News CoverageGap UpIHiHuman1.9761 of 5 stars$2.92+2.2%N/A+88.1%$152.11M$126.34M10.831,120Gap UpSTGSunlands Technology Group0.5886 of 5 stars$8.87+0.7%N/A+68.1%$119.94M$272.66M2.462,071Gap DownNAMINAMIN/A$0.98+1.0%N/AN/A$77.49MN/A0.00N/AHCMAHCM AcquisitionN/A$5.11-6.2%N/A-65.8%$72.27MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageYSXTYSX TechN/A$2.43+0.4%N/AN/A$54.09MN/A0.0040Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeMRMMEDIROM Healthcare Technologies0.2225 of 5 stars$1.67-13.9%N/A-52.9%$47.38M$8.30B0.00480Short Interest ↑Gap DownBEDUBright Scholar Education1.2219 of 5 stars$1.58-7.4%N/A-4.9%$46.83M$247.56M-0.342,193Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NRDY Competitors EWCZ Competitors CHGG Competitors IH Competitors STG Competitors NAMI Competitors HCMA Competitors YSXT Competitors MRM Competitors BEDU 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 (NASDAQ:AACG) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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