ATA (AACG) Competitors

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AACG vs. TONX, COE, NRDY, HCMA, and CHGG

Should you buy ATA stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ATA with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ATA include Verb Technology (TONX), 51Talk Online Education Group (COE), Nerdy (NRDY), HCM Acquisition (HCMA), and Chegg (CHGG). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does ATA compare to Verb Technology?

Verb Technology (NASDAQ:TONX) and ATA (NASDAQ:AACG) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

7.2% of Verb Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of ATA shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Verb Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of ATA shares are held by company 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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verb Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
ATA	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

ATA has higher revenue and earnings than Verb Technology. ATA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verb Technology, 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
Verb Technology	$12.78M	17.43	-$148.48M	-$2.84	N/A
ATA	$38.34M	1.35	-$6.87M	-$0.20	N/A

Verb Technology has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATA has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

ATA has a net margin of -17.96% compared to Verb Technology's net margin of -1,416.59%. Verb Technology's return on equity of -78.40% beat ATA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verb Technology	-1,416.59%	-78.40%	-76.10%
ATA	-17.96%	-90.86%	-10.89%

In the previous week, Verb Technology and Verb Technology both had 1 articles in the media. ATA's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Verb Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that ATA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verb Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ATA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

ATA beats Verb Technology on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ATA compare to 51Talk Online Education Group?

51Talk Online Education Group (NYSE:COE) and ATA (NASDAQ:AACG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

ATA has a net margin of -17.96% compared to 51Talk Online Education Group's net margin of -24.26%. 51Talk Online Education Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat ATA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
51Talk Online Education Group	-24.26%	N/A	-30.40%
ATA	-17.96%	-90.86%	-10.89%

0.7% of ATA shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of 51Talk Online Education Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of ATA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

51Talk Online Education Group has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATA has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
51Talk Online Education Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ATA	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

ATA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 51Talk Online Education Group. 51Talk Online Education Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATA, 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
51Talk Online Education Group	$95.60M	1.60	-$15.03M	-$2.65	N/A
ATA	$38.34M	1.35	-$6.87M	-$0.20	N/A

In the previous week, ATA had 1 more articles in the media than 51Talk Online Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ATA and 0 mentions for 51Talk Online Education Group. ATA's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat 51Talk Online Education Group's score of 0.00 indicating that ATA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
51Talk Online Education Group	Neutral
ATA	Neutral

Summary

ATA beats 51Talk Online Education Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ATA compare to Nerdy?

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

In the previous week, Nerdy and Nerdy both had 1 articles in the media. Nerdy's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat ATA's score of 0.38 indicating that Nerdy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

39.1% of Nerdy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of ATA shares are held by institutional investors. 51.5% of Nerdy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of ATA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

ATA has a net margin of -17.96% compared to Nerdy's net margin of -18.60%. ATA's return on equity of -90.86% beat Nerdy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nerdy	-18.60%	-93.27%	-45.70%
ATA	-17.96%	-90.86%	-10.89%

Nerdy currently has a consensus price target of $1.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.30%. Given Nerdy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nerdy is more favorable than ATA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nerdy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
ATA	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

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	$178.99M	0.86	-$39.92M	-$0.28	N/A
ATA	$38.34M	1.35	-$6.87M	-$0.20	N/A

Nerdy has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATA has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Nerdy and ATA tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ATA compare to HCM Acquisition?

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

HCM Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ATA.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HCM Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATA	$38.34M	1.35	-$6.87M	-$0.20	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HCM Acquisition	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
ATA	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, ATA had 1 more articles in the media than HCM Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ATA and 0 mentions for HCM Acquisition. ATA's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat HCM Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that ATA is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HCM Acquisition	Neutral
ATA	Neutral

HCM Acquisition has a beta of -0.27, meaning that its share price is 127% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATA has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

11.8% of HCM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of ATA shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.2% of HCM Acquisition 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

HCM Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to ATA's net margin of -17.96%. HCM Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat ATA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HCM Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATA	-17.96%	-90.86%	-10.89%

Summary

HCM Acquisition beats ATA on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ATA compare to Chegg?

ATA (NASDAQ:AACG) and Chegg (NYSE:CHGG) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

0.7% of ATA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of Chegg shares are held by institutional investors. 52.9% of ATA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Chegg shares are held by company 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.

ATA has a net margin of -17.96% compared to Chegg's net margin of -26.89%. Chegg's return on equity of -6.73% beat ATA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATA	-17.96%	-90.86%	-10.89%
Chegg	-26.89%	-6.73%	-2.81%

ATA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chegg. ATA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chegg, 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
ATA	$38.34M	1.35	-$6.87M	-$0.20	N/A
Chegg	$376.91M	0.46	-$103.42M	-$0.79	N/A

ATA has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chegg has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its share price is 112% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Chegg had 1 more articles in the media than ATA. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Chegg and 1 mentions for ATA. Chegg's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat ATA's score of 0.38 indicating that Chegg is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATA	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Chegg	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Chegg beats ATA on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AACG vs. The Competition

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Metric	ATA	SCHOOLS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$51.64M	$1.40B	$7.24B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.54%	2.94%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	-6.00	11.09	18.52	25.66
Price / Sales	1.35	1.44	3.42	86.31
Price / Cash	N/A	13.77	14.77	56.67
Price / Book	8.57	2.34	3.71	7.14
Net Income	-$6.87M	$78.84M	$238.79M	$335.98M
7 Day Performance	4.35%	1.09%	2.31%	4.11%
1 Month Performance	-6.98%	5.17%	14.65%	2.52%
1 Year Performance	32.30%	-16.98%	18.59%	35.04%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AACG ATA	0.4673 of 5 stars	$1.20 flat	N/A	+32.3%	$51.64M	$38.34M	N/A	580
TONX Verb Technology	0.4344 of 5 stars	$3.28 -3.5%	N/A	N/A	$185.42M	$16.73M	N/A	170	Positive News
COE 51Talk Online Education Group	N/A	$27.38 +2.0%	N/A	+29.9%	$163.84M	$95.60M	N/A	620
NRDY Nerdy	1.9537 of 5 stars	$0.82 +6.5%	$1.00 +22.7%	-49.5%	$154.94M	$178.99M	N/A	700	Positive News Gap Down
HCMA HCM Acquisition	N/A	$10.16 +0.1%	N/A	+1.3%	$143.68M	N/A	N/A	N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:AACG) was last updated on 5/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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