Sunlands Technology Group (STG) Competitors

Nerdy (NYSE:NRDY) and Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE:STG) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Does the media refer more to NRDY or STG?

In the previous week, Sunlands Technology Group had 3 more articles in the media than Nerdy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Sunlands Technology Group and 1 mentions for Nerdy. Nerdy's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Sunlands Technology Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Nerdy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nerdy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sunlands Technology Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NRDY or STG?

Sunlands Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Nerdy. Nerdy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunlands Technology Group, 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	1.52	-$42.58M	-$0.40	-3.98
Sunlands Technology Group	$272.66M	0.45	$46.87M	$3.12	2.92

Which has more volatility & risk, NRDY or STG?

Nerdy has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunlands Technology Group has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NRDY or STG?

39.1% of Nerdy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of Sunlands Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.9% of Nerdy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.7% of Sunlands Technology Group shares are owned by 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.

Is NRDY or STG more profitable?

Sunlands Technology Group has a net margin of 15.61% compared to Nerdy's net margin of -24.79%. Sunlands Technology Group's return on equity of 53.39% beat Nerdy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nerdy	-24.79%	-69.06%	-46.37%
Sunlands Technology Group	15.61%	53.39%	14.22%

Do analysts prefer NRDY or STG?

Nerdy currently has a consensus target price of $2.31, indicating a potential upside of 45.44%. Given Nerdy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nerdy is more favorable than Sunlands Technology Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nerdy	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Sunlands Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Sunlands Technology Group beats Nerdy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.