ATA Creativity Global (NASDAQ: AACG) is one of 68 publicly-traded companies in the “Educational services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare ATA Creativity Global to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
ATA Creativity Global has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATA Creativity Global’s rivals have a beta of 0.46, suggesting that their average stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares ATA Creativity Global and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ATA Creativity Global | -29.26% | -27.72% | -9.98% |
| ATA Creativity Global Competitors | -0.20% | -30.07% | 4.78% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for ATA Creativity Global and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ATA Creativity Global | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| ATA Creativity Global Competitors | 340 | 1184 | 1450 | 39 | 2.39 |
As a group, “Educational services” companies have a potential upside of 111.98%. Given ATA Creativity Global’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ATA Creativity Global has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.7% of ATA Creativity Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of shares of all “Educational services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 52.9% of ATA Creativity Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Educational services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ATA Creativity Global and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ATA Creativity Global | $24.85 million | -$14.13 million | -5.38 |
| ATA Creativity Global Competitors | $486.46 million | -$8.36 million | -18.61 |
ATA Creativity Global’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than ATA Creativity Global. ATA Creativity Global is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
ATA Creativity Global rivals beat ATA Creativity Global on 6 of the 10 factors compared.
About ATA Creativity Global
ATA Creativity Global is an international educational services company, which focuses on provision of quality learning experiences that cultivate and enhance students’ creativity. It offers a range of education services consisting primarily of portfolio training, research-based learning, overseas study counselling and other educational services through its training center network. The company was founded by Kevin Xiaofeng Ma and Walter Lin Wang in 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.