Sunlands Technology Group (STG) Competitors

Smart Share Global (NYSE:EM) and Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE:STG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EM or STG?

Sunlands Technology Group received 102 more outperform votes than Smart Share Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Smart Share Global an outperform vote while only 62.71% of users gave Sunlands Technology Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smart Share Global	Outperform Votes 9 75.00%	Underperform Votes 3 25.00%
Sunlands Technology Group	Outperform Votes 111 62.71%	Underperform Votes 66 37.29%

Which has more volatility and risk, EM or STG?

Smart Share Global has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunlands Technology Group has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EM or STG?

Sunlands Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Smart Share Global. Sunlands Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smart Share Global, 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
Smart Share Global	$1.84B	0.15	$12.36M	$0.01	108.00
Sunlands Technology Group	$1.99B	0.04	$90.26M	$3.49	1.53

Is EM or STG more profitable?

Sunlands Technology Group has a net margin of 21.47% compared to Smart Share Global's net margin of 3.10%. Sunlands Technology Group's return on equity of 103.50% beat Smart Share Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smart Share Global	3.10%	2.23%	1.39%
Sunlands Technology Group	21.47%	103.50%	20.40%

Do analysts prefer EM or STG?

Smart Share Global currently has a consensus price target of $1.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.41%. Given Smart Share Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Smart Share Global is more favorable than Sunlands Technology Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smart Share Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sunlands Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer EM or STG?

In the previous week, Sunlands Technology Group had 2 more articles in the media than Smart Share Global. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sunlands Technology Group and 0 mentions for Smart Share Global. Sunlands Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Smart Share Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Sunlands Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smart Share Global	Neutral
Sunlands Technology Group	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EM or STG?

84.0% of Smart Share Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of Sunlands Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Smart Share Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.7% of Sunlands Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Sunlands Technology Group beats Smart Share Global on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.