Sunlands Technology Group (STG) Competitors

Smart Share Global (NYSE:EM) 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 valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, EM or STG?

Smart Share Global has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunlands Technology Group has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EM or STG more profitable?

Sunlands Technology Group has a net margin of 15.61% compared to Smart Share Global's net margin of 3.10%. Sunlands Technology Group's return on equity of 53.39% 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	15.61%	53.39%	14.22%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EM or STG?

84.0% of Smart Share Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of Sunlands Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Smart Share Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 59.7% of Sunlands Technology Group shares are held 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.

Does the media favor EM or STG?

In the previous week, Smart Share Global and Smart Share Global both had 1 articles in the media. Smart Share Global's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Sunlands Technology Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Smart Share Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smart Share Global	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, EM or STG?

Sunlands Technology Group has lower revenue, but higher 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	$1.89B	0.15	$12.36M	$0.01	113.80
Sunlands Technology Group	$272.66M	0.69	$46.87M	$3.12	4.47

Do analysts rate EM or STG?

Smart Share Global presently has a consensus price target of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.84%. Given Smart Share Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 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

Smart Share Global and Sunlands Technology Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.