Sunlands Technology Group (STG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, NRDY or STG?

Nerdy has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunlands Technology Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to NRDY or STG?

In the previous week, Nerdy had 14 more articles in the media than Sunlands Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Nerdy and 2 mentions for Sunlands Technology Group. Sunlands Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Nerdy's score of 0.05 indicating that Sunlands Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nerdy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sunlands Technology Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend NRDY or STG?

Nerdy presently has a consensus target price of $2.61, indicating a potential upside of 67.38%. Given Nerdy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NRDY or STG?

Sunlands Technology Group received 76 more outperform votes than Nerdy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.71% of users gave Sunlands Technology Group an outperform vote while only 50.72% of users gave Nerdy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nerdy	Outperform Votes 35 50.72%	Underperform Votes 34 49.28%
Sunlands Technology Group	Outperform Votes 111 62.71%	Underperform Votes 66 37.29%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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. 31.4% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	$197.33M	1.43	-$40.17M	-$0.38	-4.11
Sunlands Technology Group	$2.05B	0.04	$90.26M	$4.49	1.45

Is NRDY or STG more profitable?

Sunlands Technology Group has a net margin of 21.47% compared to Nerdy's net margin of -19.31%. Sunlands Technology Group's return on equity of 103.50% beat Nerdy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nerdy	-19.31%	-47.45%	-32.83%
Sunlands Technology Group	21.47%	103.50%	20.40%

Summary

Sunlands Technology Group beats Nerdy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.