ScanTech AI Systems (STAI) vs. Its Peers Head to Head Review

ScanTech AI Systems (NASDAQ:STAI) is one of 55 public companies in the “IT Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare ScanTech AI Systems to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for ScanTech AI Systems and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ScanTech AI Systems	1	0	0	0	1.00
ScanTech AI Systems Competitors	433	2595	5297	192	2.62

As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 25.87%. Given ScanTech AI Systems’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ScanTech AI Systems has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares ScanTech AI Systems and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ScanTech AI Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
ScanTech AI Systems Competitors	-130.74%	-16.77%	-6.02%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

74.0% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.6% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are held 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ScanTech AI Systems and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ScanTech AI Systems	$540,000.00	-$23.07 million	-1.14
ScanTech AI Systems Competitors	$23.86 billion	$365.78 million	47.45

ScanTech AI Systems’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than ScanTech AI Systems. ScanTech AI Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

ScanTech AI Systems has a beta of -0.84, indicating that its stock price is 184% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ScanTech AI Systems’ peers have a beta of -8.39, indicating that their average stock price is 939% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ScanTech AI Systems peers beat ScanTech AI Systems on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

ScanTech AI Systems Company Profile

Scantech AI Systems, Inc. engages in the innovation, emerging technology, and machine learning expertise. ScanTech specializes in developing advanced screening technology that provides the most accurate and fastest detection of prohibited materials. The company was founded on September 5, 2023 and is headquartered in Buford, GA.