Contrasting JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) & ATA (NASDAQ:AACG)

ATA (NASDAQ:AACG) and JIADE (NASDAQ:JDZG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ATA and JIADE”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATA	$38.34 million	0.52	-$6.87 million	($0.20)	-4.60
JIADE	$2.57 million	0.93	$770,000.00	N/A	N/A

JIADE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ATA.

Volatility & Risk

ATA has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JIADE has a beta of -3.79, meaning that its stock price is 479% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.7% of ATA shares are held by institutional investors. 52.9% of ATA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ATA and JIADE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATA	-17.96%	-90.86%	-10.89%
JIADE	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for ATA and JIADE, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATA	1	0	0	0	1.00
JIADE	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

JIADE beats ATA on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ATA

ATA Creativity Global, together with its subsidiaries, provides educational services to individual students through its training center network in China and internationally. Its educational services include portfolio training, research-based learning, overseas study counselling, in-school art classes through cooperation with high schools and training organizations, foreign language training services, junior art education, and other related educational services to its students. The company also offers online courses for students. It provides its services through partnership with sales channels, internet and mobile advertisement, word of mouth referral, and marketing events and activities. The company was formerly known as ATA Inc. and changed its name to ATA Creativity Global in September 2019. ATA Creativity Global was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Hefei, China.

About JIADE

JIADE LIMITED specializes in providing one-stop comprehensive education supporting services to adult education institutions, through a wide spectrum of software platform and auxiliary solutions. The Company’s services are primarily offered through the Kebiao Technology Educational Administration Platform. JIADE LIMITED is based in Chengdu, China.