Reviewing CyberAgent (OTCMKTS:CYGIY) & Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE:STG)

Sunlands Technology Group (NYSE:STG) and CyberAgent (OTCMKTS:CYGIY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sunlands Technology Group and CyberAgent”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunlands Technology Group	$272.66 million	0.24	$46.87 million	$3.98	1.21
CyberAgent	$5.86 billion	0.79	$212.18 million	$0.20	22.85

CyberAgent has higher revenue and earnings than Sunlands Technology Group. Sunlands Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CyberAgent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Sunlands Technology Group and CyberAgent, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunlands Technology Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
CyberAgent	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Sunlands Technology Group and CyberAgent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunlands Technology Group	18.99%	52.03%	18.14%
CyberAgent	3.62%	14.04%	7.00%

Volatility & Risk

Sunlands Technology Group has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CyberAgent has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.4% of Sunlands Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sunlands Technology Group beats CyberAgent on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sunlands Technology Group

Sunlands Technology Group, through its subsidiaries, provides online education services through online and mobile platforms in the People's Republic of China. It offers various degree- and diploma-oriented post-secondary courses, including preparation courses for the self-taught higher education examination (STE) for learners pursuing associate diplomas or bachelor's degrees, as well as for the entrance examinations of Master of Business Administration programs. The company's STE courses include Chinese language and literature, law, pre-school education, marketing, English, human resource management, business administration, business management, modern corporate governance, financial management, advertising, accounting, administrative management, computer information management, finance, chain operation management, and visual communication and design and production. It also provides professional certification preparation courses in various industries and professions, such as accounting, human resources, teaching, and finance. In addition, the company offers education services through online and mobile platforms to adult students, pursuing post-secondary, and professional educations. The company was formerly known as Sunlands Online Education Group and changed its name to Sunlands Technology Group in August 2018. Sunlands Technology Group was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About CyberAgent

CyberAgent, Inc. engages in the media, internet advertising, game, and investment development businesses primarily in Japan. The company operates Ameba, a blog service; Tapple for online dating; AWA, a music streaming service; and WinTicket for online betting. It also offers internet advertising agency and ad technology services; and smartphone games. In addition, the company operates a programming school for kids and provides application and reward points exchange platform services; artificial intelligence services; and digital transformation services. CyberAgent, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.