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AACG NASDAQ

ATA Creativity Global
1W: +3.9% 1M: -19.6% 3M: -24.1% YTD: -14.6% 1Y: -48.3% 3Y: -35.0% 5Y: -73.3%
$0.69
-0.04 (-5.20%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±30.3%
$0 $1 $1 $1 $1
NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · Tech Score Neutral · Power 39 · $11.0M mcap · 9M float · 0.153% daily turnover · Short 31% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 88% of companies Debt: 38.5% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
If the stock fell to about $0.06 (down 91%), ATA Creativity Global would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $6.9M against a stock market value of $11.0M.
Distance to default 1.79 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2025-12-31, debt counted $3.6M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 87.8%; Altman Z'' -7.94. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
#45 of 51
Education & Training Services
Consumer Defensive · Micro Cap · 56 peers
Market Share
0.0%
Top 4 Concentration: 60.2%

Technical Signal Map

12 Bullish
7 Neutral
38 Bearish
AACG $10M
ATA Creativity Global
NEUTRAL +8
UTI $1.2B
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
BULLISH +75
LGCY $130M
Legacy Education Inc.
BULLISH +59
ZVOI —
Zovio Inc
BULLISH +51
RFLFY $90M
Raffles Education Limited
BULLISH +35
NAUH —
National American University Holdings, Inc.
BULLISH +34
RPDL —
Rapid-Line Inc.
BULLISH +34
BRWC $10M
Birdie Win Corporation
BULLISH +33
MBPG —
Marelius, Inc.
LEAN BULL +26
FC $210M
Franklin Covey Co.
LEAN BULL +24
KIDZW —
KIDZ AI Inc. Warrant 2025 - 04.03.30 on KIDZ AI
LEAN BULL +18
CHGG $80M
Chegg, Inc.
LEAN BULL +11
ESINQ —
ITT Educational Services, Inc.
LEAN BULL +10
JZ —
Jianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited
NEUTRAL +9
APEI $890M
American Public Education, Inc.
NEUTRAL +8
GOTU $900M
Gaotu Techedu Inc.
NEUTRAL +6
FEDU —
Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc.
NEUTRAL +5
YUMM $340M
Yummies, Inc.
N/A 0
LTRE $10M
Learning Tree International, Inc.
NEUTRAL -8
COE $70M
51Talk Online Education Group
LEAN BEAR -15
YOUL $20M
Youlife Group Inc.
LEAN BEAR -16
STRA $1.8B
Strategic Education, Inc.
LEAN BEAR -18
EXDW $10M
Exceed World, Inc.
LEAN BEAR -20
TIGE —
Tigrent Inc.
LEAN BEAR -20
EDTK $10M
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited
LEAN BEAR -22
IDPUF $570M
IDP Education Limited
LEAN BEAR -25
VRED —
Virtual Ed Link, Inc.
BEARISH -33
EDMCQ —
Education Management Corporation
BEARISH -33
YQ $30M
17 Education & Technology Group Inc.
BEARISH -34
EEIQ —
Elite Education Group International Limited
BEARISH -34
AFYA $1.4B
Afya Limited
BEARISH -41
CEGHF $1.2B
China Education Group Holdings Limited
BEARISH -42
IH $10M
iHuman Inc.
BEARISH -42
QOEG —
Quality Online Education Group Inc.
BEARISH -42
FCHL —
Fitness Champs Holdings Limited
BEARISH -42
YYYH —
China Yanyuan Yuhui Natl Ed Group Inc.
BEARISH -47
DFPH $440M
DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Cor
BEARISH -49
PBYA —
Probility Media Corporation
BEARISH -50
WAFU $10M
Wah Fu Education Group Limited
BEARISH -51
ARMC —
Un Monde International Ltd.
BEARISH -51
KLC $210M
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
BEARISH -56
PXED $890M
Phoenix Education Partners, Inc
BEARISH -58
LINC $690M
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
BEARISH -58
GSUN —
Golden Sun Education Group Limited
BEARISH -65
ASPU $10M
Aspen Group, Inc.
BEARISH -75
PCST —
Pure Capital Solutions Inc.
BEARISH -75
LXEH —
Lixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd.
BEARISH -84
COUR $1.3B
Coursera, Inc.
BEARISH -91
STG $30M
Sunlands Technology Group
BEARISH -91
LMMY —
Exousia Bio, Inc.
BEARISH -91
LEAI —
Legacy Education Alliance, Inc.
BEARISH -91
COGNY $1.2B
Cogna Educação S.A.
BEARISH -100
SKIL $50M
Skillsoft Corp.
BEARISH -100
GNS $30M
Genius Group Limited
BEARISH -100
TSGO —
Trade School Go, Inc.
BEARISH -100
AMBO —
Ambow Education Holding Ltd.
BEARISH -100
KIDZ —
KIDZ AI Inc.
BEARISH -100

Peer Comparison

Symbol Mkt Cap P/E ROE % ROIC % Net Mgn % Rev Grw % Piotroski Signal 1Y Ret %
AACG ATA Creativity Global $10M -2.1 -86.0 329.5 -29.5 0.0 4 NEUTRAL -48.3
UTI Universal Technical Institute, Inc. $1.2B 35.3 10.5 6.3 1.0 9.1 5 BULLISH -35.8
LGCY Legacy Education Inc. $130M 14.0 19.5 18.6 9.4 24.8 5 BULLISH 5.7
ZVOI Zovio Inc — -0.0 -170.8 -121.7 -15.3 -36.9 1 BULLISH 3700.0
RFLFY Raffles Education Limited $90M -29.7 -0.9 -2.2 -16.8 -5.2 4 BULLISH 170.4
NAUH National American University Holdings, Inc. — 0.3 757.8 201.4 2.5 9.5 6 BULLISH 40.0
RPDL Rapid-Line Inc. — -2.6 -19.6 70.0 — — 6 BULLISH 21.4
BRWC Birdie Win Corporation $10M -177.8 -349.3 198.1 -96.3 -33.3 2 BULLISH 133.9
MBPG Marelius, Inc. — — — — — — — LEAN BULL —
FC Franklin Covey Co. $210M 101.8 4.0 13.3 4.5 -6.1 5 LEAN BULL -1.8
KIDZW KIDZ AI Inc. Warrant 2025 - 04.03.30 on KIDZ AI — -0.1 -151.2 -47.6 -518.0 289.4 5 LEAN BULL -89.7
CHGG Chegg, Inc. $80M -1.5 -38.3 -1.7 -5.7 -47.6 4 LEAN BULL -46.9
ESINQ ITT Educational Services, Inc. — 0.0 12.8 14.9 2.4 -16.8 4 LEAN BULL -60.0
JZ Jianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited — -5.0 600.4 74.8 -176.8 — 3 NEUTRAL -98.2
APEI American Public Education, Inc. $890M 18.4 15.6 12.7 5.7 3.6 8 NEUTRAL 27.6
GOTU Gaotu Techedu Inc. $900M -18.7 -25.9 65.3 2.0 23.9 5 NEUTRAL -17.6
FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. — 0.7 9.8 1.4 12.1 95.8 5 NEUTRAL -27.1
YUMM Yummies, Inc. $340M -7500.0 8347.1 384.7 — — 2 N/A 0.0
LTRE Learning Tree International, Inc. $10M -3.2 16.0 7.6 1.7 -9.0 2 NEUTRAL 142.9
COE 51Talk Online Education Group $70M -0.1 59.9 13.7 -9.4 -63.3 5 LEAN BEAR -75.5
YOUL Youlife Group Inc. $20M 2.9 3.7 3.0 1.5 — 3 LEAN BEAR -83.6
STRA Strategic Education, Inc. $1.8B 13.0 8.2 8.4 11.0 3.5 7 LEAN BEAR -4.2
EXDW Exceed World, Inc. $10M -2.2 -44.9 -115.3 -226.6 -64.6 1 LEAN BEAR 17.0
TIGE Tigrent Inc. — -0.1 2.0 2.0 -55.4 -40.0 1 LEAN BEAR 4900.0
EDTK Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited $10M -1.8 -82.8 -23.1 -53055.5 -98.4 1 LEAN BEAR -13.6
IDPUF IDP Education Limited $570M 50.2 2.6 5.0 -3.2 -10.4 4 LEAN BEAR -18.8
VRED Virtual Ed Link, Inc. — — — — — — — BEARISH -0.0
EDMCQ Education Management Corporation — 0.0 3818.5 -30.5 -37.3 -9.0 3 BEARISH 0.0
YQ 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. $30M -1.8 -37.4 55.4 1.2 73.1 5 BEARISH -51.1
EEIQ Elite Education Group International Limited — -1.1 -79.8 -40.8 -45.1 5.2 5 BEARISH -39.8
AFYA Afya Limited $1.4B 6.6 16.6 15.8 20.3 8.4 8 BEARISH -26.4
CEGHF China Education Group Holdings Limited $1.2B — — — — — — BEARISH 0.0
IH iHuman Inc. $10M 3.3 5.1 -5.4 -10.1 -16.9 5 BEARISH -58.6
QOEG Quality Online Education Group Inc. — -0.6 193.8 94.5 149.9 64.3 4 BEARISH 0.0
FCHL Fitness Champs Holdings Limited — -0.0 -122.4 -4994.0 -165.5 — 1 BEARISH -99.6
YYYH China Yanyuan Yuhui Natl Ed Group Inc. — -0.3 0.7 1.7 -740.8 509.0 5 BEARISH 800.0
DFPH DFP Healthcare Acquisitions Cor $440M -14.2 11.8 377.5 -31.1 -99.2 4 BEARISH 50.0
PBYA Probility Media Corporation — — — — — — — BEARISH -99.0
WAFU Wah Fu Education Group Limited $10M -5.8 -10.7 -56.5 -28.4 2.7 3 BEARISH -12.7
ARMC Un Monde International Ltd. — -0.0 42.3 48.3 — — 4 BEARISH 0.0
KLC KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. $210M -0.5 -67.8 2.3 -1.3 35.7 4 BEARISH -68.7
PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc $890M 10.6 20.2 48.0 14.4 — 4 BEARISH -35.0
LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $690M 29.2 11.9 6.9 1.4 22.0 6 BEARISH -6.8
GSUN Golden Sun Education Group Limited — -0.4 -234.9 -29.8 -17.1 75.8 5 BEARISH -92.6
ASPU Aspen Group, Inc. $10M -3.2 -5.1 4.7 6.6 -7.1 4 BEARISH 191.1
PCST Pure Capital Solutions Inc. — -19.1 21.7 40.9 -2.9 324.2 4 BEARISH 0.0
LXEH Lixiang Education Holding Co., Ltd. — -0.2 -78.6 -48.4 -74.9 100.4 2 BEARISH -71.1
COUR Coursera, Inc. $1.3B -6.7 -15.2 -64.1 -26.9 22.7 3 BEARISH -48.4
STG Sunlands Technology Group $30M 0.7 34.8 98.3 20.5 -8.1 5 BEARISH -63.9
LMMY Exousia Bio, Inc. — -0.8 -128.0 -105.5 — — 3 BEARISH -92.5
LEAI Legacy Education Alliance, Inc. — -0.0 9.7 9.5 -591.0 -75.7 1 BEARISH -66.7
COGNY Cogna Educação S.A. $1.2B 5.1 5.3 8.5 7.6 16.2 5 BEARISH -47.1
SKIL Skillsoft Corp. $50M -0.3 643.2 -2.7 -43.1 -13.7 4 BEARISH -69.4
GNS Genius Group Limited $30M -0.6 -26.6 -15.1 -64.2 12.7 4 BEARISH -84.7
TSGO Trade School Go, Inc. — — — — — — — BEARISH —
AMBO Ambow Education Holding Ltd. — -0.3 -84.7 -133.0 -6.1 -64.4 7 BEARISH -65.0
KIDZ KIDZ AI Inc. — -0.1 -151.2 -47.6 -518.0 289.4 5 BEARISH -100.0

Profile Radar

Valuation vs Profitability

Performance Comparison

Industry Market Share

AACG vs Benchmarks

ROIC
AACG
329.5
Industry
4.6
Gross Margin
AACG
56.4
Industry
52.7
Op Margin
AACG
12.2
Industry
1.6
Net Margin
AACG
-29.5
Industry
-2.5
Sector
-7.7
Revenue Growth
AACG
0.0
Sector
-3.9
P/E Ratio
AACG
-2.1
Sector
8.3
ROE
AACG
-86.0
Sector
-21.2
Piotroski F
AACG
4.0
Sector
3.0

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