ScanTech AI Systems (STAI) and The Competition Financial Contrast

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

Risk and Volatility

ScanTech AI Systems has a beta of -0.84, meaning that its share price is 184% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ScanTech AI Systems’ rivals have a beta of -8.40, meaning that their average share price is 940% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ScanTech AI Systems and its rivals’ 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	-131.01%	-12.47%	-4.21%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ScanTech AI Systems and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ScanTech AI Systems	$540,000.00	-$23.07 million	-1.13
ScanTech AI Systems Competitors	$23.82 billion	$377.40 million	46.70

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

Insider & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for ScanTech AI Systems and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ScanTech AI Systems	1	0	0	0	1.00
ScanTech AI Systems Competitors	448	2624	5335	196	2.61

As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 23.53%. Given ScanTech AI Systems’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ScanTech AI Systems has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

ScanTech AI Systems rivals 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.