Critical Contrast: ScanTech AI Systems (STAI) and Its Rivals

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 related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

74.0% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.6% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ScanTech AI Systems and its peers, 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	436	2599	5302	192	2.62

As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 26.52%. Given ScanTech AI Systems’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ScanTech AI Systems has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ScanTech AI Systems and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ScanTech AI Systems	$540,000.00	-$23.07 million	-1.07
ScanTech AI Systems Competitors	$23.82 billion	$365.78 million	46.69

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.

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	-131.04%	-15.15%	-4.95%

Summary

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

About ScanTech AI Systems

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.