ACV Auctions (ACVA) Competitors $14.58 -0.70 (-4.57%) Closing price 03/27/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.65 +0.07 (+0.47%) As of 03/27/2025 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ACVA vs. ULS, MEDP, STN, WPP, BILI, HQY, GLOB, QXO, WSC, and LYFTShould you be buying ACV Auctions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ACV Auctions include UL Solutions (ULS), Medpace (MEDP), Stantec (STN), WPP (WPP), Bilibili (BILI), HealthEquity (HQY), Globant (GLOB), QXO (QXO), WillScot Mobile Mini (WSC), and Lyft (LYFT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. ACV Auctions vs. UL Solutions Medpace Stantec WPP Bilibili HealthEquity Globant QXO WillScot Mobile Mini Lyft UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) and ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ULS or ACVA? ACV Auctions received 54 more outperform votes than UL Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.29% of users gave UL Solutions an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave ACV Auctions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUL SolutionsOutperform Votes1864.29% Underperform Votes1035.71% ACV AuctionsOutperform Votes7257.14% Underperform Votes5442.86% Do analysts recommend ULS or ACVA? UL Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $51.45, indicating a potential downside of 7.37%. ACV Auctions has a consensus target price of $23.14, indicating a potential upside of 58.66%. Given ACV Auctions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ACV Auctions is more favorable than UL Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score UL Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67ACV Auctions 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Is ULS or ACVA more profitable? UL Solutions has a net margin of 11.36% compared to ACV Auctions' net margin of -12.51%. UL Solutions' return on equity of 44.52% beat ACV Auctions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UL Solutions11.36% 44.52% 12.48% ACV Auctions -12.51%-12.94%-5.75% Does the media prefer ULS or ACVA? In the previous week, ACV Auctions had 6 more articles in the media than UL Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for ACV Auctions and 9 mentions for UL Solutions. UL Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat ACV Auctions' score of 0.76 indicating that UL Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment UL Solutions 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ACV Auctions 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in ULS or ACVA? 88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of ACV Auctions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, ULS or ACVA? UL Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than ACV Auctions. ACV Auctions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UL Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUL Solutions$2.87B3.87$260M$1.6234.29ACV Auctions$637.16M3.86-$79.70M-$0.49-29.76 SummaryUL Solutions beats ACV Auctions on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get ACV Auctions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACVA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ACVA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricACV AuctionsBusiness services IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.46B$21.42B$24.73B$8.06BDividend YieldN/A2.64%171.17%4.02%P/E Ratio-29.7634.0823.8019.03Price / Sales3.868.033.9393.17Price / CashN/A32.3019.4934.64Price / Book5.575.555.654.33Net Income-$79.70M$681.45M$784.47M$247.06M7 Day Performance-7.06%-0.66%1.41%-0.53%1 Month Performance-9.37%-5.08%-2.90%-3.74%1 Year Performance-22.68%-0.86%-2.10%1.72% ACV Auctions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACVAACV Auctions2.9484 of 5 stars$14.58-4.6%$23.14+58.7%-22.7%$2.46B$637.16M-29.762,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeULSUL Solutions1.911 of 5 stars$53.72+0.4%$51.45-4.2%N/A$10.75B$2.87B33.1615,233Positive NewsMEDPMedpace4.4341 of 5 stars$330.59+2.0%$376.30+13.8%-21.5%$10.07B$2.11B26.175,900Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsSTNStantec3.067 of 5 stars$83.41+1.6%N/A-0.4%$9.51B$7.50B37.9128,000Positive NewsWPPWPP3.3769 of 5 stars$39.58-1.9%N/A-16.9%$8.54B$14.74B6.63114,732Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓BILIBilibili1.9432 of 5 stars$19.87flat$21.11+6.2%+82.8%$8.23B$26.83B-44.1612,300Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpHQYHealthEquity4.2106 of 5 stars$90.32+6.4%$113.69+25.9%+11.4%$7.83B$1.20B82.863,150Analyst UpgradePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGLOBGlobant4.7276 of 5 stars$129.49-0.9%$219.71+69.7%-38.2%$5.70B$2.42B34.8127,100QXOQXO1.3419 of 5 stars$13.76+8.6%N/AN/A$5.63B$56.87M-1.51195Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeWSCWillScot Mobile Mini4.1305 of 5 stars$30.60+2.9%$42.67+39.4%-36.4%$5.62B$2.40B204.014,500Positive NewsLYFTLyft4.7662 of 5 stars$12.22+2.0%$17.03+39.4%-37.7%$5.11B$5.79B203.672,945Analyst ForecastOptions Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UL Solutions Competitors Medpace Competitors Stantec Competitors WPP Competitors Bilibili Competitors HealthEquity Competitors Globant Competitors QXO Competitors WillScot Mobile Mini Competitors Lyft Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ACVA) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA $6.9 Trillion Cash Tsunami Is Coming – Move Your Money NOWExpert: "Prepare For the Mother of All Melt-Ups" In the wake of Wall Street volatility, stock-picking legen...Stansberry Research | SponsoredElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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