CarGurus (CARG) Competitors $27.08 +0.08 (+0.30%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.94 -0.14 (-0.51%) As of 09:01 AM 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CARG vs. ULS, ALLE, RTO, CART, FTAI, STN, MEDP, WPP, HQY, and BILIShould you be buying CarGurus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CarGurus include UL Solutions (ULS), Allegion (ALLE), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Maplebear (CART), FTAI Aviation (FTAI), Stantec (STN), Medpace (MEDP), WPP (WPP), HealthEquity (HQY), and Bilibili (BILI). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. CarGurus vs. UL Solutions Allegion Rentokil Initial Maplebear FTAI Aviation Stantec Medpace WPP HealthEquity Bilibili UL Solutions (NYSE:ULS) and CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends. Do analysts rate ULS or CARG? UL Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $51.45, indicating a potential downside of 10.76%. CarGurus has a consensus target price of $37.14, indicating a potential upside of 37.14%. Given CarGurus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CarGurus 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) 2.67CarGurus 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Does the media refer more to ULS or CARG? In the previous week, CarGurus had 6 more articles in the media than UL Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CarGurus and 15 mentions for UL Solutions. UL Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat CarGurus' score of 0.96 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 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CarGurus 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, ULS or CARG? UL Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than CarGurus. UL Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarGurus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUL Solutions$2.87B4.02$260M$1.6235.59CarGurus$894.38M3.16$31.10M$0.18150.44 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ULS or CARG? CarGurus received 505 more outperform votes than UL Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.29% of users gave UL Solutions an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave CarGurus an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUL SolutionsOutperform Votes1864.29% Underperform Votes1035.71% CarGurusOutperform Votes52363.39% Underperform Votes30236.61% Is ULS or CARG more profitable? UL Solutions has a net margin of 11.36% compared to CarGurus' net margin of 2.34%. UL Solutions' return on equity of 44.52% beat CarGurus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UL Solutions11.36% 44.52% 12.48% CarGurus 2.34%27.14%16.99% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ULS or CARG? 86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of CarGurus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryUL Solutions and CarGurus tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get CarGurus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CARG 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 CARG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarGurusData processing & preparation IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.83B$3.76B$15.81B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A4.25%3.28%4.32%P/E Ratio150.4564.4515.4117.82Price / Sales3.16698.1510.0494.61Price / Cash36.3033.7410.9434.64Price / Book4.755.791.664.00Net Income$31.10M$42.75M$1.41B$247.23M7 Day Performance-3.11%2.56%-0.78%1.44%1 Month Performance-12.02%-4.70%-5.66%-6.26%1 Year Performance25.43%6.84%-16.21%0.59% CarGurus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CARGCarGurus4.2433 of 5 stars$27.08+0.3%$37.14+37.1%+24.9%$2.83B$894.38M150.451,200ULSUL Solutions1.5617 of 5 stars$53.47-1.7%$51.45-3.8%+64.7%$10.75B$2.87B33.1615,233Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsALLEAllegion4.3558 of 5 stars$120.38-2.6%$137.67+14.4%+0.0%$10.38B$3.77B17.6411,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsRTORentokil Initial3.1956 of 5 stars$19.93-4.7%N/A-21.1%$10.08B$5.44B13.2262,900Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsCARTMaplebear3.7153 of 5 stars$37.25-0.3%$50.13+34.6%+12.9%$9.90B$3.38B25.103,380Short Interest ↓Gap DownFTAIFTAI Aviation3.3837 of 5 stars$90.06+2.0%$173.67+92.8%+34.9%$9.29B$1.73B-906.0740Positive NewsSTNStantec2.2923 of 5 stars$79.43-1.0%N/A+8.9%$9.09B$7.50B36.2126,000Positive NewsMEDPMedpace4.4357 of 5 stars$287.40+0.1%$376.30+30.9%-21.2%$8.76B$2.11B22.775,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeWPPWPP2.9763 of 5 stars$33.18-4.3%N/A-23.1%$7.15B$14.74B5.55114,732High Trading VolumeHQYHealthEquity3.6794 of 5 stars$79.45+0.8%$112.58+41.7%+3.5%$6.89B$1.20B73.063,150Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap DownBILIBilibili2.7192 of 5 stars$15.49-6.4%$21.11+36.3%+49.0%$6.47B$26.83B-34.7112,300 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ULS Competitors ALLE Competitors RTO Competitors CART Competitors FTAI Competitors STN Competitors MEDP Competitors WPP Competitors HQY Competitors BILI 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:CARG) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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