Karooooo (KARO) Competitors

Karooooo (NASDAQ:KARO) and GDS (NASDAQ:GDS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, KARO or GDS?

Karooooo has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GDS has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KARO or GDS?

Karooooo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GDS. GDS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Karooooo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Karooooo	$4.44B	0.30	$39.57M	$1.56	27.27
GDS	$10.32B	0.47	-$606.18M	$2.51	10.09

Does the media refer more to KARO or GDS?

In the previous week, GDS had 19 more articles in the media than Karooooo. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for GDS and 5 mentions for Karooooo. Karooooo's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat GDS's score of 0.21 indicating that Karooooo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Karooooo	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GDS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KARO or GDS?

GDS received 334 more outperform votes than Karooooo when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.57% of users gave Karooooo an outperform vote while only 63.99% of users gave GDS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Karooooo	Outperform Votes 32 69.57%	Underperform Votes 14 30.43%
GDS	Outperform Votes 366 63.99%	Underperform Votes 206 36.01%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KARO or GDS?

33.7% of GDS shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.7% of Karooooo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of GDS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KARO or GDS more profitable?

Karooooo has a net margin of 19.87% compared to GDS's net margin of -35.97%. Karooooo's return on equity of 30.29% beat GDS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Karooooo	19.87%	30.29%	19.88%
GDS	-35.97%	-8.22%	-1.99%

Do analysts rate KARO or GDS?

Karooooo currently has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.43%. GDS has a consensus target price of $39.48, indicating a potential upside of 55.86%. Given GDS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GDS is more favorable than Karooooo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Karooooo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
GDS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.22

Summary

GDS beats Karooooo on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.