Cars.com (CARS) Competitors

CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CARG or CARS?

Cars.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CarGurus. Cars.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarGurus, 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
CarGurus	$894.38M	3.15	$31.10M	$0.18	149.78
Cars.com	$719.15M	1.00	$118.44M	$0.72	15.63

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CARG or CARS?

CarGurus received 281 more outperform votes than Cars.com when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.53% of users gave Cars.com an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave CarGurus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CarGurus	Outperform Votes 523 63.39%	Underperform Votes 302 36.61%
Cars.com	Outperform Votes 242 64.53%	Underperform Votes 133 35.47%

Does the media refer more to CARG or CARS?

In the previous week, CarGurus had 13 more articles in the media than Cars.com. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CarGurus and 8 mentions for Cars.com. CarGurus' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Cars.com's score of 0.82 indicating that CarGurus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CarGurus	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cars.com	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CARG or CARS?

86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of Cars.com shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of CarGurus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Cars.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CARG or CARS?

CarGurus has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cars.com has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CARG or CARS more profitable?

Cars.com has a net margin of 5.46% compared to CarGurus' net margin of 2.34%. CarGurus' return on equity of 27.14% beat Cars.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CarGurus	2.34%	27.14%	16.99%
Cars.com	5.46%	9.99%	4.33%

Do analysts rate CARG or CARS?

CarGurus presently has a consensus target price of $37.14, indicating a potential upside of 37.75%. Cars.com has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 64.44%. Given Cars.com's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cars.com is more favorable than CarGurus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CarGurus	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Cars.com	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

CarGurus beats Cars.com on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.