Carvana (CVNA) Competitors

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) and JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media favor CVNA or JD?

In the previous week, JD.com had 5 more articles in the media than Carvana. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for JD.com and 13 mentions for Carvana. JD.com's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Carvana's score of 0.38 indicating that JD.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carvana	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
JD.com	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CVNA or JD?

56.7% of Carvana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of JD.com shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Carvana shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of JD.com shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, CVNA or JD?

Carvana has a beta of 3.38, indicating that its stock price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD.com has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CVNA or JD?

JD.com has higher revenue and earnings than Carvana. JD.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carvana, 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
Carvana	$10.77B	4.45	$450M	$0.01	23,082.38
JD.com	$152.77B	0.40	$3.40B	$3.16	12.34

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVNA or JD?

JD.com received 481 more outperform votes than Carvana when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.17% of users gave JD.com an outperform vote while only 57.75% of users gave Carvana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carvana	Outperform Votes 544 57.75%	Underperform Votes 398 42.25%
JD.com	Outperform Votes 1025 67.17%	Underperform Votes 501 32.83%

Do analysts prefer CVNA or JD?

Carvana currently has a consensus price target of $241.94, suggesting a potential upside of 4.92%. JD.com has a consensus price target of $41.36, suggesting a potential upside of 6.04%. Given JD.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JD.com is more favorable than Carvana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carvana	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
JD.com	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Is CVNA or JD more profitable?

JD.com has a net margin of 3.12% compared to Carvana's net margin of 0.14%. JD.com's return on equity of 14.53% beat Carvana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carvana	0.14%	N/A	-0.83%
JD.com	3.12%	14.53%	6.71%

Summary

JD.com beats Carvana on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.