Emerald (EEX) Competitors

Emerald (NYSE:EEX) and CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EEX or CARG?

14.9% of Emerald shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Emerald shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of CarGurus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EEX or CARG?

In the previous week, CarGurus had 15 more articles in the media than Emerald. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for CarGurus and 1 mentions for Emerald. Emerald's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat CarGurus' score of 0.97 indicating that Emerald is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Emerald	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CarGurus	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, EEX or CARG?

Emerald has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarGurus has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EEX or CARG?

CarGurus received 335 more outperform votes than Emerald when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.39% of users gave CarGurus an outperform vote while only 59.31% of users gave Emerald an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emerald	Outperform Votes 188 59.31%	Underperform Votes 129 40.69%
CarGurus	Outperform Votes 523 63.39%	Underperform Votes 302 36.61%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EEX or CARG?

CarGurus has higher revenue and earnings than Emerald. Emerald 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
Emerald	$398.80M	1.80	-$8.20M	-$0.05	-71.90
CarGurus	$894.38M	3.11	$31.10M	$0.18	147.83

Do analysts recommend EEX or CARG?

Emerald currently has a consensus price target of $7.90, indicating a potential upside of 119.75%. CarGurus has a consensus price target of $37.14, indicating a potential upside of 39.56%. Given Emerald's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Emerald is more favorable than CarGurus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emerald	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CarGurus	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Is EEX or CARG more profitable?

CarGurus has a net margin of 2.34% compared to Emerald's net margin of -5.29%. CarGurus' return on equity of 27.14% beat Emerald's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emerald	-5.29%	-13.26%	-1.92%
CarGurus	2.34%	27.14%	16.99%

Summary

CarGurus beats Emerald on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.