YEXT vs. CARG, EVTC, RAMP, YY, ETWO, LZ, STER, UPWK, SSTK, and TASK
Should you be buying Yext stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Yext include CarGurus (CARG), EVERTEC (EVTC), LiveRamp (RAMP), JOYY (YY), E2open Parent (ETWO), LegalZoom.com (LZ), Sterling Check (STER), Upwork (UPWK), Shutterstock (SSTK), and TaskUs (TASK). These companies are all part of the "data processing & preparation" industry.
CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and Yext (NYSE:YEXT) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking and dividends.
86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Yext shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of CarGurus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Yext shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, CarGurus had 5 more articles in the media than Yext. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CarGurus and 3 mentions for Yext. Yext's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat CarGurus' score of -0.52 indicating that CarGurus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CarGurus has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yext has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CarGurus has a net margin of 4.04% compared to CarGurus' net margin of -0.65%. Yext's return on equity of 8.80% beat CarGurus' return on equity.
CarGurus received 100 more outperform votes than Yext when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.95% of users gave Yext an outperform vote while only 62.59% of users gave CarGurus an outperform vote.
CarGurus presently has a consensus target price of $25.77, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. Yext has a consensus target price of $11.20, indicating a potential upside of 121.78%. Given CarGurus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Yext is more favorable than CarGurus.
CarGurus has higher revenue and earnings than Yext. Yext is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarGurus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CarGurus beats Yext on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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