ACVA vs. QBTS, MARA, WPP, ETSY, AMTM, STNE, APLD, FTDR, HNGE, and DLO
Should you be buying ACV Auctions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ACV Auctions include D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), Marathon Digital (MARA), WPP (WPP), Etsy (ETSY), Amentum (AMTM), StoneCo (STNE), Applied Digital (APLD), Frontdoor (FTDR), Hinge Health (HNGE), and DLocal (DLO). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
ACV Auctions vs. Its Competitors
ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA) and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
ACV Auctions has higher revenue and earnings than D-Wave Quantum. D-Wave Quantum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACV Auctions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, D-Wave Quantum had 40 more articles in the media than ACV Auctions. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for D-Wave Quantum and 5 mentions for ACV Auctions. ACV Auctions' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat D-Wave Quantum's score of 0.56 indicating that ACV Auctions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ACV Auctions has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, D-Wave Quantum has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ACV Auctions has a net margin of -12.51% compared to D-Wave Quantum's net margin of -1,263.92%. ACV Auctions' return on equity of -12.94% beat D-Wave Quantum's return on equity.
88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of D-Wave Quantum shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of ACV Auctions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of D-Wave Quantum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
ACV Auctions presently has a consensus price target of $19.67, indicating a potential upside of 93.28%. D-Wave Quantum has a consensus price target of $20.27, indicating a potential downside of 26.72%. Given ACV Auctions' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ACV Auctions is more favorable than D-Wave Quantum.
Summary
ACV Auctions beats D-Wave Quantum on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:ACVA) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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