ACVA vs. LZ, SSTK, KAR, FVRR, JWN, KSS, HGTY, BOOT, PSMT, and PLAY
Should you be buying ACV Auctions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ACV Auctions include LegalZoom.com (LZ), Shutterstock (SSTK), OPENLANE (KAR), Fiverr International (FVRR), Nordstrom (JWN), Kohl's (KSS), Hagerty (HGTY), Boot Barn (BOOT), PriceSmart (PSMT), and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY).
LegalZoom.com (NASDAQ:LZ) and ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking and valuation.
In the previous week, LegalZoom.com had 1 more articles in the media than ACV Auctions. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for LegalZoom.com and 12 mentions for ACV Auctions. LegalZoom.com's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat ACV Auctions' score of 0.31 indicating that ACV Auctions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
LegalZoom.com has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACV Auctions has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
LegalZoom.com has higher revenue and earnings than ACV Auctions. ACV Auctions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LegalZoom.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
LegalZoom.com has a net margin of 2.11% compared to LegalZoom.com's net margin of -15.64%. ACV Auctions' return on equity of 15.79% beat LegalZoom.com's return on equity.
LegalZoom.com currently has a consensus price target of $14.07, suggesting a potential upside of 8.16%. ACV Auctions has a consensus price target of $20.21, suggesting a potential upside of 9.74%. Given LegalZoom.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ACV Auctions is more favorable than LegalZoom.com.
ACV Auctions received 22 more outperform votes than LegalZoom.com when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.87% of users gave ACV Auctions an outperform vote while only 33.82% of users gave LegalZoom.com an outperform vote.
68.0% of LegalZoom.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of ACV Auctions shares are held by institutional investors. 44.6% of LegalZoom.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of ACV Auctions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
LegalZoom.com and ACV Auctions tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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