CarGurus (CARG) Competitors $37.32 -0.51 (-1.35%) Closing price 09/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.38 +0.05 (+0.15%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CARG vs. QXO, MEDP, ICLR, ULS, RTO, STN, CART, BILI, LYFT, and HQYShould you be buying CarGurus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CarGurus include QXO (QXO), Medpace (MEDP), Icon (ICLR), UL Solutions (ULS), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Stantec (STN), Maplebear (CART), Bilibili (BILI), Lyft (LYFT), and HealthEquity (HQY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. CarGurus vs. Its Competitors QXO Medpace Icon UL Solutions Rentokil Initial Stantec Maplebear Bilibili Lyft HealthEquity CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and QXO (NASDAQ:QXO) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, CARG or QXO? CarGurus has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QXO has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CARG or QXO? CarGurus currently has a consensus price target of $38.46, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. QXO has a consensus price target of $33.73, suggesting a potential upside of 70.03%. Given QXO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QXO is more favorable than CarGurus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CarGurus 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46QXO 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07 Does the media refer more to CARG or QXO? In the previous week, QXO had 2 more articles in the media than CarGurus. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for QXO and 5 mentions for CarGurus. QXO's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat CarGurus' score of 0.43 indicating that QXO is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CarGurus 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral QXO 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CARG or QXO? CarGurus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QXO. QXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarGurus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarGurus$894.38M4.14$20.97M$1.2330.34QXO$1.95B6.86-$1.07M-$0.21-94.46 Is CARG or QXO more profitable? QXO has a net margin of 30.08% compared to CarGurus' net margin of 14.12%. CarGurus' return on equity of 36.23% beat QXO's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CarGurus14.12% 36.23% 22.36% QXO 30.08%1.58%1.30% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CARG or QXO? 86.9% of CarGurus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of QXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of CarGurus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.3% of QXO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryQXO beats CarGurus on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CarGurus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CARG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CARG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarGurusAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.76B$2.29B$22.08B$10.51BDividend YieldN/A3.57%2.76%4.57%P/E Ratio30.3441.7118.3426.61Price / Sales4.141.2044.2991.51Price / Cash12.369.9521.7661.85Price / Book7.162.942.976.45Net Income$20.97M$100.98M$821.58M$271.57M7 Day Performance1.55%2.74%1.14%2.61%1 Month Performance9.19%2.43%0.29%7.28%1 Year Performance24.28%20.76%9.50%29.60% CarGurus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CARGCarGurus3.3597 of 5 stars$37.32-1.3%$38.46+3.1%+25.3%$3.76B$894.38M30.341,282Positive NewsQXOQXO3.2889 of 5 stars$21.18+2.0%$33.73+59.2%+27.7%$14.27B$1.95B-2.32195MEDPMedpace4.3226 of 5 stars$496.41+1.2%$422.27-14.9%+37.1%$13.94B$2.11B36.915,900Positive NewsICLRIcon4.2391 of 5 stars$170.46-2.6%$216.67+27.1%-42.5%$13.77B$8.28B17.5441,900Positive NewsULSUL Solutions1.2707 of 5 stars$67.58+1.2%$70.86+4.9%+40.0%$13.57B$2.87B41.7115,094Positive NewsRTORentokil Initial1.7453 of 5 stars$25.09-1.5%N/A-1.2%$12.67B$6.95B16.6168,485Positive NewsSTNStantec3.1276 of 5 stars$110.92+0.4%N/A+34.0%$12.65B$5.47B40.4832,000CARTMaplebear4.1061 of 5 stars$46.38+0.0%$55.71+20.1%+5.5%$12.22B$3.38B26.813,265Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBILIBilibili1.9024 of 5 stars$27.08+6.4%$24.91-8.0%+61.9%$11.32B$3.68B386.868,088Gap DownLYFTLyft4.3552 of 5 stars$20.44+9.8%$17.07-16.5%+73.6%$8.31B$5.79B85.172,934Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHQYHealthEquity4.3698 of 5 stars$93.02+0.6%$119.77+28.8%+18.5%$8.01B$1.20B56.383,120Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QXO Competitors MEDP Competitors ICLR Competitors ULS Competitors RTO Competitors STN Competitors CART Competitors BILI Competitors LYFT Competitors HQY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CARG) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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