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CARG vs. CART, ICLR, STN, ZG, and Z

Should you buy CarGurus stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares CarGurus with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with CarGurus include Maplebear (CART), Icon (ICLR), Stantec (STN), Zillow Group (ZG), and Zillow Group (Z). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does CarGurus compare to Maplebear?

CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and Maplebear (NASDAQ:CART) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

CarGurus has a net margin of 15.57% compared to Maplebear's net margin of 12.50%. CarGurus' return on equity of 54.42% beat Maplebear's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CarGurus15.57% 54.42% 30.14%
Maplebear 12.50%18.67%13.45%

CarGurus has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Maplebear has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

CarGurus presently has a consensus price target of $37.79, suggesting a potential upside of 38.69%. Maplebear has a consensus price target of $51.09, suggesting a potential upside of 27.79%. Given CarGurus' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CarGurus is more favorable than Maplebear.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CarGurus
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Maplebear
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.52

Maplebear has higher revenue and earnings than CarGurus. CarGurus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maplebear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CarGurus$906.98M2.71$155.90M$1.5217.93
Maplebear$3.74B2.51$447M$1.7922.34

In the previous week, CarGurus had 2 more articles in the media than Maplebear. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CarGurus and 6 mentions for Maplebear. Maplebear's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat CarGurus' score of 0.87 indicating that Maplebear 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Maplebear
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Maplebear shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of CarGurus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of Maplebear 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.

Summary

Maplebear beats CarGurus on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CarGurus compare to Icon?

Icon (NASDAQ:ICLR) and CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Icon currently has a consensus price target of $156.44, indicating a potential upside of 8.54%. CarGurus has a consensus price target of $37.79, indicating a potential upside of 38.69%. Given CarGurus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CarGurus is more favorable than Icon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Icon
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
CarGurus
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

95.6% of Icon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of CarGurus shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.0% of Icon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of CarGurus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Icon has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CarGurus has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Icon had 9 more articles in the media than CarGurus. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Icon and 8 mentions for CarGurus. CarGurus' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Icon's score of 0.09 indicating that CarGurus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Icon
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
CarGurus
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CarGurus has a net margin of 15.57% compared to Icon's net margin of 5.98%. CarGurus' return on equity of 54.42% beat Icon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Icon5.98% 9.50% 5.40%
CarGurus 15.57%54.42%30.14%

Icon has higher revenue and earnings than CarGurus. CarGurus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Icon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Icon$8.25B1.41$229.34M$6.1623.40
CarGurus$906.98M2.71$155.90M$1.5217.93

Summary

Icon beats CarGurus on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CarGurus compare to Stantec?

CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and Stantec (NYSE:STN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

CarGurus has a net margin of 15.57% compared to Stantec's net margin of 5.92%. CarGurus' return on equity of 54.42% beat Stantec's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CarGurus15.57% 54.42% 30.14%
Stantec 5.92%19.37%8.03%

CarGurus presently has a consensus target price of $37.79, suggesting a potential upside of 38.69%. Stantec has a consensus target price of $175.00, suggesting a potential upside of 137.94%. Given Stantec's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stantec is more favorable than CarGurus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CarGurus
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Stantec
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

In the previous week, CarGurus had 6 more articles in the media than Stantec. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CarGurus and 2 mentions for Stantec. CarGurus' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Stantec's score of -0.33 indicating that CarGurus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CarGurus
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Stantec
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

86.9% of CarGurus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of Stantec shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.0% of CarGurus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Stantec shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

CarGurus has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stantec has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

Stantec has higher revenue and earnings than CarGurus. CarGurus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stantec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CarGurus$906.98M2.71$155.90M$1.5217.93
Stantec$5.83B1.44$343.11M$3.1223.57

Summary

CarGurus beats Stantec on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CarGurus compare to Zillow Group?

CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and Zillow Group (NASDAQ:ZG) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

CarGurus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zillow Group. CarGurus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zillow Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CarGurus$906.98M2.71$155.90M$1.5217.93
Zillow Group$2.58B3.15$23M$0.25142.36

CarGurus has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zillow Group has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the broader market.

86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Zillow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of CarGurus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Zillow Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CarGurus presently has a consensus target price of $37.79, suggesting a potential upside of 38.69%. Zillow Group has a consensus target price of $71.24, suggesting a potential upside of 100.16%. Given Zillow Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than CarGurus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CarGurus
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Zillow Group
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46

In the previous week, CarGurus had 4 more articles in the media than Zillow Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CarGurus and 4 mentions for Zillow Group. Zillow Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat CarGurus' score of 0.87 indicating that Zillow Group 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Zillow Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CarGurus has a net margin of 15.57% compared to Zillow Group's net margin of 2.27%. CarGurus' return on equity of 54.42% beat Zillow Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CarGurus15.57% 54.42% 30.14%
Zillow Group 2.27%1.41%1.22%

Summary

Zillow Group beats CarGurus on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CarGurus compare to Zillow Group?

CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Zillow Group had 4 more articles in the media than CarGurus. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Zillow Group and 8 mentions for CarGurus. CarGurus' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Zillow Group's score of 0.74 indicating that CarGurus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CarGurus
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Zillow Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CarGurus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zillow Group. CarGurus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zillow Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CarGurus$906.98M2.71$155.90M$1.5217.93
Zillow Group$2.58B3.15$23M$0.25142.04

CarGurus presently has a consensus target price of $37.79, suggesting a potential upside of 38.69%. Zillow Group has a consensus target price of $77.00, suggesting a potential upside of 116.84%. Given Zillow Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Zillow Group is more favorable than CarGurus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CarGurus
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Zillow Group
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

CarGurus has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zillow Group has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the broader market.

CarGurus has a net margin of 15.57% compared to Zillow Group's net margin of 2.27%. CarGurus' return on equity of 54.42% beat Zillow Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CarGurus15.57% 54.42% 30.14%
Zillow Group 2.27%1.41%1.22%

86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Zillow Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of CarGurus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of Zillow Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Zillow Group beats CarGurus on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CARG vs. The Competition

MetricCarGurusAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.58B$1.87B$22.77B$12.54B
Dividend YieldN/A3.56%2.45%5.22%
P/E Ratio17.9323.0218.6222.53
Price / Sales2.710.9119.45112.26
Price / Cash11.199.2012.1557.13
Price / Book6.922.703.566.72
Net Income$155.90M$109.11M$337.77M$337.19M
7 Day Performance-5.71%-4.33%0.65%0.48%
1 Month Performance-26.43%-6.16%6.05%5.07%
1 Year Performance-13.24%-19.48%7.15%34.25%

CarGurus Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CARG
CarGurus
4.8864 of 5 stars
$27.25
-4.9%
$37.79
+38.7%
-8.3%$2.58B$906.98M17.931,218
CART
Maplebear
4.7832 of 5 stars
$41.22
flat
$51.09
+23.9%
-12.3%$9.69B$3.74B23.033,600
ICLR
Icon
2.6233 of 5 stars
$116.78
flat
$145.67
+24.7%
+6.7%$9.43B$8.28B15.8041,900
STN
Stantec
4.6558 of 5 stars
$76.57
+0.0%
$175.00
+128.6%
-28.4%$8.73B$5.83B24.5434,000
ZG
Zillow Group
4.3426 of 5 stars
$36.88
flat
$71.24
+93.2%
-45.7%$8.44B$2.58B147.527,068

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