America's Car-Mart (CRMT) Competitors

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) and Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO) are both small-cap automotive retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Does the media favor CRMT or MNRO?

In the previous week, America's Car-Mart had 2 more articles in the media than Monro Muffler Brake. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for America's Car-Mart and 2 mentions for Monro Muffler Brake. Monro Muffler Brake's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat America's Car-Mart's score of 0.22 indicating that Monro Muffler Brake is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
America's Car-Mart	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Monro Muffler Brake	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CRMT or MNRO?

America's Car-Mart has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monro Muffler Brake has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRMT or MNRO more profitable?

America's Car-Mart has a net margin of 1.29% compared to Monro Muffler Brake's net margin of -1.59%. Monro Muffler Brake's return on equity of 2.49% beat America's Car-Mart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
America's Car-Mart	1.29%	2.01%	0.68%
Monro Muffler Brake	-1.59%	2.49%	0.95%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CRMT or MNRO?

89.1% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Monro Muffler Brake shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend CRMT or MNRO?

America's Car-Mart currently has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.91%. Monro Muffler Brake has a consensus price target of $17.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.33%. Given America's Car-Mart's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe America's Car-Mart is more favorable than Monro Muffler Brake.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America's Car-Mart	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Monro Muffler Brake	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CRMT or MNRO?

America's Car-Mart has higher revenue and earnings than Monro Muffler Brake. Monro Muffler Brake is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than America's Car-Mart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
America's Car-Mart	$1.39B	0.27	$17.93M	$2.09	21.38
Monro Muffler Brake	$1.20B	0.39	-$5.18M	-$0.67	-23.45

Summary

America's Car-Mart beats Monro Muffler Brake on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.