NerdWallet (NRDS) Competitors

NerdWallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) and DLocal (NASDAQ:DLO) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Does the media prefer NRDS or DLO?

In the previous week, NerdWallet had 2 more articles in the media than DLocal. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NerdWallet and 1 mentions for DLocal. NerdWallet's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat DLocal's score of 1.17 indicating that NerdWallet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NerdWallet	Very Positive
DLocal	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NRDS or DLO?

DLocal has higher revenue and earnings than NerdWallet. DLocal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NerdWallet, 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
NerdWallet	$734.90M	1.09	-$11.80M	$0.39	27.54
DLocal	$778.30M	3.77	$148.96M	$0.49	20.96

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NRDS or DLO?

NerdWallet received 7 more outperform votes than DLocal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.54% of users gave NerdWallet an outperform vote while only 32.89% of users gave DLocal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NerdWallet	Outperform Votes 32 61.54%	Underperform Votes 20 38.46%
DLocal	Outperform Votes 25 32.89%	Underperform Votes 51 67.11%

Is NRDS or DLO more profitable?

DLocal has a net margin of 16.35% compared to NerdWallet's net margin of 4.42%. DLocal's return on equity of 32.59% beat NerdWallet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NerdWallet	4.42%	-2.08%	-1.73%
DLocal	16.35%	32.59%	12.95%

Do analysts recommend NRDS or DLO?

NerdWallet currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.66%. DLocal has a consensus price target of $12.07, indicating a potential upside of 17.49%. Given NerdWallet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NerdWallet is more favorable than DLocal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NerdWallet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
DLocal	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility and risk, NRDS or DLO?

NerdWallet has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DLocal has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NRDS or DLO?

38.8% of NerdWallet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of DLocal shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.5% of NerdWallet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of DLocal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

NerdWallet beats DLocal on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.