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NRDS vs. CARG, PAGS, FA, ALIT, QBTS, ATHM, CLVT, DXC, SEZL, and ACVA

Should you be buying NerdWallet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NerdWallet include CarGurus (CARG), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), First Advantage (FA), Alight (ALIT), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), Autohome (ATHM), Clarivate (CLVT), DXC Technology (DXC), Sezzle (SEZL), and ACV Auctions (ACVA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

NerdWallet vs.

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

CarGurus received 493 more outperform votes than NerdWallet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.41% of users gave CarGurus an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave NerdWallet an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
NerdWalletOutperform Votes
32
61.54%
Underperform Votes
20
38.46%
CarGurusOutperform Votes
525
63.41%
Underperform Votes
303
36.59%

38.8% of NerdWallet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of CarGurus shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.5% of NerdWallet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of CarGurus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, CarGurus had 7 more articles in the media than NerdWallet. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for CarGurus and 5 mentions for NerdWallet. NerdWallet's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat CarGurus' score of 1.30 indicating that NerdWallet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NerdWallet
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
CarGurus
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CarGurus has higher revenue and earnings than NerdWallet. NerdWallet 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 Ratio
NerdWallet$734.90M1.07-$11.80M$0.3927.11
CarGurus$903.75M3.61$31.10M$0.3589.32

NerdWallet currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.86%. CarGurus has a consensus target price of $36.95, suggesting a potential upside of 18.21%. Given NerdWallet's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NerdWallet is more favorable than CarGurus.

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
CarGurus
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

NerdWallet has a net margin of 4.42% compared to CarGurus' net margin of 2.34%. CarGurus' return on equity of 27.14% beat NerdWallet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NerdWallet4.42% -2.08% -1.73%
CarGurus 2.34%27.14%16.99%

NerdWallet has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarGurus has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CarGurus beats NerdWallet on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NRDS vs. The Competition

MetricNerdWalletData processing & preparation IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$785.67M$4.21B$11.46B$8.31B
Dividend YieldN/A3.87%5.45%4.10%
P/E Ratio26.3693.8422.3919.58
Price / Sales1.071,417.9927.35120.51
Price / Cash20.4233.7417.6234.62
Price / Book2.136.322.774.47
Net Income-$11.80M$45.75M$1.04B$248.32M
7 Day Performance-6.59%-2.24%-1.50%-1.26%
1 Month Performance19.81%20.06%4.23%10.52%
1 Year Performance-21.50%23.01%537.98%8.53%

NerdWallet Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NRDS
NerdWallet
3.0485 of 5 stars
$10.52
-1.8%
$15.00
+42.6%
-23.3%$783.88M$734.90M26.30770Positive News
Gap Down
CARG
CarGurus
3.9424 of 5 stars
$32.96
+6.0%
$36.95
+12.1%
+34.1%$3.44B$894.38M183.121,200Gap Up
High Trading Volume
PAGS
PagSeguro Digital
3.509 of 5 stars
$9.73
-1.3%
$11.88
+22.1%
-29.1%$3.25B$18.33B8.048,390Positive News
Gap Down
FA
First Advantage
2.8179 of 5 stars
$18.32
+3.7%
$65.40
+257.0%
+5.3%$3.18B$1.05B610.675,500Gap Up
High Trading Volume
ALIT
Alight
4.2692 of 5 stars
$5.79
+3.9%
$9.94
+71.8%
-33.1%$3.14B$2.32B-19.2816,000Positive News
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
QBTS
D-Wave Quantum
0.8621 of 5 stars
$10.67
-3.8%
$10.17
-4.7%
+1,450.4%$3.11B$8.83M-25.403Trending News
Insider Trade
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
ATHM
Autohome
4.0397 of 5 stars
$25.91
+3.0%
$32.00
+23.5%
-10.6%$3.10B$7.04B14.015,360Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
CLVT
Clarivate
1.5526 of 5 stars
$4.34
+0.6%
$5.00
+15.3%
-30.7%$2.96B$2.53B-4.5211,600Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
DXC
DXC Technology
3.4552 of 5 stars
$16.69
+2.7%
$20.29
+21.5%
-7.2%$2.94B$13.09B-39.74130,000Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
SEZL
Sezzle
2.7678 of 5 stars
$86.50
-0.7%
$61.42
-29.0%
+796.5%$2.94B$271.13M9.20540Analyst Downgrade
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
ACVA
ACV Auctions
3.5572 of 5 stars
$16.79
+0.7%
$22.50
+34.0%
-9.0%$2.83B$674.16M-34.272,000Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:NRDS) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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