NerdWallet (NRDS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DLO or NRDS?

DLocal has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NerdWallet has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DLO or NRDS?

DLocal presently has a consensus target price of $12.45, suggesting a potential upside of 13.39%. NerdWallet has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.64%. Given NerdWallet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NerdWallet is more favorable than DLocal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DLocal	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
NerdWallet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is DLO or NRDS more profitable?

DLocal has a net margin of 19.19% compared to NerdWallet's net margin of 4.01%. DLocal's return on equity of 37.55% beat NerdWallet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DLocal	19.19%	37.55%	15.19%
NerdWallet	4.01%	-2.34%	-1.91%

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

90.1% of DLocal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of NerdWallet shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of DLocal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.5% of NerdWallet shares are held by 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.

Does the media refer more to DLO or NRDS?

In the previous week, DLocal and DLocal both had 4 articles in the media. DLocal's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat NerdWallet's score of 1.23 indicating that DLocal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DLocal	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NerdWallet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DLO or NRDS?

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
DLocal	$745.97M	4.20	$120.42M	$0.49	22.41
NerdWallet	$687.60M	1.15	$30.40M	$0.39	27.15

Summary

DLocal beats NerdWallet on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.