trivago (TRVG) Competitors

Custom Truck One Source (NYSE:CTOS) and trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CTOS or TRVG?

90.1% of Custom Truck One Source shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of trivago shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Custom Truck One Source shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of trivago shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CTOS or TRVG?

Custom Truck One Source has higher revenue and earnings than trivago. trivago is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Custom Truck One Source, 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
Custom Truck One Source	$1.80B	0.61	$50.71M	-$0.11	-42.50
trivago	$460.85M	0.63	-$25.64M	-$0.01	-412.00

Does the media refer more to CTOS or TRVG?

In the previous week, trivago had 1 more articles in the media than Custom Truck One Source. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for trivago and 1 mentions for Custom Truck One Source. trivago's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Custom Truck One Source's score of 0.16 indicating that trivago is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Custom Truck One Source	Neutral
trivago	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CTOS or TRVG?

trivago received 298 more outperform votes than Custom Truck One Source when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.55% of users gave trivago an outperform vote while only 47.62% of users gave Custom Truck One Source an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Custom Truck One Source	Outperform Votes 20 47.62%	Underperform Votes 22 52.38%
trivago	Outperform Votes 318 59.55%	Underperform Votes 216 40.45%

Which has more risk and volatility, CTOS or TRVG?

Custom Truck One Source has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, trivago has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CTOS or TRVG?

Custom Truck One Source presently has a consensus price target of $5.88, suggesting a potential upside of 25.67%. trivago has a consensus price target of $2.55, suggesting a potential downside of 38.11%. Given Custom Truck One Source's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Custom Truck One Source is more favorable than trivago.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Custom Truck One Source	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
trivago	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is CTOS or TRVG more profitable?

Custom Truck One Source has a net margin of -2.22% compared to trivago's net margin of -5.20%. trivago's return on equity of 0.09% beat Custom Truck One Source's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Custom Truck One Source	-2.22%	-4.57%	-1.15%
trivago	-5.20%	0.09%	0.06%

Summary

trivago beats Custom Truck One Source on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.