Cango (CANG) Competitors

Cango (NYSE:CANG) and AvidXchange (NASDAQ:AVDX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is CANG or AVDX more profitable?

Cango has a net margin of 51.90% compared to AvidXchange's net margin of -0.23%. Cango's return on equity of 3.55% beat AvidXchange's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cango	51.90%	3.55%	3.02%
AvidXchange	-0.23%	0.74%	0.23%

Does the media refer more to CANG or AVDX?

In the previous week, AvidXchange had 4 more articles in the media than Cango. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AvidXchange and 2 mentions for Cango. AvidXchange's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Cango's score of 0.90 indicating that AvidXchange is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cango	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AvidXchange	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CANG or AVDX?

Cango has higher revenue and earnings than AvidXchange. Cango is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AvidXchange, 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
Cango	$804.49M	0.53	-$5.33M	$0.37	11.16
AvidXchange	$438.94M	3.91	-$47.33M	$0.04	209.63

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CANG or AVDX?

4.2% of Cango shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of AvidXchange shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of Cango shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of AvidXchange shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CANG or AVDX?

Cango received 30 more outperform votes than AvidXchange when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.58% of users gave Cango an outperform vote while only 38.33% of users gave AvidXchange an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cango	Outperform Votes 76 57.58%	Underperform Votes 56 42.42%
AvidXchange	Outperform Votes 46 38.33%	Underperform Votes 74 61.67%

Which has more volatility & risk, CANG or AVDX?

Cango has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvidXchange has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CANG or AVDX?

AvidXchange has a consensus target price of $10.07, indicating a potential upside of 20.06%. Given AvidXchange's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AvidXchange is more favorable than Cango.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cango	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AvidXchange	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Summary

Cango and AvidXchange tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.