Cars.com (CARS) Competitors $12.42 -0.45 (-3.46%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.55 +0.13 (+1.01%) As of 08/1/2025 05:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CARS vs. DLO, TNET, FA, ALIT, YY, CLVT, APLD, PAGS, DXC, and ACVAShould you be buying Cars.com stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cars.com include DLocal (DLO), TriNet Group (TNET), First Advantage (FA), Alight (ALIT), JOYY (YY), Clarivate (CLVT), Applied Digital (APLD), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), DXC Technology (DXC), and ACV Auctions (ACVA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Cars.com vs. Its Competitors DLocal TriNet Group First Advantage Alight JOYY Clarivate Applied Digital PagSeguro Digital DXC Technology ACV Auctions Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) and DLocal (NASDAQ:DLO) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Does the media favor CARS or DLO? In the previous week, Cars.com had 5 more articles in the media than DLocal. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cars.com and 4 mentions for DLocal. Cars.com's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat DLocal's score of 0.84 indicating that Cars.com is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cars.com 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DLocal 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, CARS or DLO? Cars.com has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DLocal has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CARS or DLO? 89.2% of Cars.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of DLocal shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cars.com shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of DLocal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CARS or DLO? Cars.com currently has a consensus target price of $18.30, suggesting a potential upside of 47.28%. DLocal has a consensus target price of $12.18, suggesting a potential upside of 21.66%. Given Cars.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cars.com is more favorable than DLocal.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cars.com 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80DLocal 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CARS or DLO? DLocal has higher revenue and earnings than Cars.com. Cars.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DLocal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCars.com$719.15M1.10$48.19M$0.6818.27DLocal$745.97M3.83$120.42M$0.4920.43 Is CARS or DLO more profitable? DLocal has a net margin of 19.19% compared to Cars.com's net margin of 6.32%. DLocal's return on equity of 37.55% beat Cars.com's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cars.com6.32% 16.86% 7.61% DLocal 19.19%37.55%15.19% SummaryDLocal beats Cars.com on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cars.com News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CARS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CARS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CARS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCars.comINTERNET COMMERCE IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$789.02M$68.85B$26.11B$20.47BDividend YieldN/A2.35%175.73%3.71%P/E Ratio18.2731.3328.1029.04Price / Sales1.1036.618.4257.15Price / Cash4.02287.3753.1522.46Price / Book1.577.365.434.43Net Income$48.19M$2.26B$880.44M$993.74M7 Day Performance-7.45%-6.82%-5.24%-3.39%1 Month Performance0.77%2.08%-2.45%-2.10%1 Year Performance-35.72%55.90%17.83%10.09% Cars.com Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CARSCars.com3.7635 of 5 stars$12.43-3.5%$18.30+47.3%-37.3%$789.02M$719.15M18.271,800Upcoming EarningsGap DownDLODLocal2.6604 of 5 stars$10.90+0.2%$12.45+14.2%+36.4%$3.11B$745.97M22.241,095News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTNETTriNet Group4.1004 of 5 stars$63.65-0.4%$96.67+51.9%-37.9%$3.09B$5.05B19.003,600Earnings ReportFAFirst Advantage1.5573 of 5 stars$17.70+0.4%$66.00+272.9%-3.3%$3.07B$1.05B590.005,500Positive NewsALITAlight3.902 of 5 stars$5.45-0.6%$9.86+81.0%-30.7%$2.95B$2.33B-38.899,500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsYYJOYY1.4843 of 5 stars$53.91-1.3%$35.00-35.1%+51.9%$2.90B$2.24B16.297,450News CoveragePositive NewsCLVTClarivate3.164 of 5 stars$4.22-0.4%$4.83+14.7%-44.1%$2.89B$2.56B-4.3512,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAPLDApplied Digital2.9502 of 5 stars$11.09-7.0%$12.73+14.8%+178.8%$2.69B$165.57M-8.09121Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownPAGSPagSeguro Digital3.9552 of 5 stars$8.00+1.1%$11.36+41.9%-37.5%$2.61B$3.22B6.568,595News CoverageDXCDXC Technology4.222 of 5 stars$14.32-0.5%$17.00+18.8%-35.3%$2.61B$12.87B6.78120,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastACVAACV AuctionsN/A$14.96-0.9%N/AN/A$2.58B$637.16M-33.242,900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DLO Competitors TNET Competitors FA Competitors ALIT Competitors YY Competitors CLVT Competitors APLD Competitors PAGS Competitors DXC Competitors ACVA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CARS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredInvestigating the Most Controversial Stock on EarthTesla’s wild price swings may not be random after all. 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