CARS vs. CNXC, SEZL, XMTR, RNG, FA, DGNX, GLOB, UPWK, DXC, and CLVT
Should you be buying Cars.com stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cars.com include Concentrix (CNXC), Sezzle (SEZL), Xometry (XMTR), Ringcentral (RNG), First Advantage (FA), Diginex (DGNX), Globant (GLOB), Upwork (UPWK), DXC Technology (DXC), and Clarivate (CLVT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Cars.com vs. Its Competitors
Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) and Concentrix (NASDAQ:CNXC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Concentrix had 4 more articles in the media than Cars.com. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Concentrix and 3 mentions for Cars.com. Cars.com's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Concentrix's score of 0.30 indicating that Cars.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cars.com has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Concentrix's net margin of 3.25%. Cars.com's return on equity of 17.43% beat Concentrix's return on equity.
Concentrix has higher revenue and earnings than Cars.com. Concentrix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cars.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cars.com presently has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.87%. Concentrix has a consensus target price of $66.25, indicating a potential upside of 38.71%. Given Cars.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cars.com is more favorable than Concentrix.
Cars.com has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concentrix has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
89.2% of Cars.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Concentrix shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Cars.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Concentrix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Cars.com beats Concentrix on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:CARS) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
