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CARS vs. FA, XMTR, CLVT, RNG, DXC, PINC, UPWK, PAYO, EVTC, and RAMP

Should you be buying Cars.com stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cars.com include First Advantage (FA), Xometry (XMTR), Clarivate (CLVT), Ringcentral (RNG), DXC Technology (DXC), Premier (PINC), Upwork (UPWK), Payoneer Global (PAYO), Evertec (EVTC), and LiveRamp (RAMP). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

Cars.com vs. Its Competitors

First Advantage (NYSE:FA) and Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Cars.com has a net margin of 5.71% compared to First Advantage's net margin of 0.65%. Cars.com's return on equity of 17.43% beat First Advantage's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Advantage0.65% 13.16% 7.33%
Cars.com 5.71%17.43%7.91%

94.9% of First Advantage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of Cars.com shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Advantage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Cars.com shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Advantage currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.34%. Cars.com has a consensus target price of $17.90, indicating a potential upside of 69.91%. Given Cars.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cars.com is more favorable than First Advantage.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Advantage
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Cars.com
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

First Advantage has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cars.com has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Cars.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Advantage. First Advantage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cars.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Advantage$1.25B1.97$37.29M-$0.92-15.38
Cars.com$719.15M0.90$48.19M$0.6216.99

In the previous week, Cars.com had 3 more articles in the media than First Advantage. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cars.com and 4 mentions for First Advantage. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Cars.com's score of 0.11 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Advantage
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cars.com
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Cars.com beats First Advantage on 10 of the 16 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.
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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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CARS vs. The Competition

MetricCars.comINTERNET COMMERCE IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$635.96M$73.43B$27.14B$21.84B
Dividend YieldN/A1.23%172.47%3.63%
P/E Ratio16.9923.2218.7532.72
Price / Sales0.9036.039.6465.88
Price / Cash3.3534.7817.1718.06
Price / Book1.339.135.144.71
Net Income$48.19M$2.25B$911.66M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-1.94%-1.85%-0.09%-0.02%
1 Month Performance-21.44%-6.47%-2.75%0.33%
1 Year Performance-32.64%44.04%6.75%11.71%

Cars.com Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CARS
Cars.com
3.7787 of 5 stars
$10.54
+1.8%
$17.90
+69.9%
-34.0%$635.96M$719.15M16.991,800News Coverage
FA
First Advantage
2.579 of 5 stars
$14.16
-0.7%
$20.00
+41.2%
-29.0%$2.46B$1.25B472.005,500
XMTR
Xometry
1.2856 of 5 stars
$50.00
+3.8%
$40.44
-19.1%
+131.2%$2.45B$545.53M-40.651,088Gap Up
CLVT
Clarivate
3.1245 of 5 stars
$3.63
+1.1%
$4.83
+33.1%
-45.9%$2.41B$2.56B-5.8512,000
RNG
Ringcentral
4.4893 of 5 stars
$26.84
+1.7%
$31.38
+16.9%
-18.4%$2.39B$2.40B-191.704,260
DXC
DXC Technology
3.5757 of 5 stars
$13.21
+2.4%
$15.60
+18.1%
-38.3%$2.31B$12.87B6.41120,000
PINC
Premier
2.5598 of 5 stars
$27.96
+0.6%
$26.07
-6.8%
+38.3%$2.29B$1.01B127.102,700
UPWK
Upwork
3.203 of 5 stars
$17.09
+1.7%
$19.42
+13.6%
+62.0%$2.23B$769.33M9.82850
PAYO
Payoneer Global
3.183 of 5 stars
$5.84
-0.2%
$10.06
+72.3%
-28.6%$2.11B$977.72M22.462,407Analyst Downgrade
EVTC
Evertec
3.7984 of 5 stars
$30.35
-1.7%
$39.00
+28.5%
-7.9%$1.98B$845.49M14.324,800
RAMP
LiveRamp
4.5377 of 5 stars
$27.22
+0.9%
$40.83
+50.0%
+11.8%$1.77B$745.58M123.731,300

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This page (NYSE:CARS) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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