Cars.com (CARS) 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 companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer CARS or CNXC?

Cars.com currently has a consensus price target of $17.30, suggesting a potential upside of 30.48%. Concentrix has a consensus price target of $66.75, suggesting a potential upside of 28.19%. Given Cars.com's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cars.com is more favorable than Concentrix.

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)	2.80
Concentrix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CARS or CNXC?

89.2% of Cars.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Concentrix shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cars.com shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Concentrix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CARS or CNXC?

Cars.com has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concentrix has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CARS or CNXC more profitable?

Cars.com has a net margin of 5.71% compared to Concentrix's net margin of 2.54%. Cars.com's return on equity of 17.43% beat Concentrix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cars.com	5.71%	17.43%	7.91%
Concentrix	2.54%	16.31%	5.56%

Does the media favor CARS or CNXC?

In the previous week, Concentrix had 2 more articles in the media than Cars.com. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Concentrix and 8 mentions for Cars.com. Concentrix's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Cars.com's score of 1.44 indicating that Concentrix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cars.com	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Concentrix	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, CARS or CNXC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cars.com	$719.15M	1.13	$48.19M	$0.62	21.39
Concentrix	$9.63B	0.34	$251.22M	$3.64	14.30

Summary

Concentrix beats Cars.com on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.