Chewy (CHWY) Competitors

Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) and Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, CHWY or CVNA?

Chewy has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carvana has a beta of 3.61, indicating that its share price is 261% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CHWY or CVNA?

Chewy currently has a consensus target price of $38.47, indicating a potential downside of 12.74%. Carvana has a consensus target price of $269.18, indicating a potential downside of 10.83%. Given Carvana's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carvana is more favorable than Chewy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chewy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Carvana	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CHWY or CVNA?

93.1% of Chewy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of Carvana shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Chewy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Carvana shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CHWY or CVNA?

In the previous week, Carvana had 18 more articles in the media than Chewy. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Carvana and 26 mentions for Chewy. Carvana's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Chewy's score of 0.76 indicating that Carvana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chewy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carvana	25 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CHWY or CVNA more profitable?

Chewy has a net margin of 3.51% compared to Carvana's net margin of 1.54%. Carvana's return on equity of 36.59% beat Chewy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chewy	3.51%	24.47%	3.66%
Carvana	1.54%	36.59%	1.79%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHWY or CVNA?

Carvana has higher revenue and earnings than Chewy. Chewy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carvana, 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
Chewy	$11.86B	1.54	$39.58M	$0.89	49.54
Carvana	$14.84B	4.35	$450M	$2.85	105.92

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHWY or CVNA?

Carvana received 294 more outperform votes than Chewy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.51% of users gave Carvana an outperform vote while only 56.80% of users gave Chewy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chewy	Outperform Votes 280 56.80%	Underperform Votes 213 43.20%
Carvana	Outperform Votes 574 58.51%	Underperform Votes 407 41.49%

Summary

Carvana beats Chewy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.