Coupang (CPNG) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CVNA or CPNG?

In the previous week, Carvana had 13 more articles in the media than Coupang. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Carvana and 26 mentions for Coupang. Coupang's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Carvana's score of 0.67 indicating that Coupang is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carvana	21 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coupang	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, CVNA or CPNG?

Carvana has a beta of 3.61, suggesting that its stock price is 261% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coupang has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CVNA or CPNG?

56.7% of Carvana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Coupang shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Carvana shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Coupang shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CVNA or CPNG?

Coupang has higher revenue and earnings than Carvana. Carvana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coupang, 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
Carvana	$14.84B	4.36	$450M	$2.85	105.93
Coupang	$31.06B	1.59	$1.36B	$0.14	194.86

Do analysts prefer CVNA or CPNG?

Carvana currently has a consensus price target of $275.65, suggesting a potential downside of 8.70%. Coupang has a consensus price target of $29.64, suggesting a potential upside of 8.66%. Given Coupang's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coupang is more favorable than Carvana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carvana	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Coupang	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CVNA or CPNG?

Carvana received 537 more outperform votes than Coupang when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.55% of users gave Carvana an outperform vote while only 50.67% of users gave Coupang an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carvana	Outperform Votes 575 58.55%	Underperform Votes 407 41.45%
Coupang	Outperform Votes 38 50.67%	Underperform Votes 37 49.33%

Is CVNA or CPNG more profitable?

Coupang has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Carvana's net margin of 1.54%. Carvana's return on equity of 36.59% beat Coupang's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carvana	1.54%	36.59%	1.79%
Coupang	3.57%	11.52%	3.12%

Summary

Carvana beats Coupang on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.