Coupang (CPNG) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, CPNG or CVNA?

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
Coupang	$31.06B	1.65	$1.36B	$0.14	201.93
Carvana	$14.84B	4.72	$450M	$2.85	114.76

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CPNG or CVNA?

Carvana received 538 more outperform votes than Coupang when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.60% of users gave Carvana an outperform vote while only 50.67% of users gave Coupang an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coupang	Outperform Votes 38 50.67%	Underperform Votes 37 49.33%
Carvana	Outperform Votes 576 58.60%	Underperform Votes 407 41.40%

Is CPNG or CVNA 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
Coupang	3.57%	11.52%	3.12%
Carvana	1.54%	36.59%	1.79%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CPNG or CVNA?

83.7% of Coupang shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of Carvana shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Coupang shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Carvana shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CPNG or CVNA?

Coupang presently has a consensus target price of $29.64, indicating a potential upside of 4.86%. Carvana has a consensus target price of $280.35, indicating a potential downside of 14.28%. Given Coupang's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Coupang is more favorable than Carvana.

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

Does the media refer more to CPNG or CVNA?

In the previous week, Carvana had 46 more articles in the media than Coupang. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Carvana and 15 mentions for Coupang. Coupang's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Carvana's score of 0.17 indicating that Coupang is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coupang	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carvana	26 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CPNG or CVNA?

Coupang has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carvana has a beta of 3.65, indicating that its stock price is 265% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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