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Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan
Biden To Unleash "Choke Point" Operation On America? (Ad)
New Russian campaign tries to entice men to fight in Ukraine
Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers
Biden To Unleash "Choke Point" Operation On America? (Ad)
Travel disruption hits Germany on eve of transport strike
Berlin climate proposal fails to get enough yes votes to win
Biden To Unleash "Choke Point" Operation On America? (Ad)
Adele extends Las Vegas residency, plans concert film
Turkmenistan votes for new, opposition-free parliament
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Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan
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Turkmenistan votes for new, opposition-free parliament
NYSE:CVNA

Carvana - CVNA Competitors

$8.19
-0.16 (-1.92%)
(As of 03/24/2023 08:51 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$7.95
$8.47
50-Day Range
$6.38
$14.45
52-Week Range
$3.55
$149.69
Volume
8.15 million shs
Average Volume
27.99 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.55 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$36.05

CVNA vs. KAR, SAH, TA, CRMT, RUSHA, GPI, RUSHB, ABG, LAD, and AN

Should you be buying Carvana stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carvana include KAR Auction Services (KAR), Sonic Automotive (SAH), TravelCenters of America (TA), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Rush Enterprises (RUSHB), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Lithia Motors (LAD), and AutoNation (AN). These companies are all part of the "automotive dealers & gasoline service stations" industry.

Carvana vs.

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

KAR Auction Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Carvana. Carvana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KAR Auction Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
KAR Auction Services$1.52 billion0.91$241.20 million$1.2210.36
Carvana$13.60 billion0.11-$1.59 billion-$15.52-0.53

In the previous week, Carvana had 9 more articles in the media than KAR Auction Services. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Carvana and 3 mentions for KAR Auction Services. KAR Auction Services' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Carvana's score of -0.25 indicating that KAR Auction Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
KAR Auction Services
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Carvana
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

KAR Auction Services has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carvana has a beta of 2.8, meaning that its stock price is 180% more volatile than the S&P 500.

KAR Auction Services currently has a consensus price target of $19.17, indicating a potential upside of 51.64%. Carvana has a consensus price target of $36.05, indicating a potential upside of 340.17%. Given Carvana's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carvana is more favorable than KAR Auction Services.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
KAR Auction Services
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Carvana
2 Sell rating(s)
20 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

KAR Auction Services received 125 more outperform votes than Carvana when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.48% of users gave KAR Auction Services an outperform vote while only 61.33% of users gave Carvana an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
KAR Auction ServicesOutperform Votes
634
71.48%
Underperform Votes
253
28.52%
CarvanaOutperform Votes
509
61.33%
Underperform Votes
321
38.67%

63.6% of Carvana shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of KAR Auction Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Carvana shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

KAR Auction Services has a net margin of 15.88% compared to Carvana's net margin of -11.67%. KAR Auction Services' return on equity of 4.20% beat Carvana's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
KAR Auction Services 15.88% 4.20% 1.07%
Carvana -11.67% -1,491.81% -9.71%

Summary

KAR Auction Services beats Carvana on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CVNA 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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CVNA vs. The Competition

MetricCarvanaAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.58B$3.99B$16.16B$14.06B
Dividend YieldN/A2.58%171.01%3.95%
P/E Ratio-0.538.5736.7922.38
Price / Sales0.110.787.8210.26
Price / Cash6.027.0235.8424.19
Price / Book-1.472.304.786.40
Net Income-$1.59B$285.27M$538.51M$872.59M
7 Day Performance7.06%1.42%-0.01%0.73%
1 Month Performance2.25%9.58%-5.84%-7.18%
1 Year Performance-93.63%-22.97%-13.62%-15.34%

Carvana Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KAR
KAR Auction Services
2.2048 of 5 stars
$12.68
-2.7%
$19.17
+51.2%
-30.1%$1.38B$1.52B10.394,500
SAH
Sonic Automotive
1.2413 of 5 stars
$50.50
-1.1%
$53.67
+6.3%
+11.9%$1.84B$14.00B30.0610,300
TA
TravelCenters of America
1.0431 of 5 stars
$84.25
+0.0%
$80.50
-4.5%
+95.8%$1.27B$10.84B7.6318,445Analyst Report
CRMT
America's Car-Mart
2.4691 of 5 stars
$73.71
-1.1%
$97.50
+32.3%
-11.0%$469.53M$1.21B10.972,100
RUSHA
Rush Enterprises
2.3665 of 5 stars
$52.16
-2.1%
$62.50
+19.8%
-0.5%$2.84B$7.10B7.617,418
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
1.5433 of 5 stars
$205.90
-1.2%
$253.00
+22.9%
+11.7%$2.93B$16.22B4.3815,491
RUSHB
Rush Enterprises
1.9021 of 5 stars
$57.14
-1.5%
N/A+18.2%$3.15B$7.10B8.346,307
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
1.6014 of 5 stars
$198.76
-2.7%
$240.25
+20.9%
+14.9%$4.31B$15.43B4.4513,000Positive News
LAD
Lithia Motors
2.4962 of 5 stars
$212.25
-2.0%
$301.89
+42.2%
-34.0%$5.80B$28.23B4.8221,875Positive News
AN
AutoNation
1.8292 of 5 stars
$126.39
-2.7%
$152.38
+20.6%
+11.2%$5.93B$26.99B5.2023,600
This page (NYSE:CVNA) was last updated on 3/27/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff