Carvana (CVNA) Competitors

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

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

16.0% of JD.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of Carvana shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of JD.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Carvana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JD or CVNA?

JD.com has higher revenue and earnings than Carvana. JD.com 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
JD.com	$1.12T	0.05	$3.40B	$3.16	10.47
Carvana	$12.55B	3.20	$450M	$0.01	19,340.00

Does the media favor JD or CVNA?

In the previous week, Carvana had 37 more articles in the media than JD.com. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Carvana and 13 mentions for JD.com. JD.com's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Carvana's score of 0.45 indicating that JD.com is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JD.com	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carvana	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JD or CVNA?

JD.com received 480 more outperform votes than Carvana when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.15% of users gave JD.com an outperform vote while only 57.75% of users gave Carvana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JD.com	Outperform Votes 1024 67.15%	Underperform Votes 501 32.85%
Carvana	Outperform Votes 544 57.75%	Underperform Votes 398 42.25%

Is JD or CVNA more profitable?

JD.com has a net margin of 3.12% compared to Carvana's net margin of 0.14%. JD.com's return on equity of 14.53% beat Carvana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JD.com	3.12%	14.53%	6.71%
Carvana	0.14%	N/A	-0.83%

Do analysts rate JD or CVNA?

JD.com presently has a consensus target price of $41.36, indicating a potential upside of 24.95%. Carvana has a consensus target price of $241.94, indicating a potential upside of 25.10%. Given Carvana's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carvana is more favorable than JD.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JD.com	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Carvana	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has more risk and volatility, JD or CVNA?

JD.com has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carvana has a beta of 3.38, meaning that its stock price is 238% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

JD.com beats Carvana on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.