MPLN vs. CARG, WNS, ATHM, RELY, TNET, YY, PAGS, JOYY, CNXC, and SEZL
Should you be buying MultiPlan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MultiPlan include CarGurus (CARG), WNS (WNS), Autohome (ATHM), Remitly Global (RELY), TriNet Group (TNET), JOYY (YY), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), JOYY (JOYY), Concentrix (CNXC), and Sezzle (SEZL). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
MultiPlan vs. Its Competitors
CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and MultiPlan (NYSE:MPLN) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings.
CarGurus has a net margin of 14.12% compared to MultiPlan's net margin of -163.30%. CarGurus' return on equity of 36.23% beat MultiPlan's return on equity.
CarGurus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MultiPlan. MultiPlan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarGurus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CarGurus has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MultiPlan has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CarGurus presently has a consensus price target of $39.54, suggesting a potential upside of 10.58%. MultiPlan has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential downside of 77.38%. Given CarGurus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CarGurus is more favorable than MultiPlan.
In the previous week, CarGurus had 14 more articles in the media than MultiPlan. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for CarGurus and 1 mentions for MultiPlan. MultiPlan's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat CarGurus' score of 0.32 indicating that MultiPlan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of MultiPlan shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of CarGurus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of MultiPlan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
CarGurus beats MultiPlan on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:MPLN) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
