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YEXT vs. CARG, DLO, FA, PAGS, ATHM, ALIT, CLVT, ACVA, DXC, and WNS

Should you be buying Yext stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Yext include CarGurus (CARG), DLocal (DLO), First Advantage (FA), PagSeguro Digital (PAGS), Autohome (ATHM), Alight (ALIT), Clarivate (CLVT), ACV Auctions (ACVA), DXC Technology (DXC), and WNS (WNS). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

Yext vs. Its Competitors

Yext (NYSE:YEXT) and CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

71.0% of Yext shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Yext shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of CarGurus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CarGurus received 115 more outperform votes than Yext when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.10% of users gave Yext an outperform vote while only 63.41% of users gave CarGurus an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
YextOutperform Votes
410
67.10%
Underperform Votes
201
32.90%
CarGurusOutperform Votes
525
63.41%
Underperform Votes
303
36.59%

CarGurus has higher revenue and earnings than Yext. Yext is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarGurus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Yext$434.45M2.40-$2.63M-$0.18-46.58
CarGurus$903.75M3.77$31.10M$0.3593.29

Yext has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarGurus has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

CarGurus has a net margin of 2.34% compared to Yext's net margin of -4.64%. CarGurus' return on equity of 27.14% beat Yext's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Yext-4.64% -11.10% -3.49%
CarGurus 2.34%27.14%16.99%

In the previous week, Yext had 5 more articles in the media than CarGurus. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Yext and 11 mentions for CarGurus. CarGurus' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Yext's score of 0.50 indicating that CarGurus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Yext
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
CarGurus
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Yext currently has a consensus price target of $9.44, indicating a potential upside of 12.55%. CarGurus has a consensus price target of $36.95, indicating a potential upside of 13.18%. Given CarGurus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CarGurus is more favorable than Yext.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Yext
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
CarGurus
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

Summary

CarGurus beats Yext on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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

MetricYextData processing & preparation IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.04B$4.39B$14.33B$19.80B
Dividend YieldN/A3.72%2.60%3.84%
P/E Ratio-55.9097.5134.1835.67
Price / Sales2.401,699.91312.3246.74
Price / Cash36.8133.7430.9317.52
Price / Book7.116.615.464.84
Net Income-$2.63M$46.01M$195.72M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-6.21%1.41%2.17%1.90%
1 Month Performance26.47%5.03%5.98%5.49%
1 Year Performance67.03%24.83%23.82%10.62%

Yext Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
YEXT
Yext
1.5744 of 5 stars
$8.39
-3.1%
$9.44
+12.6%
+71.5%$1.04B$434.45M-55.901,400
CARG
CarGurus
4.0387 of 5 stars
$31.24
-0.3%
$36.95
+18.3%
+26.6%$3.26B$903.75M173.571,200Positive News
DLO
DLocal
2.4887 of 5 stars
$10.64
-2.0%
$12.07
+13.4%
+30.1%$3.04B$778.30M26.60540
FA
First Advantage
2.2646 of 5 stars
$17.45
+1.9%
$66.00
+278.2%
+11.2%$3.03B$1.05B581.675,500Positive News
PAGS
PagSeguro Digital
3.8447 of 5 stars
$9.13
+2.4%
$11.63
+27.4%
-28.1%$3.01B$18.84B7.548,390
ATHM
Autohome
2.442 of 5 stars
$24.73
+0.9%
$32.00
+29.4%
-5.0%$2.96B$6.88B13.375,360Positive News
ALIT
Alight
4.0596 of 5 stars
$5.33
-2.4%
$9.94
+86.4%
-27.2%$2.87B$2.32B-17.7716,000Positive News
CLVT
Clarivate
1.7019 of 5 stars
$4.18
-0.9%
$5.00
+19.6%
-21.9%$2.86B$2.53B-4.3511,600Positive News
ACVA
ACV Auctions
2.1455 of 5 stars
$16.18
-1.2%
$22.50
+39.1%
-9.2%$2.77B$674.16M-33.022,000
DXC
DXC Technology
3.2177 of 5 stars
$14.79
-2.7%
$17.00
+15.0%
-13.9%$2.68B$12.87B-35.21130,000
WNS
WNS
1.3084 of 5 stars
$57.66
-0.6%
$62.25
+8.0%
+18.2%$2.68B$1.31B20.1652,100

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This page (NYSE:YEXT) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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