NerdWallet (NRDS) Competitors

NerdWallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) and Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NRDS or CARS?

38.8% of NerdWallet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of Cars.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.9% of NerdWallet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Cars.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to NRDS or CARS?

In the previous week, Cars.com had 73 more articles in the media than NerdWallet. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Cars.com and 2 mentions for NerdWallet. NerdWallet's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Cars.com's score of -0.01 indicating that NerdWallet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NerdWallet	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cars.com	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	37 Neutral mention(s)	15 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, NRDS or CARS?

NerdWallet has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cars.com has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NRDS or CARS?

NerdWallet presently has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.57%. Cars.com has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.76%. Given Cars.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cars.com is more favorable than NerdWallet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NerdWallet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Cars.com	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is NRDS or CARS more profitable?

Cars.com has a net margin of 15.34% compared to NerdWallet's net margin of -2.10%. Cars.com's return on equity of 22.28% beat NerdWallet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NerdWallet	-2.10%	-3.36%	-2.92%
Cars.com	15.34%	22.28%	9.57%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NRDS or CARS?

Cars.com received 207 more outperform votes than NerdWallet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.80% of users gave Cars.com an outperform vote while only 59.52% of users gave NerdWallet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NerdWallet	Outperform Votes 25 59.52%	Underperform Votes 17 40.48%
Cars.com	Outperform Votes 232 64.80%	Underperform Votes 126 35.20%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NRDS or CARS?

Cars.com has higher revenue and earnings than NerdWallet. NerdWallet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cars.com, 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
NerdWallet	$599.40M	1.78	-$11.80M	-$0.17	-80.52
Cars.com	$689.18M	1.70	$118.44M	$1.57	11.32

Summary

Cars.com beats NerdWallet on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.