NerdWallet (NRDS) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NRDS or CARS?

In the previous week, Cars.com had 75 more articles in the media than NerdWallet. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Cars.com and 0 mentions for NerdWallet. NerdWallet's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Cars.com's score of -0.03 indicating that NerdWallet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NerdWallet	Very Positive
Cars.com	Neutral

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%

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	1.80	-$11.80M	-$0.17	-81.82
Cars.com	$689.18M	1.77	$118.44M	$1.57	11.76

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Do analysts prefer NRDS or CARS?

NerdWallet currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.62%. Cars.com has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.94%. 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

Which has more volatility and risk, NRDS or CARS?

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

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

38.8% of NerdWallet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of Cars.com shares are held by institutional investors. 45.9% of NerdWallet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Cars.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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