CSGS vs. CARS, SSTK, YEXT, EVTC, TCX, EXLS, WU, PAY, CASS, and EVRI
Should you be buying CSG Systems International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CSG Systems International include Cars.com (CARS), Shutterstock (SSTK), Yext (YEXT), EVERTEC (EVTC), Tucows (TCX), ExlService (EXLS), Western Union (WU), Paymentus (PAY), Cass Information Systems (CASS), and Everi (EVRI).
CSG Systems International (NASDAQ:CSGS) and Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.
CSG Systems International received 36 more outperform votes than Cars.com when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.90% of users gave Cars.com an outperform vote while only 59.65% of users gave CSG Systems International an outperform vote.
CSG Systems International currently has a consensus price target of $62.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.84%. Cars.com has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.64%. Given CSG Systems International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CSG Systems International is more favorable than Cars.com.
Cars.com has a net margin of 15.34% compared to CSG Systems International's net margin of 5.56%. CSG Systems International's return on equity of 28.77% beat Cars.com's return on equity.
91.1% of CSG Systems International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of Cars.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of CSG Systems International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Cars.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Cars.com has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CSG Systems International. Cars.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSG Systems International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CSG Systems International has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cars.com has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Cars.com had 40 more articles in the media than CSG Systems International. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Cars.com and 4 mentions for CSG Systems International. CSG Systems International's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Cars.com's score of 0.05 indicating that CSG Systems International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
CSG Systems International beats Cars.com on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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