EVmo (OTCMKTS:YAYO) versus CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) Financial Comparison

CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and EVmo (OTCMKTS:YAYO) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of CarGurus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of EVmo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CarGurus and EVmo’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CarGurus	$914.24 million	2.54	$31.10 million	$0.18	119.94
EVmo	$12.56 million	0.00	-$7.14 million	N/A	N/A

CarGurus has higher revenue and earnings than EVmo.

Volatility & Risk

CarGurus has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVmo has a beta of 2.54, indicating that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CarGurus and EVmo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CarGurus	3.40%	7.74%	5.21%
EVmo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for CarGurus and EVmo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CarGurus	0	3	5	0	2.63
EVmo	0	0	0	0	N/A

CarGurus presently has a consensus target price of $24.90, suggesting a potential upside of 15.33%.

Summary

CarGurus beats EVmo on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CarGurus

CarGurus, Inc. operates an online automotive platform for buying and selling vehicles in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, U.S. Marketplace and Digital Wholesale. The company provides an online automotive marketplace where customers can search for new and used car listings from its dealers and sell their car to dealers and other consumers; and paid listings subscriptions for enhanced access to its marketplace that connects dealers to a large audience of informed and engaged consumers. It also offers dealer and non-dealer advertising products for its websites and social media platforms. The company operates online marketplaces under the CarGurus brand in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom; Autolist and CarOffer brands in the United States; and PistonHeads brand in the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as CarGurus LLC and changed its name to CarGurus, Inc. in June 2015. CarGurus, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About EVmo

EVmo, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ridesharing and vehicle rental businesses in the United States. It operates Rideshare Platform, an online bookings platform which maintains a fleet of passenger vehicles and transit vans for use in last-mile logistical space to rent drivers in the ridesharing and delivery gig companies. The company was formerly known as Rideshare Rental, Inc. and changed its name to EVmo, Inc. in February 2021.EVmo, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.