CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) & Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT) Financial Review

CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. (NASDAQ:LYT) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CarGurus and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CarGurus	$914.24 million	2.79	$31.10 million	$0.28	84.71
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	$18.90 million	0.10	-$2.35 million	N/A	N/A

CarGurus has higher revenue and earnings than Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV..

Profitability

This table compares CarGurus and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CarGurus	4.04%	8.80%	5.90%
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

CarGurus has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.9% of CarGurus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of CarGurus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 84.9% of Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for CarGurus and Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV., as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CarGurus	0	4	6	0	2.60
Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.	0	0	0	0	N/A

CarGurus presently has a consensus price target of $25.77, indicating a potential upside of 8.65%. Given CarGurus’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CarGurus is more favorable than Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV..

Summary

CarGurus beats Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. on 9 of the 11 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 Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV.

Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. operates as a platform services company in India. The company engages in the distribution of linear content streaming/telecasting services; and development of telemedicine products. Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.