Paranovus Entertainment Technology (NASDAQ:PAVS) and Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Head-To-Head Review

Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) and Paranovus Entertainment Technology (NASDAQ:PAVS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Cars.com and Paranovus Entertainment Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cars.com	0	2	2	0	2.50
Paranovus Entertainment Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cars.com currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.24%. Given Cars.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cars.com is more favorable than Paranovus Entertainment Technology.

Volatility and Risk

Cars.com has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paranovus Entertainment Technology has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.2% of Cars.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Paranovus Entertainment Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Cars.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Paranovus Entertainment Technology shares are held 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cars.com and Paranovus Entertainment Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cars.com	$689.18 million	1.67	$118.44 million	$0.58	30.68
Paranovus Entertainment Technology	$6.55 million	1.50	-$10.13 million	N/A	N/A

Cars.com has higher revenue and earnings than Paranovus Entertainment Technology.

Profitability

This table compares Cars.com and Paranovus Entertainment Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cars.com	5.46%	9.99%	4.33%
Paranovus Entertainment Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Cars.com beats Paranovus Entertainment Technology on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cars.com

Cars.com Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a digital automotive marketplace that connects local car dealers to consumers in the United States. The company offers a suite of digital solutions that creates connections between individuals researching cars or looking to purchase a car with car dealerships and automotive original equipment manufacturers. It also sells online subscription advertising products to car dealerships by its direct sales force, as well as through its affiliate sales channel. In addition, the company sells display advertising to national advertisers. Further, it offers online automotive marketplace service that connects buyers and sellers through Cars.com, Auto.com, DealerRater.com, NewCars.com, PickupTrucks.com, DealerInspire.com, and LaunchDigitalMarketing.com Websites. Its platform hosts approximately 4.9 million new and used vehicle listings and serves approximately 20,000 franchise and independent car dealers. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Paranovus Entertainment Technology

Paranovus Entertainment Technology Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of nutraceutical and dietary supplement products in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company's product category includes lucidum spore powders, cordyceps mycelia, Ejiao products, American ginseng products, other traditional Chinese herbal and animal extracts, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. It also offers product marketing and e-commerce agency operation services under the Happy Buy platform to small and middle size businesses; and e-commerce solutions, internet information, and advertising services to the online stores or manufactures. In addition, the company provides secure transaction environment, automobile procurement, and financial services for automobile manufacturers under the Taochejun automobile sales platform. It sells its products through distributors, large-scale chain drugstores, malls, and supermarkets under the Happiness brand. The company was formerly known as Happiness Development Group Limited and changed its name to Paranovus Entertainment Technology Ltd. in March 2023. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Nanping, the People's Republic of China.