Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z – Get Free Report) and Cango (NYSE:CANG – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Zillow Group and Cango”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Zillow Group | $2.24 billion | 6.04 | -$112.00 million | ($0.14) | -398.24 |
| Cango | $618.83 million | 0.32 | $41.07 million | ($1.30) | -0.74 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Zillow Group and Cango, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Zillow Group | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2.56 |
| Cango | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
Zillow Group presently has a consensus price target of $93.83, suggesting a potential upside of 68.30%. Cango has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 210.88%. Given Cango’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cango is more favorable than Zillow Group.
Profitability
This table compares Zillow Group and Cango’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Zillow Group | -1.29% | -0.56% | -0.48% |
| Cango | -46.40% | 2.29% | 1.31% |
Volatility and Risk
Zillow Group has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cango has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
71.0% of Zillow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of Cango shares are held by institutional investors. 25.0% of Zillow Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Cango shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Zillow Group beats Cango on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Zillow Group
Zillow Group, Inc. operates real estate brands in mobile applications and Websites in the United States. The company offers premier agent and rentals marketplaces, new construction marketplaces, advertising, display advertising, and business technology solutions, as well as dotloop and floor plans. It also provides mortgage originations and the sale of mortgages, and advertising to mortgage lenders and other mortgage professionals; and title and escrow services. In addition, the company's brand portfolio includes Zillow Premier Agent, Zillow Home Loans, Zillow Rentals, Trulia, StreetEasy, HotPads, and Out East; and a suite of marketing software and technology solutions for the real estate industry, including ShowingTime+, Spruce, and Follow Up Boss. Zillow Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
About Cango
Cango Inc. operates an automotive transaction service platform that connects dealers, original equipment manufacturers, financial institutions, car buyers, insurance brokers, and companies in the People's Republic of China. The company offers automobile trading solutions comprising car sourcing, transaction facilitation, logistics, and warehousing support for dealers through Cango Haoche app that offers new car transaction services, and Cango U-Car app that offers used-car transaction services. It also provides automotive financing facilitation services that include facilitating financing transactions from financial institutions to car buyers, which comprises credit origination, credit assessment, credit servicing, and delinquent asset management services; facilitating financing transactions of car purchases for car buyers; and after-market services to car buyers, which includes facilitating the sale of insurance policies from insurance brokers or companies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
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