ACV Auctions (ACVA) & Its Rivals Head to Head Analysis

ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA) is one of 354 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare ACV Auctions to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

ACV Auctions has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACV Auctions’ peers have a beta of 2.54, meaning that their average share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ACV Auctions and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACV Auctions	-7.88%	-6.01%	-2.22%
ACV Auctions Competitors	-67.40%	-119.18%	-1.34%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ACV Auctions and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACV Auctions	$801.34 million	-$66.14 million	-29.17
ACV Auctions Competitors	$2.44 billion	$140.58 million	14.36

ACV Auctions’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than ACV Auctions. ACV Auctions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for ACV Auctions and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACV Auctions	4	7	5	0	2.06
ACV Auctions Competitors	1899	6238	9019	662	2.47

ACV Auctions presently has a consensus target price of $9.70, suggesting a potential downside of 7.62%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 9.91%. Given ACV Auctions’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ACV Auctions has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

ACV Auctions peers beat ACV Auctions on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About ACV Auctions

ACV Auctions Inc. operates a digital marketplace that connects buyers and sellers for the online auction of wholesale vehicles. It also provides data services that offer insights into the condition and value of used vehicles, as well as offers customer financing services. ACV Auctions Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.