Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. CARG scored 82.4, GENI scored 20.1 — CARG leads.
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CARG
CarGurus, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · Quality-Growth
82.4
$28.85 · $2.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
62.3
CARG leads
GENI
Genius Sports Limited
Internet Content & Information · Quality-Growth
20.1
$6.65 · $1.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthGENI+31.0%
Strongest balance sheetCARG0.70
Highest qualityCARG86 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCARG-44%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
CARG
stronger →← stronger
GENI
86
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
13
82
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
94
79
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
7
CARG is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
CARG
GENI
$291mC
FCF
-$117mF
+13.7%B+
Rev
+31.0%A
0.70B
D/E
1.20C+
15.3xB+
P/E
—
0.63A-
PEG
—
—
P/S
2.3xB
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
CARG
GENI
44% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
—
~-5%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
—
+57%
1-yr DCF upside
—
+78%
5-yr DCF upside
—
+112%
10-yr DCF upside
—
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
CARG
Why this score
Buying back stock
GENI
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
CARGCarGurus, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · $28.85 · beta 1.22
Why now
Internet Content & Information · market cap $2.6b. Down 30% from 52-week high of $41.22 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +14%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.63 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $41.27 (implying +43% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 53% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 156% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 30% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
GENIGenius Sports Limited
Internet Content & Information · $6.65 · beta 1.91
Why now
Internet Content & Information · market cap $1.8b. Down 46% from 52-week high of $12.39 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +31% — in hypergrowth territory. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $10.83 (implying +63% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$117m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Currently unprofitable (margin -23.0%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 46% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where CARG and GENI diverge
On the headline score the gap is 62.3 points in favor of CARG. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
QualityCARG 86.2 · GENI 12.8CARG +73.4
ValueCARG 79.1 · GENI 6.8CARG +72.3
GrowthCARG 82.1 · GENI 93.9GENI +11.8
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is CARG or GENI the better stock?
CARG scores higher: CARG 82.4, GENI 20.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do CARG and GENI differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where CARG leads by 73 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are CARG and GENI scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.