Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. RDDT scored 72.0, CARG scored 82.4 — CARG leads.
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RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · Quality-Growth
72
$159.91 · $30.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
10.4
CARG leads
CARG
CarGurus, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · Quality-Growth
82.4
$28.85 · $2.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestCARG15.3x
Fastest growthRDDT+66.6%
Strongest balance sheetRDDT0.01
Highest qualityCARG86 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCARG-44%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
RDDT
stronger →← stronger
CARG
79
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
86
99
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
82
61
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
79
CARG is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
RDDT
CARG
$1.0bC+
FCF
$291mC
+66.6%A
Rev
+13.7%B+
0.01A
D/E
0.70B
37.2xC
P/E
15.3xB+
0.78A-
PEG
0.63A-
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
RDDT
CARG
112% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
44% below
~37%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-5%/yr
-63%
1-yr DCF upside
+57%
-53%
5-yr DCF upside
+78%
-34%
10-yr DCF upside
+112%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
RDDT
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
Short track record
CARG
Why this score
Buying back stock
The companies
RDDTReddit, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · $159.91 · beta 2.05
Why now
Internet Content & Information · market cap $30.8b. Down 39% from 52-week high of $263.50 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +67% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.78 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 33 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $213.71 (implying +34% upside).
Moat
Net margin 31% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 27% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 117% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 39% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 2.05 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. Trailing P/E 37x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
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.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
The model favors CARG (83.7) over RDDT (72) primarily due to its superior Value pillar of 80, compared to RDDT's 48. However, a contrarian might prefer RDDT for its robust revenue growth of +66.6% (A grade), significantly outpacing CARG's +13.9%. Investors should also note RDDT's short track record and current shareholder dilution.
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Where RDDT and CARG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 10.4 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.
ValueRDDT 60.8 · CARG 79.1CARG +18.3
GrowthRDDT 99.1 · CARG 82.1RDDT +17.0
QualityRDDT 78.9 · CARG 86.2CARG +7.3
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 RDDT the better stock?
CARG scores higher: CARG 82.4, RDDT 72.0 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 RDDT differ most?
The widest gap is value, where CARG leads by 18 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 RDDT 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.