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Online auto marketplace CarGurus (NASDAQ:CARG) will be reporting results tomorrow afternoon. Here's what to look for.
CarGurus met analysts' revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $215.8 million, down 7% year on year. It was a weak quarter for the company, with slow revenue growth and underwhelming revenue guidance for the next quarter. It reported 31,175 users, flat year on year.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting CarGurus's revenue to decline 10% year on year to $215.7 million, improving from the 53.1% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.34 per share.
The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. CarGurus has missed Wall Street's revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at CarGurus's peers in the online marketplace segment, some have already reported their Q2 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 41.5%, beating analysts' expectations by 8.3%, and EverQuote reported revenues up 72.3%, topping estimates by 13.9%. MercadoLibre traded up 10.7% following the results while EverQuote was also up 11.7%.
Read the full analysis of MercadoLibre's and EverQuote's results on StockStory.
Growth stocks have seen elevated volatility as investors debate the Fed's monetary policy, and while some of the online marketplace stocks have fared somewhat better, they have not been spared, with share prices down 7.9% on average over the last month. CarGurus is down 9.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $27 (compared to the current share price of $22.63).
