Mister Car Wash (NYSE:MCW – Get Rating) and Allego (NYSE:ALLG – Get Rating) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
34.2% of Allego shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.2% of Mister Car Wash shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 82.7% of Allego shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Mister Car Wash and Allego’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mister Car Wash | 11.16% | 13.15% | 3.91% |
| Allego | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mister Car Wash | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Allego | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Mister Car Wash currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. Allego has a consensus price target of $6.70, suggesting a potential upside of 173.47%. Given Allego’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Allego is more favorable than Mister Car Wash.
Risk and Volatility
Mister Car Wash has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allego has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Mister Car Wash and Allego’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mister Car Wash | $876.51 million | 2.99 | $112.90 million | $0.29 | 29.28 |
| Allego | $48.22 million | 3.51 | -$321.11 million | N/A | N/A |
Mister Car Wash has higher revenue and earnings than Allego.
About Mister Car Wash
Mister Car Wash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides conveyorized car wash services in the United States. It offers express exterior and interior cleaning services. The company was formerly known as Hotshine Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Mister Car Wash, Inc. in March 2021. Mister Car Wash, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.
About Allego
Allego N.V. operates as an electric vehicle (EV) charging company. The company offers charging solutions for electric cars, motors, buses, and trucks. It has a charging network with renewable energy and charging solutions for business-to-business customers, including leading retail and auto brands. The company has approximately 28,000 charging ports in Europe. It also provides Allego EV Cloud, a customer payment tool that offers essential services to owned and third-party customers comprising authorization and billing, smart charging and load balancing, analysis, and customer support. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
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