Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) Competitors $226.59 -11.03 (-4.64%) Closing price 03/27/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$226.16 -0.43 (-0.19%) As of 03/27/2025 04:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ABG vs. KMX, PAG, LAD, AN, GPI, AAP, SAH, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLYShould you be buying Asbury Automotive Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Asbury Automotive Group include CarMax (KMX), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Monro (MNRO), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. Asbury Automotive Group vs. CarMax Penske Automotive Group Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ABG or KMX? CarMax received 379 more outperform votes than Asbury Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.17% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 52.41% of users gave Asbury Automotive Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAsbury Automotive GroupOutperform Votes32652.41% Underperform Votes29647.59% CarMaxOutperform Votes70563.17% Underperform Votes41136.83% Is ABG or KMX more profitable? Asbury Automotive Group has a net margin of 2.50% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.77%. Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity of 16.29% beat CarMax's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Asbury Automotive Group2.50% 16.29% 5.34% CarMax 1.77%7.49%1.69% Do analysts rate ABG or KMX? Asbury Automotive Group currently has a consensus target price of $263.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.07%. CarMax has a consensus target price of $90.18, indicating a potential upside of 16.94%. Given CarMax's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CarMax is more favorable than Asbury Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Asbury Automotive Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17CarMax 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Does the media favor ABG or KMX? In the previous week, CarMax had 24 more articles in the media than Asbury Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for CarMax and 6 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Asbury Automotive Group's score of 0.71 indicating that CarMax is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Asbury Automotive Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CarMax 12 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, ABG or KMX? Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ABG or KMX? CarMax has higher revenue and earnings than Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarMax, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAsbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.26$430.30M$21.5110.53CarMax$25.98B0.46$479.20M$2.9526.14 SummaryCarMax beats Asbury Automotive Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Asbury Automotive Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ABG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ABG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAsbury Automotive GroupAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.45B$7.64B$24.73B$19.62BDividend YieldN/A1.45%171.17%3.75%P/E Ratio10.5319.5023.8033.60Price / Sales0.263.273.9327.47Price / Cash8.7319.0319.4917.54Price / Book1.444.035.654.60Net Income$430.30M$310.64M$784.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.94%0.52%1.50%0.37%1 Month Performance-15.48%-3.55%-3.22%-2.45%1 Year Performance-3.98%-7.79%-2.51%5.03% Asbury Automotive Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABGAsbury Automotive Group2.3078 of 5 stars$226.59-4.6%$263.00+16.1%-3.1%$4.45B$17.19B10.5315,000Analyst ForecastKMXCarMax2.7476 of 5 stars$73.51+3.1%$90.45+23.1%-11.3%$11.31B$25.98B24.9232,600Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePAGPenske Automotive Group3.8625 of 5 stars$154.31+3.3%$172.50+11.8%-10.8%$10.30B$30.46B11.2244,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageLADLithia Motors4.1502 of 5 stars$320.45+4.6%$371.36+15.9%-2.6%$8.42B$36.19B10.8021,900Analyst ForecastNews CoverageANAutoNation3.457 of 5 stars$175.58+5.3%$204.71+16.6%-2.5%$6.89B$26.77B10.3623,600Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGPIGroup 1 Automotive4.0153 of 5 stars$418.27+4.5%$460.33+10.1%+35.7%$5.54B$19.93B11.3816,011Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.2719 of 5 stars$38.68+3.2%$45.13+16.7%-52.7%$2.31B$9.09B52.9867,000Options VolumePositive NewsSAHSonic Automotive4.5673 of 5 stars$63.13+3.7%$77.80+23.2%+1.6%$2.13B$14.22B10.2110,500Analyst ForecastMNROMonro2.5516 of 5 stars$16.69-3.0%$25.33+51.8%-47.6%$499.85M$1.21B26.088,750CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.7459 of 5 stars$49.76+4.6%$50.00+0.5%-24.7%$411.12M$1.39B-60.682,100Positive NewsORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.8089 of 5 stars$1,362.74+1.8%$1,390.81+2.1%+25.4%$78.00B$16.71B33.5287,700Short Interest ↓ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CarMax Competitors Penske Automotive Group Competitors Lithia Motors Competitors AutoNation Competitors Group 1 Automotive Competitors Advance Auto Parts Competitors Sonic Automotive Competitors Monro Competitors America's Car-Mart Competitors O'Reilly Automotive Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ABG) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWhy Elon put $51 million into thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredEx CIA predicts 40% “double crash” – April 11The scientists here don’t study deadly viruses… directed energy weapons… or even weather control technology… ...Paradigm Press | SponsoredA $6.9 Trillion Cash Tsunami Is Coming – Move Your Money NOWExpert: "Prepare For the Mother of All Melt-Ups" In the wake of Wall Street volatility, stock-picking legen...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident…Bryce Paul believes this is the #1 coin to buy right now The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new b...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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