AutoNation (AN) Competitors $164.85 +0.02 (+0.01%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AN vs. KMX, PAG, LAD, GPI, ABG, AAP, SAH, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLYShould you be buying AutoNation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AutoNation include CarMax (KMX), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Lithia Motors (LAD), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), 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. AutoNation vs. CarMax Penske Automotive Group Lithia Motors Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive AutoNation (NYSE:AN) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and community ranking. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AN or KMX? AutoNation has higher revenue and earnings than CarMax. AutoNation 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 RatioAutoNation$26.95B0.24$1.02B$17.349.51CarMax$25.90B0.46$479.20M$2.6628.82 Do analysts recommend AN or KMX? AutoNation presently has a consensus target price of $199.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.72%. CarMax has a consensus target price of $79.73, suggesting a potential upside of 4.00%. Given AutoNation's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AutoNation is more favorable than CarMax.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AutoNation 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71CarMax 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Which has more volatility & risk, AN or KMX? AutoNation has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AN or KMX? CarMax received 319 more outperform votes than AutoNation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.49% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 56.21% of users gave AutoNation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAutoNationOutperform Votes38056.21% Underperform Votes29643.79% CarMaxOutperform Votes69963.49% Underperform Votes40236.51% Do institutionals and insiders believe in AN or KMX? 94.6% of AutoNation shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of AutoNation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CarMax shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer AN or KMX? In the previous week, CarMax had 6 more articles in the media than AutoNation. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for CarMax and 4 mentions for AutoNation. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat AutoNation's score of 0.54 indicating that CarMax is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AutoNation 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CarMax 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AN or KMX more profitable? AutoNation has a net margin of 2.74% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.61%. AutoNation's return on equity of 32.01% beat CarMax's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AutoNation2.74% 32.01% 5.87% CarMax 1.61%6.83%1.53% SummaryAutoNation and CarMax tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWe recommended Nvidia in 2016, now we’re recommending this…The AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. Get AutoNation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AN 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 AN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAutoNationAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.53B$8.83B$23.60B$19.85BDividend YieldN/A1.26%168.62%3.52%P/E Ratio9.511,375.45117.1742.73Price / Sales0.241.106.5619.27Price / Cash5.5533.6020.0817.86Price / Book2.763.096.265.52Net Income$1.02B$371.37M$688.15M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.27%-3.20%-1.23%0.45%1 Month Performance0.46%0.38%-2.18%1.05%1 Year Performance24.17%32.70%15.23%24.67% AutoNation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANAutoNation3.2295 of 5 stars$164.85+0.0%$199.00+20.7%+21.2%$6.53B$26.95B9.5125,300KMXCarMax3.6088 of 5 stars$76.66+1.8%$79.73+4.0%+17.9%$11.67B$25.90B28.8229,836Positive NewsPAGPenske Automotive Group3.6619 of 5 stars$157.08-1.3%$170.25+8.4%+2.3%$10.63B$29.53B12.0444,000Positive NewsLADLithia Motors4.2272 of 5 stars$371.54+0.2%$353.80-4.8%+36.3%$9.87B$31.04B12.6827,446GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.2236 of 5 stars$401.67+0.1%$397.80-1.0%+41.6%$5.35B$17.87B10.7016,011Buyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsABGAsbury Automotive Group2.0613 of 5 stars$250.33-0.1%$256.20+2.3%+17.9%$4.90B$14.80B14.1715,000AAPAdvance Auto Parts4.9159 of 5 stars$38.63+0.3%$48.64+25.9%-27.2%$2.31B$11.19B52.9269,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSAHSonic Automotive4.2078 of 5 stars$61.68-1.4%$67.40+9.3%+17.0%$2.14B$14.37B10.9810,500Positive NewsMNROMonro2.2956 of 5 stars$26.77-4.8%$31.00+15.8%-7.5%$842.48M$1.28B30.777,660CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart3.1928 of 5 stars$41.75+0.0%$50.00+19.8%-47.8%$267.20M$1.39B-7.282,280Short Interest ↓ORLYO'Reilly Automotive4.5414 of 5 stars$1,188.87-1.0%$1,242.13+4.5%+21.5%$69.31B$15.81B29.4190,302Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CarMax Competitors Penske Automotive Group Competitors Lithia Motors Competitors Group 1 Automotive Competitors Asbury Automotive Group Competitors Advance Auto Parts Competitors Sonic Automotive Competitors Monro Competitors America's Car-Mart Competitors O'Reilly Automotive Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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