AutoNation (AN) Competitors $185.53 +2.73 (+1.49%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders believe in AN or KMX? 94.6% of AutoNation shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of AutoNation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CarMax shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate AN or KMX? AutoNation presently has a consensus target price of $197.71, indicating a potential upside of 6.57%. CarMax has a consensus target price of $85.17, indicating a potential upside of 7.86%. Given CarMax's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CarMax is more favorable than AutoNation.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) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AN or KMX? CarMax received 319 more outperform votes than AutoNation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.10% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 56.26% of users gave AutoNation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAutoNationOutperform Votes38256.26% Underperform Votes29743.74% CarMaxOutperform Votes70163.10% Underperform Votes41036.90% Which has better 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$26.95B0.27$1.02B$17.3410.70CarMax$26.54B0.46$479.20M$2.9526.77 Is AN or KMX more profitable? AutoNation has a net margin of 2.74% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.77%. 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 1.77%7.49%1.69% Does the media favor AN or KMX? In the previous week, CarMax had 15 more articles in the media than AutoNation. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for CarMax and 9 mentions for AutoNation. AutoNation's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat CarMax's score of 0.99 indicating that AutoNation is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AutoNation 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CarMax 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, AN or KMX? AutoNation has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAutoNation and CarMax tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$6.77B$9.08B$24.73B$19.57BDividend YieldN/A1.37%167.14%3.71%P/E Ratio10.701,168.8492.7135.01Price / Sales0.271.203.7317.11Price / Cash5.7528.6720.3619.84Price / Book3.572.976.705.76Net Income$1.02B$371.37M$675.95M$993.25M7 Day Performance5.99%2.92%2.01%3.12%1 Month Performance9.01%0.99%0.20%4.75%1 Year Performance31.97%22.77%13.47%18.83% AutoNation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANAutoNation1.7986 of 5 stars$185.53+1.5%$197.71+6.6%+32.0%$7.36B$26.32B10.7025,300Analyst RevisionNews CoverageKMXCarMax3.8166 of 5 stars$78.12-0.3%$85.17+9.0%+14.2%$12.01B$25.98B29.3729,836Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePAGPenske Automotive Group3.5978 of 5 stars$153.13+1.2%$170.25+11.2%+5.7%$10.22B$30.01B11.7344,000Analyst RevisionNews CoverageLADLithia Motors4.4741 of 5 stars$348.48+2.0%$361.45+3.7%+18.4%$9.28B$34.69B11.8921,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.2192 of 5 stars$427.60+1.6%$437.67+2.4%+63.4%$5.69B$18.87B11.3916,011Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageABGAsbury Automotive Group1.8731 of 5 stars$240.51+1.1%$256.20+6.5%+19.7%$4.71B$16.50B13.6115,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.8848 of 5 stars$45.35-1.8%$47.93+5.7%-28.0%$2.71B$11.19B62.1269,000Analyst RevisionSAHSonic Automotive3.6781 of 5 stars$63.89+0.8%$67.40+5.5%+34.5%$2.18B$13.91B11.3710,500Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageMNROMonro3.4917 of 5 stars$21.86-0.5%$29.33+34.2%-26.3%$654.69M$1.22B25.138,750CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.553 of 5 stars$44.14-1.1%$50.00+13.3%-26.5%$364.29M$1.36B-53.832,100Short Interest ↑News CoverageORLYO'Reilly Automotive4.2414 of 5 stars$1,211.87+1.2%$1,270.69+4.9%+18.4%$69.96B$16.44B29.9887,700News Coverage 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 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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