AutoZone (AZO) Competitors $3,190.35 -51.27 (-1.58%) (As of 12:10 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AZO vs. ORLY, KMX, PAG, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, AAP, SAH, and MNROShould you be buying AutoZone stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AutoZone include O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), CarMax (KMX), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Sonic Automotive (SAH), and Monro (MNRO). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. AutoZone vs. O'Reilly Automotive CarMax Penske Automotive Group Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive Monro O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) and AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking. Is ORLY or AZO more profitable? O'Reilly Automotive has a net margin of 14.52% compared to AutoZone's net margin of 14.18%. AutoZone's return on equity of -53.89% beat O'Reilly Automotive's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets O'Reilly Automotive14.52% -155.25% 16.74% AutoZone 14.18%-53.89%15.03% Does the media refer more to ORLY or AZO? In the previous week, AutoZone had 6 more articles in the media than O'Reilly Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AutoZone and 3 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive. AutoZone's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat O'Reilly Automotive's score of -0.10 indicating that AutoZone is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment O'Reilly Automotive 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AutoZone 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, ORLY or AZO? O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AutoZone has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ORLY or AZO? AutoZone has higher revenue and earnings than O'Reilly Automotive. AutoZone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than O'Reilly Automotive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioO'Reilly Automotive$16.44B4.16$2.35B$40.4229.29AutoZone$18.58B2.88$2.66B$149.6821.31 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ORLY or AZO? AutoZone received 18 more outperform votes than O'Reilly Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.93% of users gave AutoZone an outperform vote while only 66.92% of users gave O'Reilly Automotive an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformO'Reilly AutomotiveOutperform Votes79166.92% Underperform Votes39133.08% AutoZoneOutperform Votes80967.93% Underperform Votes38232.07% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ORLY or AZO? 85.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of AutoZone shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of AutoZone shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend ORLY or AZO? O'Reilly Automotive currently has a consensus price target of $1,269.31, indicating a potential upside of 7.22%. AutoZone has a consensus price target of $3,384.89, indicating a potential upside of 6.12%. Given O'Reilly Automotive's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe O'Reilly Automotive is more favorable than AutoZone.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score O'Reilly Automotive 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94AutoZone 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.95 SummaryAutoZone beats O'Reilly Automotive on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyKamala’s final humiliation The investments connected to Trump's second term in ways that almost nobody outside his inner circle is aware of… yet have the potential to deliver colossal returns over the next four years. I’m not talking about Tesla, Palantir, or anything else you’ve heard parroted by the mainstream financial press. No. These are Trump’s Secret Stocks. It’s all waiting for you here. Get AutoZone News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AZO 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 AZO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAutoZoneAuto & home supply stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$53.53B$18.03B$24.09B$19.05BDividend YieldN/A2.80%168.51%3.63%P/E Ratio21.3125.34101.6540.02Price / Sales2.881.142.9018.69Price / Cash18.0511.2221.7021.25Price / Book-11.540.675.355.23Net Income$2.66B$726.31M$673.49M$989.46M7 Day Performance-1.62%-2.07%0.13%0.04%1 Month Performance0.64%-6.83%-3.17%-5.70%1 Year Performance23.37%-21.86%7.68%10.90% AutoZone Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZOAutoZone4.0297 of 5 stars$3,190.35-1.6%$3,384.89+6.1%+25.5%$53.54B$18.58B21.31126,000Short Interest ↑ORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.8655 of 5 stars$1,206.55-1.0%$1,269.31+5.2%+26.0%$69.66B$16.44B29.8590,302KMXCarMax3.9222 of 5 stars$83.51-0.9%$85.17+2.0%+9.2%$12.94B$25.98B31.3929,836Insider TradePAGPenske Automotive Group3.2243 of 5 stars$155.75-1.0%$170.25+9.3%-3.3%$10.40B$30.01B11.9344,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsLADLithia Motors3.8351 of 5 stars$358.58-0.4%$357.60-0.3%+9.5%$9.55B$34.69B12.2427,446Positive NewsANAutoNation3.2517 of 5 stars$171.19+0.6%$199.29+16.4%+14.4%$6.79B$26.32B9.8725,300Positive NewsGPIGroup 1 Automotive2.8207 of 5 stars$418.46-0.4%$437.67+4.6%+38.7%$5.57B$18.87B11.1516,011Positive NewsABGAsbury Automotive Group1.4316 of 5 stars$242.00-1.5%$256.20+5.9%+8.6%$4.74B$16.50B13.7015,000Positive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.664 of 5 stars$43.12-0.9%$48.40+12.2%-27.8%$2.58B$11.19B59.0769,000Short Interest ↑SAHSonic Automotive3.9008 of 5 stars$63.16+0.3%$67.40+6.7%+13.1%$2.16B$13.91B11.2410,500MNROMonro3.8917 of 5 stars$25.12-0.2%$31.00+23.4%-15.6%$752.32M$1.22B28.877,660Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ORLY Competitors KMX Competitors PAG Competitors LAD Competitors AN Competitors GPI Competitors ABG Competitors AAP Competitors SAH Competitors MNRO 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:AZO) was last updated on 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrading 5-7 Stocks to Profit $1,300 a Day?If you want a straightforward, faster, and potentially more reliable way to trade… Learn this strategy by w...Prosper Trading Academy | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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