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$451.10 -17.32 (-3.70%)
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GPI vs. KMX, PAG, LAD, AN, ABG, AAP, SAH, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLY

Should you be buying Group 1 Automotive stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Group 1 Automotive include CarMax (KMX), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), 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.

Group 1 Automotive vs.

Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

CarMax received 237 more outperform votes than Group 1 Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.16% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 59.90% of users gave Group 1 Automotive an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Group 1 AutomotiveOutperform Votes
466
59.90%
Underperform Votes
312
40.10%
CarMaxOutperform Votes
703
63.16%
Underperform Votes
410
36.84%

In the previous week, CarMax had 9 more articles in the media than Group 1 Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for CarMax and 15 mentions for Group 1 Automotive. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Group 1 Automotive's score of 0.33 indicating that CarMax is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Group 1 Automotive
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
CarMax
12 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Group 1 Automotive has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Group 1 Automotive presently has a consensus price target of $460.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.05%. CarMax has a consensus price target of $87.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.91%. Given CarMax's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CarMax is more favorable than Group 1 Automotive.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Group 1 Automotive
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
CarMax
3 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Group 1 Automotive has a net margin of 2.47% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.77%. Group 1 Automotive's return on equity of 18.09% beat CarMax's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Group 1 Automotive2.47% 18.09% 5.64%
CarMax 1.77%7.49%1.69%

Group 1 Automotive has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CarMax. Group 1 Automotive 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 Ratio
Group 1 Automotive$19.93B0.30$498.10M$36.7512.27
CarMax$26.54B0.48$479.20M$2.9528.01

99.9% of Group 1 Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Group 1 Automotive shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CarMax shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CarMax beats Group 1 Automotive on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GPI vs. The Competition

MetricGroup 1 AutomotiveAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.97B$8.74B$25.90B$20.07B
Dividend Yield0.40%1.25%172.57%3.65%
P/E Ratio12.2721.9923.0934.90
Price / Sales0.301.113.3915.64
Price / Cash9.6638.8621.2120.85
Price / Book2.012.765.834.92
Net Income$498.10M$310.64M$770.12M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-6.34%-6.32%-3.07%-1.05%
1 Month Performance2.41%5.31%-1.45%-1.09%
1 Year Performance70.54%18.45%7.19%13.70%

Group 1 Automotive Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
3.5324 of 5 stars
$451.10
-3.7%
$460.33
+2.0%
+71.8%$5.97B$19.93B12.2716,011
KMX
CarMax
3.367 of 5 stars
$88.91
+1.5%
$87.50
-1.6%
+17.0%$13.67B$26.54B30.1429,836Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
PAG
Penske Automotive Group
3.7622 of 5 stars
$174.17
-1.0%
$170.25
-2.3%
+11.7%$11.63B$29.53B13.3544,000Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
LAD
Lithia Motors
3.7043 of 5 stars
$380.41
-1.1%
$362.50
-4.7%
+24.5%$10.13B$31.04B12.9827,446Analyst Forecast
AN
AutoNation
3.7957 of 5 stars
$192.74
+0.4%
$199.71
+3.6%
+31.7%$7.64B$26.95B11.1225,300Analyst Forecast
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
2.5817 of 5 stars
$303.01
+1.1%
$264.00
-12.9%
+32.5%$5.94B$17.19B14.0915,000Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
AAP
Advance Auto Parts
3.3263 of 5 stars
$48.03
-1.2%
$47.93
-0.2%
-29.0%$2.87B$11.29B65.7969,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
SAH
Sonic Automotive
4.1222 of 5 stars
$73.55
0.0%
$78.00
+6.0%
+33.2%$2.51B$14.37B13.0910,500Analyst Forecast
MNRO
Monro
3.3481 of 5 stars
$19.78
+3.5%
$28.67
+44.9%
-41.9%$592.41M$1.28B30.917,660
CRMT
America's Car-Mart
2.0097 of 5 stars
$50.26
-1.7%
$50.00
-0.5%
-31.3%$414.65M$1.39B-61.292,280
ORLY
O'Reilly Automotive
3.9107 of 5 stars
$1,318.80
-1.3%
$1,390.81
+5.5%
+25.4%$76.13B$16.71B32.4390,302Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
Positive News

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