Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Competitors $401.67 +0.42 (+0.10%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends GPI vs. KMX, PAG, LAD, AN, ABG, AAP, SAH, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLYShould 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. CarMax Penske Automotive Group Lithia Motors AutoNation Asbury Automotive Group Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Do analysts rate GPI or KMX? Group 1 Automotive currently has a consensus price target of $397.80, suggesting a potential downside of 0.96%. CarMax has a consensus price target of $79.73, suggesting a potential upside of 4.00%. Given CarMax's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80CarMax 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Which has higher earnings and valuation, GPI or KMX? 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 RatioGroup 1 Automotive$17.87B0.30$601.60M$37.5310.70CarMax$26.54B0.45$479.20M$2.6628.82 Is GPI or KMX more profitable? Group 1 Automotive has a net margin of 2.68% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.61%. Group 1 Automotive's return on equity of 18.49% beat CarMax's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Group 1 Automotive2.68% 18.49% 5.94% CarMax 1.61%6.83%1.53% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GPI or KMX? CarMax received 238 more outperform votes than Group 1 Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.49% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 59.72% of users gave Group 1 Automotive an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGroup 1 AutomotiveOutperform Votes46159.72% Underperform Votes31140.28% CarMaxOutperform Votes69963.49% Underperform Votes40236.51% Which has more volatility & risk, GPI or KMX? Group 1 Automotive has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GPI or KMX? 99.9% of Group 1 Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Group 1 Automotive shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CarMax shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer GPI or KMX? In the previous week, Group 1 Automotive had 7 more articles in the media than CarMax. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Group 1 Automotive and 10 mentions for CarMax. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Group 1 Automotive's score of 1.04 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 9 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 SummaryGroup 1 Automotive and CarMax tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO Get Group 1 Automotive News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GPI 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 GPI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGroup 1 AutomotiveAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.35B$9.26B$23.96B$19.84BDividend Yield0.45%1.28%169.97%3.50%P/E Ratio10.701,303.06101.9937.73Price / Sales0.301.156.5918.01Price / Cash7.9933.5219.8517.90Price / Book2.082.986.354.86Net Income$601.60M$371.37M$688.15M$985.93M7 Day Performance-2.32%-3.20%-1.23%0.45%1 Month Performance14.85%0.38%-2.18%1.05%1 Year Performance42.88%32.70%15.23%24.67% Group 1 Automotive Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.2236 of 5 stars$401.67+0.1%$397.80-1.0%+41.6%$5.35B$17.87B10.7016,011Buyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsKMXCarMax3.607 of 5 stars$76.66+1.8%$79.73+4.0%+17.9%$11.67B$26.54B28.8229,836Positive 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$31.04B12.6827,446ANAutoNation3.2295 of 5 stars$164.85+0.0%$199.00+20.7%+21.2%$6.53B$26.95B9.5125,300ABGAsbury 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 Alternatives Penske Automotive Group Alternatives Lithia Motors Alternatives AutoNation Alternatives Asbury Automotive Group Alternatives Advance Auto Parts Alternatives Sonic Automotive Alternatives Monro Alternatives America's Car-Mart Alternatives O'Reilly Automotive Alternatives 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:GPI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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