CarMax (KMX) Competitors $67.44 -0.92 (-1.35%) As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KMX vs. PAG, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, AAP, SAH, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLYShould you be buying CarMax stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CarMax include Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), 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. CarMax vs. Penske Automotive Group Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive CarMax (NYSE:KMX) and Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, KMX or PAG? Penske Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than CarMax. Penske Automotive Group 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 RatioCarMax$25.98B0.40$479.20M$3.2121.01Penske Automotive Group$30.46B0.33$918.90M$13.7511.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of KMX or PAG? 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of CarMax shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend KMX or PAG? CarMax presently has a consensus price target of $87.73, indicating a potential upside of 30.08%. Penske Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $166.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.87%. Given CarMax's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe CarMax is more favorable than Penske Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CarMax 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46Penske Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media favor KMX or PAG? In the previous week, CarMax had 92 more articles in the media than Penske Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for CarMax and 9 mentions for Penske Automotive Group. Penske Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat CarMax's score of 0.48 indicating that Penske Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CarMax 32 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 18 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Penske Automotive Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, KMX or PAG? CarMax has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KMX or PAG? CarMax received 358 more outperform votes than Penske Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.28% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 60.07% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCarMaxOutperform Votes71063.28% Underperform Votes41236.72% Penske Automotive GroupOutperform Votes35260.07% Underperform Votes23439.93% Is KMX or PAG more profitable? Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.02% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.77%. Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 18.05% beat CarMax's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CarMax1.77% 7.49% 1.69% Penske Automotive Group 3.02%18.05%5.50% SummaryCarMax and Penske Automotive Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get CarMax News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KMX 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 KMX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarMaxAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.37B$8.17B$23.21B$18.52BDividend YieldN/A1.59%170.23%4.25%P/E Ratio22.8620.7321.6331.06Price / Sales0.403.334.0326.47Price / Cash18.2719.0319.4117.54Price / Book1.754.045.594.29Net Income$479.20M$310.64M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance-8.41%11.05%3.25%4.23%1 Month Performance-3.50%1.24%-4.38%-6.79%1 Year Performance-5.56%2.57%-1.27%-0.03% CarMax Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMXCarMax3.9361 of 5 stars$67.44-1.3%$87.73+30.1%-5.6%$10.37B$25.98B22.8632,600Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumePAGPenske Automotive Group3.3043 of 5 stars$139.96-1.3%$166.25+18.8%+0.9%$9.32B$30.46B10.1526,500Positive NewsLADLithia Motors4.345 of 5 stars$276.50-2.0%$365.91+32.3%+10.1%$7.27B$36.19B9.3221,900Positive NewsANAutoNation3.1997 of 5 stars$155.93-1.7%$201.86+29.5%+7.6%$6.12B$26.77B9.2023,600GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.664 of 5 stars$383.29+0.3%$450.33+17.5%+47.9%$5.08B$19.93B10.4416,011Positive NewsABGAsbury Automotive Group2.7457 of 5 stars$214.40+0.9%$263.00+22.7%+3.6%$4.24B$17.19B10.0313,000Positive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.3932 of 5 stars$32.60-6.9%$45.13+38.4%-53.4%$1.94B$9.09B44.4367,000Positive NewsGap UpSAHSonic Automotive4.3335 of 5 stars$57.00+1.5%$74.80+31.2%+17.7%$1.92B$14.22B9.2010,500MNROMonro2.708 of 5 stars$15.47+1.3%$20.33+31.4%-53.0%$463.31M$1.21B24.178,750CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.7955 of 5 stars$43.73+0.2%$50.00+14.3%-18.1%$360.68M$1.39B-53.242,100Gap DownORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.5164 of 5 stars$1,331.93-4.2%$1,390.81+4.4%+31.4%$76.42B$16.71B32.8387,700 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PAG Alternatives LAD Alternatives AN Alternatives GPI Alternatives ABG Alternatives AAP Alternatives SAH Alternatives MNRO Alternatives CRMT Alternatives ORLY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KMX) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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