Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors $359.98 -0.31 (-0.09%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LAD vs. KMX, PAG, AN, GPI, ABG, AAP, SAH, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLYShould you be buying Lithia Motors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithia Motors include CarMax (KMX), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), 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. Lithia Motors vs. CarMax Penske Automotive Group AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive CarMax (NYSE:KMX) and Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and media sentiment. Which has better valuation and earnings, KMX or LAD? Lithia Motors has higher revenue and earnings than CarMax. Lithia Motors 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$25.90B0.50$479.20M$2.6631.68Lithia Motors$34.69B0.28$1.00B$29.3012.29 Do analysts prefer KMX or LAD? CarMax presently has a consensus price target of $85.17, indicating a potential upside of 1.06%. Lithia Motors has a consensus price target of $357.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.66%. Given CarMax's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CarMax is more favorable than Lithia Motors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CarMax 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21Lithia Motors 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is KMX or LAD more profitable? Lithia Motors has a net margin of 2.31% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.61%. Lithia Motors' return on equity of 12.95% beat CarMax's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CarMax1.61% 6.83% 1.53% Lithia Motors 2.31%12.95%3.76% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KMX or LAD? CarMax received 210 more outperform votes than Lithia Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.44% of users gave Lithia Motors an outperform vote while only 63.10% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCarMaxOutperform Votes70163.10% Underperform Votes41036.90% Lithia MotorsOutperform Votes49166.44% Underperform Votes24833.56% Does the media refer more to KMX or LAD? In the previous week, CarMax had 58 more articles in the media than Lithia Motors. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for CarMax and 8 mentions for Lithia Motors. Lithia Motors' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat CarMax's score of 0.75 indicating that Lithia Motors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CarMax 18 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lithia Motors 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 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 LAD? CarMax has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLithia Motors beats CarMax on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. 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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 LAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithia MotorsAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.59B$8.41B$24.60B$19.18BDividend Yield0.56%1.30%165.84%3.58%P/E Ratio12.291,264.89108.7941.22Price / Sales0.281.053.7617.58Price / Cash8.1435.1121.7421.28Price / Book1.582.805.425.32Net Income$1.00B$337.88M$675.22M$989.67M7 Day Performance-5.41%-2.83%-2.92%-3.45%1 Month Performance-5.96%1.52%0.23%-3.73%1 Year Performance12.16%10.18%8.77%12.06% Lithia Motors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADLithia Motors4.2164 of 5 stars$359.98-0.1%$357.60-0.7%+16.5%$9.59B$34.69B12.2927,446Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKMXCarMax3.4797 of 5 stars$85.41-1.0%$81.00-5.2%+12.8%$13.23B$25.90B32.4329,836Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePAGPenske Automotive Group3.4117 of 5 stars$163.60+0.2%$170.25+4.1%-1.2%$10.92B$30.01B12.5144,000Positive NewsANAutoNation3.6049 of 5 stars$171.60-0.6%$199.29+16.1%+15.1%$6.80B$26.95B9.9625,300GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.2806 of 5 stars$426.70-0.1%$437.67+2.6%+42.3%$5.68B$17.87B11.3816,011Insider TradePositive NewsABGAsbury Automotive Group2.2719 of 5 stars$255.73+0.8%$256.20+0.2%+10.8%$5.01B$16.50B14.4315,000Positive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.4881 of 5 stars$44.16+0.7%$48.40+9.6%-26.8%$2.64B$11.19B60.0869,000SAHSonic Automotive2.975 of 5 stars$66.71+0.3%$67.40+1.0%+15.2%$2.28B$14.37B11.8410,500MNROMonro3.0842 of 5 stars$25.95flat$31.00+19.5%-19.3%$777.18M$1.22B29.837,660Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.1164 of 5 stars$55.65+0.6%$50.00-10.2%-27.4%$459.28M$1.36B-67.562,280Positive NewsORLYO'Reilly Automotive4.3452 of 5 stars$1,276.60+0.5%$1,257.00-1.5%+28.3%$73.70B$15.81B31.4390,302 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CarMax Competitors Penske Automotive Group Competitors AutoNation 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:LAD) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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