Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors $371.54 +0.89 (+0.24%) (As of 11/20/2024 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, community ranking and risk. Does the media refer more to KMX or LAD? In the previous week, Lithia Motors had 5 more articles in the media than CarMax. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Lithia Motors and 7 mentions for CarMax. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Lithia Motors' score of 0.77 indicating that CarMax is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CarMax 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lithia Motors 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend KMX or LAD? CarMax presently has a consensus price target of $79.73, suggesting a potential upside of 4.00%. Lithia Motors has a consensus price target of $353.80, suggesting a potential downside of 4.77%. Given CarMax's higher possible upside, equities research 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23Lithia Motors 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KMX or LAD? CarMax received 210 more outperform votes than Lithia Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.53% of users gave Lithia Motors an outperform vote while only 63.49% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCarMaxOutperform Votes69963.49% Underperform Votes40236.51% Lithia MotorsOutperform Votes48966.53% Underperform Votes24633.47% Which has stronger valuation & 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$26.54B0.45$479.20M$2.6628.82Lithia Motors$31.04B0.32$1.00B$29.3012.68 Which has more volatility and risk, KMX or LAD? CarMax has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% SummaryLithia Motors beats CarMax on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two 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$9.90B$8.84B$23.46B$19.88BDividend Yield0.57%1.26%168.62%3.54%P/E Ratio12.681,329.42117.2842.92Price / Sales0.321.106.5218.13Price / Cash7.9433.6020.0717.85Price / Book1.633.096.265.52Net Income$1.00B$371.37M$683.43M$985.93M7 Day Performance-1.22%-5.88%-1.94%-0.22%1 Month Performance18.37%-1.92%-2.98%0.12%1 Year Performance36.31%29.77%14.77%23.70% Lithia Motors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADLithia Motors4.2272 of 5 stars$371.54+0.2%$353.80-4.8%+36.3%$9.87B$31.04B12.6827,446KMXCarMax3.607 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 NewsANAutoNation3.2295 of 5 stars$164.85+0.0%$199.00+20.7%+21.2%$6.53B$26.95B9.5125,300GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.2236 of 5 stars$401.67+0.1%$397.80-1.0%+41.6%$5.34B$17.87B10.7016,011Buyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsABGAsbury Automotive Group2.0613 of 5 stars$250.33-0.1%$256.20+2.3%+17.9%$4.90B$14.80B14.1715,000AAPAdvance Auto Parts4.9156 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 NewsMNROMonro2.2897 of 5 stars$26.77-4.8%$31.00+15.8%-7.5%$842.48M$1.28B30.777,660CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart3.1954 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 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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