Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors $290.90 -0.08 (-0.03%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$290.67 -0.23 (-0.08%) As of 06:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock 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 Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate LAD or KMX? Lithia Motors presently has a consensus price target of $365.91, indicating a potential upside of 25.79%. CarMax has a consensus price target of $87.73, indicating a potential upside of 29.68%. 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 Lithia Motors 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64CarMax 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Is LAD or KMX more profitable? Lithia Motors has a net margin of 2.21% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.77%. Lithia Motors' return on equity of 12.43% beat CarMax's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithia Motors2.21% 12.43% 3.53% CarMax 1.77%7.49%1.69% Which has more risk and volatility, LAD or KMX? Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LAD or KMX? CarMax received 214 more outperform votes than Lithia Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.36% of users gave Lithia Motors an outperform vote while only 63.31% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLithia MotorsOutperform Votes49766.36% Underperform Votes25233.64% CarMaxOutperform Votes71163.31% Underperform Votes41236.69% Does the media prefer LAD or KMX? In the previous week, CarMax had 96 more articles in the media than Lithia Motors. MarketBeat recorded 108 mentions for CarMax and 12 mentions for Lithia Motors. Lithia Motors' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat CarMax's score of 0.42 indicating that Lithia Motors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithia Motors 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive CarMax 35 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 19 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better valuation & earnings, LAD or KMX? 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 RatioLithia Motors$36.19B0.21$802M$29.689.80CarMax$25.98B0.40$479.20M$3.2121.08 SummaryLithia Motors beats CarMax on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Lithia Motors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAD 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 LAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithia MotorsAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.65B$8.28B$23.11B$18.51BDividend Yield0.72%1.59%170.23%4.24%P/E Ratio9.8021.0821.6731.15Price / Sales0.213.764.0125.69Price / Cash9.1019.0319.4117.53Price / Book1.164.105.644.29Net Income$802M$310.64M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.42%10.75%5.03%6.60%1 Month Performance-1.52%2.46%-5.16%-6.88%1 Year Performance12.74%6.83%2.02%1.23% Lithia Motors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADLithia Motors4.3457 of 5 stars$290.900.0%$365.91+25.8%+10.1%$7.65B$36.19B9.8021,900Positive NewsKMXCarMax3.9609 of 5 stars$73.63-2.8%$90.64+23.1%-5.6%$11.32B$25.98B24.9632,600Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumePAGPenske Automotive Group3.8991 of 5 stars$140.43-1.0%$166.25+18.4%+0.9%$9.37B$30.46B10.2126,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeANAutoNation3.1973 of 5 stars$157.77-0.5%$201.86+27.9%+7.6%$6.19B$26.77B9.3123,600News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.6578 of 5 stars$385.30+0.8%$450.33+16.9%+47.9%$5.10B$19.93B10.4816,011Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeABGAsbury Automotive Group2.7611 of 5 stars$215.99+1.6%$263.00+21.8%+3.6%$4.24B$17.19B10.0413,000Positive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.4562 of 5 stars$32.41-7.4%$45.13+39.2%-53.4%$1.94B$9.09B44.4067,000Positive NewsSAHSonic Automotive4.2612 of 5 stars$57.11+1.7%$74.80+31.0%+17.7%$1.93B$14.22B9.2410,500MNROMonro2.7273 of 5 stars$15.53+1.7%$20.33+30.9%-53.0%$465.11M$1.21B24.278,750High Trading VolumeCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.8059 of 5 stars$43.67+0.0%$50.00+14.5%-18.1%$360.80M$1.39B-53.262,100News CoverageGap DownORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.5081 of 5 stars$1,333.84-4.0%$1,390.81+4.3%+31.4%$76.35B$16.71B32.8087,700High Trading Volume Remove Ads 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 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:LAD) 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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