Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors $350.26 -10.44 (-2.89%) As of 02:55 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. 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 Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility and risk, LAD or KMX? Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 better earnings & valuation, 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$36.24B0.26$802M$29.6811.97CarMax$26.54B0.49$479.20M$2.9528.61 Does the media favor LAD or KMX? In the previous week, Lithia Motors had 1 more articles in the media than CarMax. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Lithia Motors and 19 mentions for CarMax. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Lithia Motors' score of 0.57 indicating that CarMax is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithia Motors 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CarMax 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor LAD or KMX? CarMax received 207 more outperform votes than Lithia Motors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.31% of users gave Lithia Motors an outperform vote while only 63.16% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLithia MotorsOutperform Votes49666.31% Underperform Votes25233.69% CarMaxOutperform Votes70363.16% Underperform Votes41036.84% Do analysts rate LAD or KMX? Lithia Motors presently has a consensus target price of $371.36, indicating a potential upside of 4.55%. CarMax has a consensus target price of $87.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.68%. Given Lithia Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lithia Motors is more favorable than CarMax.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 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 SummaryLithia Motors beats CarMax on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$9.46B$8.85B$26.09B$20.22BDividend Yield0.57%1.25%172.57%3.65%P/E Ratio11.9722.4823.5735.28Price / Sales0.261.123.2016.07Price / Cash9.1938.8621.2120.85Price / Book1.422.805.884.98Net Income$802M$310.64M$770.12M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.62%-5.11%-2.23%0.06%1 Month Performance0.61%6.33%-0.15%-0.29%1 Year Performance26.23%22.71%9.82%15.41% Lithia Motors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADLithia Motors3.7315 of 5 stars$350.27-2.9%$371.36+6.0%+27.3%$9.32B$36.24B11.7927,446Analyst ForecastKMXCarMax3.4033 of 5 stars$88.91+1.5%$87.50-1.6%+21.2%$13.67B$26.54B30.1429,836Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsPAGPenske Automotive Group3.8041 of 5 stars$174.17-1.0%$170.25-2.3%+15.8%$11.63B$29.53B13.3544,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeANAutoNation3.8378 of 5 stars$192.74+0.4%$199.71+3.6%+36.7%$7.64B$26.95B11.1225,300Gap DownGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.5725 of 5 stars$481.64-0.5%$460.33-4.4%+79.1%$6.42B$19.93B13.1116,011ABGAsbury Automotive Group2.6439 of 5 stars$303.01+1.1%$264.00-12.9%+38.6%$5.94B$17.19B14.0915,000Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.3488 of 5 stars$48.03-1.2%$47.93-0.2%-28.1%$2.87B$11.29B65.7969,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsSAHSonic Automotive4.1694 of 5 stars$73.550.0%$78.00+6.0%+41.9%$2.51B$14.37B13.0910,500Analyst ForecastMNROMonro3.4085 of 5 stars$19.78+3.5%$28.67+44.9%-40.2%$592.41M$1.28B30.917,660CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.2795 of 5 stars$50.26-1.7%$50.00-0.5%-24.0%$414.65M$1.39B-61.292,280ORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.9441 of 5 stars$1,318.80-1.3%$1,390.81+5.5%+26.7%$76.13B$16.71B32.4390,302Analyst RevisionPositive 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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