Penske Automotive Group (PAG) Competitors $150.81 -0.50 (-0.33%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$150.78 -0.03 (-0.02%) As of 05:04 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 PAG vs. KMX, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, AAP, SAH, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLYShould you be buying Penske Automotive Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Penske Automotive Group include CarMax (KMX), 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. Penske Automotive Group vs. CarMax Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking. Does the media favor PAG or KMX? In the previous week, CarMax had 101 more articles in the media than Penske Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 107 mentions for CarMax and 6 mentions for Penske Automotive Group. Penske Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat CarMax's score of 0.42 indicating that Penske Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Penske Automotive Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CarMax 35 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 19 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, PAG or KMX? Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% 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. Do analysts rate PAG or KMX? Penske Automotive Group presently has a consensus price target of $166.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.87%. CarMax has a consensus price target of $87.73, suggesting a potential upside of 30.08%. Given CarMax's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CarMax is more favorable than Penske Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Penske Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40CarMax 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAG or KMX? CarMax received 359 more outperform votes than Penske Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.31% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 60.07% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPenske Automotive GroupOutperform Votes35260.07% Underperform Votes23439.93% CarMaxOutperform Votes71163.31% Underperform Votes41236.69% Which has better earnings and valuation, PAG or KMX? 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 RatioPenske Automotive Group$30.46B0.33$918.90M$13.7511.00CarMax$25.98B0.40$479.20M$3.2121.01 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PAG or KMX? 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CarMax shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PAG or KMX 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 Penske Automotive Group3.02% 18.05% 5.50% CarMax 1.77%7.49%1.69% SummaryPenske Automotive Group and CarMax tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Penske Automotive Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAG 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 PAG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPenske Automotive GroupAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.10B$8.17B$23.21B$18.51BDividend Yield3.19%1.59%170.23%4.24%P/E Ratio11.0020.7321.6331.06Price / Sales0.333.334.0326.47Price / Cash10.4119.0319.4117.54Price / Book1.934.045.594.29Net Income$918.90M$310.64M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance8.36%9.45%5.94%6.63%1 Month Performance2.07%1.33%-4.41%-6.86%1 Year Performance1.26%5.00%0.89%1.19% Penske Automotive Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAGPenske Automotive Group3.8165 of 5 stars$150.81-0.3%$166.25+10.2%+0.9%$10.07B$30.46B10.9726,500Positive NewsGap DownKMXCarMax3.968 of 5 stars$73.63-2.8%$90.64+23.1%-5.6%$11.32B$25.98B24.9632,600Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLADLithia Motors4.3457 of 5 stars$279.08-1.1%$365.91+31.1%+10.1%$7.34B$36.19B9.4021,900Positive NewsANAutoNation3.2014 of 5 stars$157.77-0.5%$201.86+27.9%+7.6%$6.19B$26.77B9.3123,600News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.6625 of 5 stars$385.30+0.8%$450.33+16.9%+47.9%$5.10B$19.93B10.4816,011Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeABGAsbury Automotive Group2.7589 of 5 stars$215.99+1.6%$263.00+21.8%+3.6%$4.24B$17.19B10.0413,000Positive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.4629 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$14.22B9.2410,500MNROMonro2.7253 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 UpORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.5141 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 Alternatives Lithia Motors Alternatives AutoNation Alternatives Group 1 Automotive Alternatives Asbury Automotive Group Alternatives Advance Auto Parts Alternatives Sonic Automotive Alternatives Monro Alternatives America's Car-Mart Alternatives O'Reilly Automotive 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:PAG) 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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