Penske Automotive Group (PAG) Competitors

CarMax (NYSE:KMX) and Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is KMX or PAG 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
CarMax	1.77%	7.49%	1.69%
Penske Automotive Group	3.02%	18.05%	5.50%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KMX or PAG?

77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CarMax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, KMX or PAG?

CarMax has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KMX or PAG?

In the previous week, CarMax had 11 more articles in the media than Penske Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for CarMax and 7 mentions for Penske Automotive Group. Penske Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat CarMax's score of 1.36 indicating that Penske Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CarMax	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Penske Automotive Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate KMX or PAG?

CarMax currently has a consensus price target of $90.45, indicating a potential upside of 21.74%. Penske Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $172.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.14%. Given CarMax's 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
CarMax	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Penske Automotive Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KMX or PAG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CarMax	$25.98B	0.44	$479.20M	$2.95	25.19
Penske Automotive Group	$30.46B	0.34	$918.90M	$13.75	11.19

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KMX or PAG?

CarMax received 352 more outperform votes than Penske Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.20% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 60.27% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CarMax	Outperform Votes 704 63.20%	Underperform Votes 410 36.80%
Penske Automotive Group	Outperform Votes 352 60.27%	Underperform Votes 232 39.73%

Summary

Penske Automotive Group beats CarMax on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.