Sonic Automotive (SAH) Competitors $74.42 +1.87 (+2.58%) Closing price 08/6/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$74.39 -0.04 (-0.05%) As of 08/6/2025 06:25 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 SAH vs. ABG, AN, GPI, LAD, PAG, KMX, AAP, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLYShould you be buying Sonic Automotive stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sonic Automotive include Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Lithia Motors (LAD), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), CarMax (KMX), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. Sonic Automotive vs. Its Competitors Asbury Automotive Group AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Lithia Motors Penske Automotive Group CarMax Advance Auto Parts Monro Muffler Brake America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) and Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, SAH or ABG? Sonic Automotive has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor SAH or ABG? In the previous week, Asbury Automotive Group had 4 more articles in the media than Sonic Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group and 5 mentions for Sonic Automotive. Sonic Automotive's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Asbury Automotive Group's score of 0.82 indicating that Sonic Automotive is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Sonic Automotive 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Asbury Automotive Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate SAH or ABG? Sonic Automotive presently has a consensus price target of $77.86, suggesting a potential upside of 4.62%. Asbury Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $253.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.25%. Given Asbury Automotive Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Asbury Automotive Group is more favorable than Sonic Automotive.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Sonic Automotive 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Asbury Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SAH or ABG? Asbury Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sonic Automotive. Asbury Automotive Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sonic Automotive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSonic Automotive$14.22B0.18$216M$4.5016.54Asbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.26$430.30M$27.388.38 Is SAH or ABG more profitable? Asbury Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.13% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 1.07%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 21.40% beat Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Sonic Automotive1.07% 21.40% 3.83% Asbury Automotive Group 3.13%15.41%5.38% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SAH or ABG? 46.9% of Sonic Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.7% of Sonic Automotive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Asbury Automotive Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySonic Automotive beats Asbury Automotive Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sonic Automotive News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAH 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 SAH 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 SAH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSonic AutomotiveRET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.48B$4.43B$26.17B$20.65BDividend Yield1.93%1.43%174.21%3.66%P/E Ratio16.5413.6529.1929.27Price / Sales0.180.488.8562.32Price / Cash7.4512.1557.6723.31Price / Book2.471.615.574.37Net Income$216M$375.51M$877.46M$996.36M7 Day Performance2.88%2.45%-0.17%0.59%1 Month Performance-14.61%-8.51%-0.47%0.23%1 Year Performance26.54%7.39%23.83%16.71% Sonic Automotive Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAHSonic Automotive4.1315 of 5 stars$74.42+2.6%$77.86+4.6%+29.4%$2.48B$14.22B16.5410,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastABGAsbury Automotive Group2.5909 of 5 stars$228.74-3.8%$259.33+13.4%-1.3%$4.67B$17.19B10.8915,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeANAutoNation3.9135 of 5 stars$196.65-3.2%$211.38+7.5%+17.2%$7.66B$26.77B12.3225,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGPIGroup 1 Automotive4.4571 of 5 stars$425.59-2.5%$470.14+10.5%+24.7%$5.65B$19.93B11.7320,413Analyst ForecastLADLithia Motors4.9157 of 5 stars$307.38-1.8%$382.50+24.4%+6.3%$8.15B$36.24B9.6930,000Analyst ForecastPAGPenske Automotive Group4.0126 of 5 stars$170.60-2.5%$175.00+2.6%+10.2%$11.58B$30.46B12.0128,900Analyst UpgradeKMXCarMax4.8663 of 5 stars$60.29-0.7%$83.67+38.8%-25.4%$9.11B$26.35B16.6530,048News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.4741 of 5 stars$57.53-2.0%$48.53-15.6%+3.8%$3.52B$9.09B-9.8062,800Upcoming EarningsMNROMonro Muffler Brake2.4135 of 5 stars$16.30+3.1%$17.67+8.4%-42.0%$473.85M$1.20B-81.507,360CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.8447 of 5 stars$50.64-2.7%$50.00-1.3%-25.6%$429.95M$1.39B24.232,280News CoverageORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.9474 of 5 stars$97.33-0.3%$102.22+5.0%+41.0%$83.48B$16.71B34.7993,047Options Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Asbury Automotive Group Alternatives AutoNation Alternatives Group 1 Automotive Alternatives Lithia Motors Alternatives Penske Automotive Group Alternatives CarMax Alternatives Advance Auto Parts Alternatives Monro Muffler Brake 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:SAH) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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