Sonic Automotive (SAH) Competitors $85.25 +0.40 (+0.47%) Closing price 07/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$85.17 -0.08 (-0.10%) As of 07/16/2025 05:23 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, CRMT, MNRO, 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), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), 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 America's Car-Mart Monro Muffler Brake O'Reilly Automotive Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) and Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend ABG or SAH? Asbury Automotive Group presently has a consensus target price of $263.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.15%. Sonic Automotive has a consensus target price of $74.71, indicating a potential downside of 12.36%. Given Asbury Automotive Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Asbury Automotive Group is more favorable than Sonic Automotive.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Asbury Automotive Group 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Sonic Automotive 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Does the media favor ABG or SAH? In the previous week, Asbury Automotive Group had 8 more articles in the media than Sonic Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group and 4 mentions for Sonic Automotive. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Sonic Automotive's score of 1.02 indicating that Asbury Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Asbury Automotive Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sonic Automotive 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ABG or SAH more profitable? Asbury Automotive Group has a net margin of 2.42% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 1.69%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 19.42% beat Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Asbury Automotive Group2.42% 15.41% 5.19% Sonic Automotive 1.69%19.42%3.42% Which has better valuation & earnings, ABG or SAH? 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 RatioAsbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.28$430.30M$21.0111.81Sonic Automotive$14.22B0.20$216M$7.0212.14 Do institutionals & insiders believe in ABG or SAH? 46.9% of Sonic Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Asbury Automotive Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.7% of Sonic Automotive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, ABG or SAH? Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAsbury Automotive Group beats Sonic Automotive 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$2.88B$4.62B$26.61B$20.63BDividend Yield1.65%1.39%177.13%3.68%P/E Ratio12.1414.2329.4127.27Price / Sales0.200.495.6655.10Price / Cash8.7212.9346.3821.88Price / Book2.741.765.644.60Net Income$216M$375.51M$876.41M$995.22M7 Day Performance-2.54%-4.23%-2.47%-1.55%1 Month Performance11.24%8.93%5.59%4.38%1 Year Performance43.86%9.71%20.63%8.12% Sonic Automotive Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAHSonic Automotive3.9621 of 5 stars$85.25+0.5%$74.71-12.4%+46.2%$2.88B$14.22B12.1410,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsABGAsbury Automotive Group2.1268 of 5 stars$263.50+0.1%$263.500.0%-4.4%$5.18B$17.19B12.5415,000Positive NewsANAutoNation3.6073 of 5 stars$214.32+0.7%$209.88-2.1%+12.6%$8.08B$26.77B12.6825,100Positive NewsGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.28 of 5 stars$481.88+1.0%$473.00-1.8%+41.4%$6.24B$19.93B13.5320,413News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsLADLithia Motors4.905 of 5 stars$352.76+0.6%$385.00+9.1%+20.0%$9.18B$36.24B11.1230,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPAGPenske Automotive Group3.6269 of 5 stars$182.80-0.1%$172.00-5.9%+8.3%$12.10B$30.61B12.8728,900KMXCarMax4.8287 of 5 stars$65.15+1.3%$84.45+29.6%-25.8%$9.78B$26.79B18.0030,048AAPAdvance Auto Parts2.9307 of 5 stars$62.30-0.4%$46.53-25.3%-2.1%$3.73B$8.91B-10.6162,800CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.254 of 5 stars$60.38+1.6%$50.00-17.2%-18.8%$498.74M$1.39B28.892,280MNROMonro Muffler Brake2.4667 of 5 stars$15.70-2.6%$17.67+12.5%-40.4%$470.55M$1.20B-78.507,360ORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.5349 of 5 stars$93.12+1.6%$94.38+1.3%+31.2%$79.60B$16.87B34.2393,047Upcoming Earnings 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 America's Car-Mart Alternatives Monro Muffler Brake 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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