SAH vs. GPI, ABG, AN, LAD, RUSHB, RUSHA, BKE, CAKE, BLMN, and WMK
Should you be buying Sonic Automotive stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sonic Automotive include Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), AutoNation (AN), Lithia Motors (LAD), Rush Enterprises (RUSHB), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), Buckle (BKE), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), and Weis Markets (WMK). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) and Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.
Group 1 Automotive has higher revenue and earnings than Sonic Automotive. Group 1 Automotive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sonic Automotive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Group 1 Automotive had 22 more articles in the media than Sonic Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Group 1 Automotive and 8 mentions for Sonic Automotive. Sonic Automotive's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Group 1 Automotive's score of 0.18 indicating that Group 1 Automotive is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Group 1 Automotive has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Group 1 Automotive's net margin of 1.21%. Group 1 Automotive's return on equity of 27.46% beat Sonic Automotive's return on equity.
Group 1 Automotive received 213 more outperform votes than Sonic Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.16% of users gave Group 1 Automotive an outperform vote while only 51.81% of users gave Sonic Automotive an outperform vote.
Group 1 Automotive has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Group 1 Automotive pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sonic Automotive pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Group 1 Automotive pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sonic Automotive pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Group 1 Automotive has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Sonic Automotive has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Group 1 Automotive presently has a consensus target price of $330.83, indicating a potential upside of 5.09%. Sonic Automotive has a consensus target price of $56.60, indicating a potential downside of 4.00%. Given Sonic Automotive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Group 1 Automotive is more favorable than Sonic Automotive.
99.9% of Group 1 Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Sonic Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Group 1 Automotive shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of Sonic Automotive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Group 1 Automotive beats Sonic Automotive on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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