SAH vs. GPI, ABG, LAD, RUSHB, RUSHA, BLMN, BKE, CAKE, PLAY, and CNXN
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), Lithia Motors (LAD), Rush Enterprises (RUSHB), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Buckle (BKE), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), and PC Connection (CNXN). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) and Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Group 1 Automotive had 5 more articles in the media than Sonic Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Group 1 Automotive and 2 mentions for Sonic Automotive. Sonic Automotive's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Group 1 Automotive's score of 1.03 indicating that Sonic Automotive is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Sonic Automotive currently has a consensus target price of $56.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.35%. Group 1 Automotive has a consensus target price of $330.83, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. Given Group 1 Automotive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Group 1 Automotive is more favorable than Sonic Automotive.
Sonic Automotive pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Group 1 Automotive pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Sonic Automotive pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Group 1 Automotive pays out 4.4% 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 a net margin of 3.23% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 1.21%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 27.46% beat Group 1 Automotive's return on equity.
Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Group 1 Automotive has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
46.9% of Sonic Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Group 1 Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.6% of Sonic Automotive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Group 1 Automotive shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Group 1 Automotive beats Sonic Automotive on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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