America's Car-Mart (CRMT) Competitors

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CRMT vs. ORLY, AZO, PAG, AN, and LAD

Should you buy America's Car-Mart stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares America's Car-Mart with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with America's Car-Mart include O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), AutoZone (AZO), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), AutoNation (AN), and Lithia Motors (LAD). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry.

How does America's Car-Mart compare to O'Reilly Automotive?

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) and O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

89.1% of America's Car-Mart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of America's Car-Mart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

O'Reilly Automotive has higher revenue and earnings than America's Car-Mart. America's Car-Mart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than O'Reilly Automotive, 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
America's Car-Mart	$1.39B	0.07	$17.93M	-$11.39	N/A
O'Reilly Automotive	$17.78B	4.28	$2.54B	$3.06	29.98

America's Car-Mart presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 148.32%. O'Reilly Automotive has a consensus price target of $112.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.36%. Given America's Car-Mart's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe America's Car-Mart is more favorable than O'Reilly Automotive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America's Car-Mart	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
O'Reilly Automotive	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

O'Reilly Automotive has a net margin of 14.30% compared to America's Car-Mart's net margin of -6.99%. America's Car-Mart's return on equity of -2.63% beat O'Reilly Automotive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
America's Car-Mart	-6.99%	-2.63%	-0.87%
O'Reilly Automotive	14.30%	-263.22%	15.88%

In the previous week, O'Reilly Automotive had 25 more articles in the media than America's Car-Mart. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive and 0 mentions for America's Car-Mart. O'Reilly Automotive's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat America's Car-Mart's score of 0.00 indicating that O'Reilly Automotive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
America's Car-Mart	Neutral
O'Reilly Automotive	Positive

America's Car-Mart has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

O'Reilly Automotive beats America's Car-Mart on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does America's Car-Mart compare to AutoZone?

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) and AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

AutoZone has a net margin of 12.47% compared to America's Car-Mart's net margin of -6.99%. America's Car-Mart's return on equity of -2.63% beat AutoZone's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
America's Car-Mart	-6.99%	-2.63%	-0.87%
AutoZone	12.47%	-72.31%	12.53%

AutoZone has higher revenue and earnings than America's Car-Mart. America's Car-Mart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AutoZone, 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
America's Car-Mart	$1.39B	0.07	$17.93M	-$11.39	N/A
AutoZone	$18.94B	2.96	$2.50B	$142.74	23.83

America's Car-Mart presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 148.32%. AutoZone has a consensus price target of $4,290.91, indicating a potential upside of 26.13%. Given America's Car-Mart's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe America's Car-Mart is more favorable than AutoZone.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America's Car-Mart	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
AutoZone	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

In the previous week, AutoZone had 15 more articles in the media than America's Car-Mart. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AutoZone and 0 mentions for America's Car-Mart. AutoZone's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat America's Car-Mart's score of 0.00 indicating that AutoZone is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
America's Car-Mart	Neutral
AutoZone	Positive

America's Car-Mart has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AutoZone has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

89.1% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of AutoZone shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of AutoZone shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AutoZone beats America's Car-Mart on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does America's Car-Mart compare to Penske Automotive Group?

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) and Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Penske Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than America's Car-Mart. America's Car-Mart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penske Automotive Group, 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
America's Car-Mart	$1.39B	0.07	$17.93M	-$11.39	N/A
Penske Automotive Group	$31.81B	0.34	$935.40M	$13.40	12.31

America's Car-Mart has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

America's Car-Mart currently has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 148.32%. Penske Automotive Group has a consensus target price of $184.86, suggesting a potential upside of 12.07%. Given America's Car-Mart's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe America's Car-Mart is more favorable than Penske Automotive Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America's Car-Mart	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Penske Automotive Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 2.85% compared to America's Car-Mart's net margin of -6.99%. Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 15.13% beat America's Car-Mart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
America's Car-Mart	-6.99%	-2.63%	-0.87%
Penske Automotive Group	2.85%	15.13%	4.86%

In the previous week, Penske Automotive Group had 6 more articles in the media than America's Car-Mart. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Penske Automotive Group and 0 mentions for America's Car-Mart. Penske Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat America's Car-Mart's score of 0.00 indicating that Penske Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
America's Car-Mart	Neutral
Penske Automotive Group	Positive

89.1% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Penske Automotive Group beats America's Car-Mart on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does America's Car-Mart compare to AutoNation?

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) and AutoNation (NYSE:AN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

America's Car-Mart presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 148.32%. AutoNation has a consensus price target of $248.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.56%. Given America's Car-Mart's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe America's Car-Mart is more favorable than AutoNation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America's Car-Mart	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
AutoNation	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

America's Car-Mart has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AutoNation has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

AutoNation has higher revenue and earnings than America's Car-Mart. America's Car-Mart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AutoNation, 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
America's Car-Mart	$1.39B	0.07	$17.93M	-$11.39	N/A
AutoNation	$27.63B	0.23	$649.10M	$18.46	10.30

AutoNation has a net margin of 2.47% compared to America's Car-Mart's net margin of -6.99%. AutoNation's return on equity of 31.45% beat America's Car-Mart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
America's Car-Mart	-6.99%	-2.63%	-0.87%
AutoNation	2.47%	31.45%	5.29%

89.1% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of AutoNation shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of AutoNation shares are owned by company 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.

In the previous week, AutoNation had 3 more articles in the media than America's Car-Mart. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AutoNation and 0 mentions for America's Car-Mart. AutoNation's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat America's Car-Mart's score of 0.00 indicating that AutoNation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
America's Car-Mart	Neutral
AutoNation	Positive

Summary

AutoNation beats America's Car-Mart on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does America's Car-Mart compare to Lithia Motors?

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) and America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Lithia Motors has a net margin of 1.88% compared to America's Car-Mart's net margin of -6.99%. Lithia Motors' return on equity of 12.49% beat America's Car-Mart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithia Motors	1.88%	12.49%	3.37%
America's Car-Mart	-6.99%	-2.63%	-0.87%

In the previous week, Lithia Motors had 3 more articles in the media than America's Car-Mart. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lithia Motors and 0 mentions for America's Car-Mart. Lithia Motors' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat America's Car-Mart's score of 0.00 indicating that Lithia Motors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lithia Motors	Very Positive
America's Car-Mart	Neutral

Lithia Motors presently has a consensus target price of $367.22, suggesting a potential upside of 32.67%. America's Car-Mart has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 148.32%. Given America's Car-Mart's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe America's Car-Mart is more favorable than Lithia Motors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithia Motors	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
America's Car-Mart	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Lithia Motors has higher revenue and earnings than America's Car-Mart. America's Car-Mart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithia Motors, 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
Lithia Motors	$37.63B	0.17	$819.60M	$28.48	9.72
America's Car-Mart	$1.39B	0.07	$17.93M	-$11.39	N/A

89.1% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Lithia Motors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of America's Car-Mart shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, America's Car-Mart has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Lithia Motors beats America's Car-Mart on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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CRMT vs. The Competition

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Metric	America's Car-Mart	RET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$98.63M	$4.02B	$27.26B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.52%	178.40%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	-1.04	14.56	19.81	25.65
Price / Sales	0.07	0.34	4.11	86.31
Price / Cash	3.27	7.00	14.95	56.67
Price / Book	0.17	1.51	5.19	7.14
Net Income	$17.93M	$346.54M	$957.86M	$335.98M
7 Day Performance	5.60%	6.38%	2.52%	4.15%
1 Month Performance	-4.27%	-5.11%	-0.78%	2.54%
1 Year Performance	-74.52%	-9.89%	1.97%	35.06%

America's Car-Mart Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CRMT America's Car-Mart	1.6943 of 5 stars	$11.88 flat	$29.50 +148.3%	-74.5%	$98.63M	$1.39B	N/A	2,300
ORLY O'Reilly Automotive	4.512 of 5 stars	$91.92 +0.2%	$112.25 +22.1%	+0.1%	$76.18B	$18.21B	30.04	92,923	Positive News
AZO AutoZone	4.702 of 5 stars	$3,346.35 -0.6%	$4,312.13 +28.9%	-11.2%	$55.15B	$18.94B	23.44	130,000	Upcoming Earnings
PAG Penske Automotive Group	4.5839 of 5 stars	$156.51 -2.0%	$184.86 +18.1%	+1.7%	$10.29B	$31.72B	11.68	27,700
AN AutoNation	4.6683 of 5 stars	$178.60 -1.8%	$248.33 +39.0%	+4.4%	$5.98B	$27.63B	9.68	24,800	Gap Down

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America's Car-Mart (CRMT) Competitors

CRMT vs. ORLY, AZO, PAG, AN, and LAD

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America's Car-Mart (CRMT) Competitors

CRMT vs. ORLY, AZO, PAG, AN, and LAD

How does America's Car-Mart compare to O'Reilly Automotive?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRMT or ORLY?

Which has better earnings and valuation, CRMT or ORLY?

Do analysts rate CRMT or ORLY?

Is CRMT or ORLY more profitable?

Does the media prefer CRMT or ORLY?

Which has more volatility & risk, CRMT or ORLY?

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How does America's Car-Mart compare to AutoZone?

Is CRMT or AZO more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CRMT or AZO?

Do analysts recommend CRMT or AZO?

Does the media prefer CRMT or AZO?

Which has more risk & volatility, CRMT or AZO?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CRMT or AZO?

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How does America's Car-Mart compare to Penske Automotive Group?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CRMT or PAG?

Which has more volatility and risk, CRMT or PAG?

Do analysts recommend CRMT or PAG?

Is CRMT or PAG more profitable?

Does the media refer more to CRMT or PAG?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CRMT or PAG?

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How does America's Car-Mart compare to AutoNation?

Do analysts rate CRMT or AN?

Which has more volatility and risk, CRMT or AN?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRMT or AN?

Is CRMT or AN more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRMT or AN?

Does the media favor CRMT or AN?

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How does America's Car-Mart compare to Lithia Motors?

Is LAD or CRMT more profitable?

Does the media prefer LAD or CRMT?

Do analysts rate LAD or CRMT?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LAD or CRMT?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LAD or CRMT?

Which has more risk & volatility, LAD or CRMT?

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