Monro (MNRO) Competitors

Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) and Monro (NASDAQ:MNRO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is SAH or MNRO a better dividend stock?

Sonic Automotive pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Monro pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Sonic Automotive pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monro pays out 128.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor SAH or MNRO?

In the previous week, Sonic Automotive had 5 more articles in the media than Monro. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sonic Automotive and 9 mentions for Monro. Sonic Automotive's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Monro's score of -0.46 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Monro	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SAH or MNRO?

Sonic Automotive has higher revenue and earnings than Monro. Sonic Automotive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monro, 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
Sonic Automotive	$14.37B	0.16	$178.20M	$5.62	12.17
Monro	$1.28B	0.51	$37.57M	$0.87	24.87

Is SAH or MNRO more profitable?

Monro has a net margin of 2.24% compared to Sonic Automotive's net margin of 1.41%. Sonic Automotive's return on equity of 21.27% beat Monro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sonic Automotive	1.41%	21.27%	3.58%
Monro	2.24%	4.77%	1.84%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SAH or MNRO?

46.9% of Sonic Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 42.6% of Sonic Automotive shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Monro shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, SAH or MNRO?

Sonic Automotive has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monro has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SAH or MNRO?

Sonic Automotive presently has a consensus target price of $67.20, suggesting a potential downside of 1.74%. Monro has a consensus target price of $29.33, suggesting a potential upside of 35.55%. Given Monro's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Monro is more favorable than Sonic Automotive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sonic Automotive	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Monro	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SAH or MNRO?

Monro received 64 more outperform votes than Sonic Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.92% of users gave Monro an outperform vote while only 52.59% of users gave Sonic Automotive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sonic Automotive	Outperform Votes 254 52.59%	Underperform Votes 229 47.41%
Monro	Outperform Votes 318 57.92%	Underperform Votes 231 42.08%

Summary

Sonic Automotive beats Monro on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.