Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) Competitors $225.30 -6.41 (-2.77%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$225.44 +0.13 (+0.06%) As of 05:09 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ABG vs. PAG, KMX, LAD, AN, GPI, SAH, AAP, CRMT, MNRO, and ORLYShould you be buying Asbury Automotive Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Asbury Automotive Group include Penske Automotive Group (PAG), CarMax (KMX), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), Monro (MNRO), and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. Asbury Automotive Group vs. Penske Automotive Group CarMax Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Sonic Automotive Advance Auto Parts America's Car-Mart Monro O'Reilly Automotive Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) and Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer ABG or PAG? Asbury Automotive Group currently has a consensus target price of $258.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.35%. Penske Automotive Group has a consensus target price of $167.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.87%. Given Asbury Automotive Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Asbury Automotive Group is more favorable than Penske Automotive Group.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) 2.14Penske Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better earnings and valuation, ABG or PAG? Penske Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAsbury Automotive Group$17.14B0.26$430.30M$21.0110.76Penske Automotive Group$30.61B0.35$918.90M$14.2011.43 Which has more volatility and risk, ABG or PAG? Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ABG or PAG? In the previous week, Penske Automotive Group had 18 more articles in the media than Asbury Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Penske Automotive Group and 14 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Penske Automotive Group's score of 0.99 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Penske Automotive Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in ABG or PAG? 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Asbury Automotive Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ABG or PAG more profitable? Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.02% compared to Asbury Automotive Group's net margin of 2.50%. Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 18.05% beat Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Asbury Automotive Group2.50% 16.29% 5.34% Penske Automotive Group 3.02%18.05%5.50% Does the MarketBeat Community favor ABG or PAG? Penske Automotive Group received 28 more outperform votes than Asbury Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.17% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote while only 52.40% of users gave Asbury Automotive Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAsbury Automotive GroupOutperform Votes32752.40% Underperform Votes29747.60% Penske Automotive GroupOutperform Votes35560.17% Underperform Votes23539.83% SummaryPenske Automotive Group beats Asbury Automotive Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Asbury Automotive Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ABG 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ABG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAsbury Automotive GroupAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.45B$9.06B$24.95B$19.40BDividend YieldN/A1.42%169.79%3.84%P/E Ratio10.5324.2124.1934.34Price / Sales0.262.633.9634.82Price / Cash8.7319.0319.4117.51Price / Book1.434.736.134.70Net Income$430.30M$310.64M$784.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.95%-0.88%-1.01%-1.17%1 Month Performance4.04%2.91%11.82%9.98%1 Year Performance-5.81%0.64%7.11%3.41% Asbury Automotive Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABGAsbury Automotive Group2.9758 of 5 stars$225.30-2.8%$258.50+14.7%-3.1%$4.43B$17.14B10.4713,000Positive NewsPAGPenske Automotive Group3.7695 of 5 stars$165.48+3.9%$165.00-0.3%+6.9%$10.95B$30.61B12.0326,500News CoverageDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionKMXCarMax4.6266 of 5 stars$69.03+4.4%$87.73+27.1%-8.0%$10.54B$26.35B23.4032,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLADLithia Motors4.649 of 5 stars$321.78+5.3%$361.20+12.3%+19.3%$8.38B$36.80B10.8421,900Positive NewsANAutoNation4.1518 of 5 stars$188.73+5.0%$200.75+6.4%+9.7%$7.12B$26.97B11.1423,600Positive NewsGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.6364 of 5 stars$443.49+3.1%$449.86+1.4%+41.2%$5.74B$20.97B12.0715,500SAHSonic Automotive3.4421 of 5 stars$68.25+5.2%$69.83+2.3%+19.7%$2.32B$14.49B11.0410,300News CoveragePositive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.2977 of 5 stars$33.37+8.1%$45.13+35.2%-53.0%$2.00B$9.09B45.7267,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.9605 of 5 stars$52.89+7.3%$50.00-5.5%-21.1%$436.98M$1.39B-64.502,100Positive NewsMNROMonro3.4459 of 5 stars$13.07+7.0%$17.33+32.6%-48.8%$391.43M$1.21B20.428,750Upcoming EarningsORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.7619 of 5 stars$1,339.61-1.5%$1,414.56+5.6%+39.3%$76.68B$16.87B32.9587,700Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Penske Automotive Group Competitors CarMax Competitors Lithia Motors Competitors AutoNation Competitors Group 1 Automotive Competitors Sonic Automotive Competitors Advance Auto Parts Competitors America's Car-Mart Competitors Monro Competitors O'Reilly Automotive Competitors 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:ABG) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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