Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) Competitors $258.66 -0.28 (-0.11%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$257.98 -0.69 (-0.26%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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, AAP, SAH, MNRO, CRMT, 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), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. Asbury Automotive Group vs. Its Competitors Penske Automotive Group CarMax Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive Monro Muffler Brake America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) and Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Which has better earnings & valuation, PAG or ABG? 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 RatioPenske Automotive Group$30.46B0.40$918.90M$14.2012.86Asbury Automotive Group$17.19B0.30$430.30M$21.0112.31 Which has more volatility and risk, PAG or ABG? Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer PAG or ABG? Penske Automotive Group presently has a consensus price target of $172.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.78%. Asbury Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $263.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.87%. Given Asbury Automotive Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Asbury Automotive Group is more favorable than Penske Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Penske Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Asbury Automotive Group 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Is PAG or ABG more profitable? Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.10% compared to Asbury Automotive Group's net margin of 2.42%. Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 17.80% beat Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Penske Automotive Group3.10% 17.80% 5.51% Asbury Automotive Group 2.42%15.41%5.19% Do insiders and institutionals believe in PAG or ABG? 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by institutional investors. 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Asbury Automotive Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to PAG or ABG? In the previous week, Penske Automotive Group had 8 more articles in the media than Asbury Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Penske Automotive Group and 5 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Penske Automotive Group's score of 0.67 indicating that Asbury Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Penske Automotive Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Asbury Automotive Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPenske Automotive Group beats Asbury Automotive Group on 12 of the 16 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 ABG 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 GroupRET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.09B$4.81B$26.42B$20.55BDividend YieldN/A1.34%175.53%3.75%P/E Ratio12.3114.9729.6528.05Price / Sales0.300.502.8545.92Price / Cash7.6013.7748.5522.31Price / Book1.451.825.934.59Net Income$430.30M$375.51M$872.48M$985.44M7 Day Performance5.84%7.20%3.93%2.78%1 Month Performance12.89%12.99%4.85%5.40%1 Year Performance14.65%26.41%21.75%14.61% Asbury Automotive Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABGAsbury Automotive Group1.8089 of 5 stars$258.66-0.1%$263.50+1.9%+14.7%$5.09B$17.19B12.3115,000PAGPenske Automotive Group3.7507 of 5 stars$175.56+1.2%$172.00-2.0%+25.0%$11.62B$30.46B12.3628,900KMXCarMax4.419 of 5 stars$67.32-1.8%$85.10+26.4%-4.0%$10.28B$26.35B18.6030,048Analyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeLADLithia Motors4.5298 of 5 stars$336.06+1.2%$379.40+12.9%+40.2%$8.75B$36.24B10.5930,000ANAutoNation2.6687 of 5 stars$198.47+1.0%$205.75+3.7%+33.3%$7.48B$26.77B11.7425,100GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.3798 of 5 stars$448.69+0.7%$473.00+5.4%+59.4%$5.81B$19.93B12.6020,413AAPAdvance Auto Parts3.4598 of 5 stars$51.97+5.2%$46.25-11.0%-14.6%$3.11B$9.09B-8.8562,800Analyst ForecastSAHSonic Automotive4.5092 of 5 stars$80.44+2.9%$74.71-7.1%+62.7%$2.73B$14.22B11.4610,800MNROMonro Muffler Brake0.9538 of 5 stars$14.74+3.1%$17.67+19.9%-28.1%$441.76M$1.20B-73.707,360CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart3.0142 of 5 stars$51.69+0.8%$50.00-3.3%+3.5%$426.96M$1.39B24.732,280Positive NewsORLYO'Reilly Automotive4.2195 of 5 stars$91.26+1.8%$94.30+3.3%+33.8%$78.01B$16.71B33.5493,047Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Penske Automotive Group Competitors CarMax Competitors Lithia Motors Competitors AutoNation Competitors Group 1 Automotive Competitors Advance Auto Parts Competitors Sonic Automotive Competitors Monro Muffler Brake Competitors America's Car-Mart 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 7/4/2025 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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