AutoNation (AN) Competitors $187.17 -1.23 (-0.65%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AN vs. PAG, KMX, LAD, GPI, ABG, SAH, AAP, CRMT, MNRO, and ORLYShould you be buying AutoNation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AutoNation include Penske Automotive Group (PAG), CarMax (KMX), Lithia Motors (LAD), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), 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. AutoNation vs. Penske Automotive Group CarMax Lithia Motors Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Advance Auto Parts America's Car-Mart Monro O'Reilly Automotive Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) and AutoNation (NYSE:AN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PAG or AN? 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of AutoNation shares are held by institutional investors. 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of AutoNation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate PAG or AN? Penske Automotive Group presently has a consensus target price of $167.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.52%. AutoNation has a consensus target price of $200.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.26%. Given AutoNation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AutoNation 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) 2.50AutoNation 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Is PAG or AN more profitable? Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.02% compared to AutoNation's net margin of 2.59%. AutoNation's return on equity of 30.48% beat Penske Automotive Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Penske Automotive Group3.02% 18.05% 5.50% AutoNation 2.59%30.48%5.62% Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAG or AN? AutoNation received 36 more outperform votes than Penske Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.17% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote while only 56.10% of users gave AutoNation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPenske Automotive GroupOutperform Votes35560.17% Underperform Votes23539.83% AutoNationOutperform Votes39156.10% Underperform Votes30643.90% Which has higher valuation & earnings, PAG or AN? Penske Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than AutoNation. AutoNation 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$30.61B0.36$918.90M$14.2011.70AutoNation$26.97B0.26$692.20M$16.9011.08 Does the media favor PAG or AN? In the previous week, Penske Automotive Group had 13 more articles in the media than AutoNation. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Penske Automotive Group and 16 mentions for AutoNation. AutoNation's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Penske Automotive Group's score of 0.99 indicating that AutoNation is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Penske Automotive Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AutoNation 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, PAG or AN? Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AutoNation has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. SummaryAutoNation beats Penske Automotive Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AutoNation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AN 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 AN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAutoNationAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.06B$9.26B$25.21B$19.70BDividend YieldN/A1.43%169.74%3.84%P/E Ratio11.0524.7824.7735.13Price / Sales0.262.713.9834.12Price / Cash7.4619.0319.4117.51Price / Book3.024.866.254.78Net Income$692.20M$310.64M$781.36M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.19%1.84%0.77%1.62%1 Month Performance14.50%5.74%13.88%13.00%1 Year Performance10.58%3.55%8.94%5.59% AutoNation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANAutoNation3.5917 of 5 stars$187.17-0.7%$200.75+7.3%+9.7%$7.06B$26.97B11.0523,600Positive NewsPAGPenske Automotive Group3.8255 of 5 stars$165.48+3.9%$165.00-0.3%+6.9%$10.95B$30.61B12.0326,500Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionKMXCarMax4.6654 of 5 stars$69.03+4.4%$87.73+27.1%-8.0%$10.54B$26.35B23.4032,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLADLithia Motors4.6616 of 5 stars$321.78+5.3%$361.20+12.3%+19.3%$8.38B$36.80B10.8421,900Positive NewsGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.6884 of 5 stars$443.49+3.1%$449.86+1.4%+41.2%$5.74B$20.97B12.0715,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementABGAsbury Automotive Group3.0222 of 5 stars$236.02+4.9%$258.50+9.5%-3.1%$4.64B$17.14B10.9713,000News CoveragePositive NewsSAHSonic Automotive3.4872 of 5 stars$68.25+5.2%$69.83+2.3%+19.7%$2.32B$14.49B11.0410,300Positive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.3684 of 5 stars$33.37+8.1%$45.13+35.2%-53.0%$2.00B$9.09B45.7267,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.961 of 5 stars$52.89+7.3%$50.00-5.5%-21.1%$436.98M$1.39B-64.502,100Gap UpMNROMonro3.6309 of 5 stars$13.07+7.0%$17.33+32.6%-48.8%$391.43M$1.21B20.428,750ORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.8369 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 Group 1 Automotive Competitors Asbury Automotive Group 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:AN) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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