AutoNation (AN) Competitors $174.20 -0.11 (-0.06%) As of 03:59 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, MNRO, CRMT, 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), Monro (MNRO), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), 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 Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive AutoNation (NYSE:AN) and Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) 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, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings. Does the media favor AN or PAG? In the previous week, AutoNation had 22 more articles in the media than Penske Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for AutoNation and 22 mentions for Penske Automotive Group. Penske Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat AutoNation's score of 0.87 indicating that Penske Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AutoNation 22 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Penske Automotive Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend AN or PAG? AutoNation currently has a consensus price target of $200.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.82%. Penske Automotive Group has a consensus price target of $170.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.84%. 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 AutoNation 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Penske Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AN or PAG? AutoNation received 36 more outperform votes than Penske Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.20% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave AutoNation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAutoNationOutperform Votes39056.12% Underperform Votes30543.88% Penske Automotive GroupOutperform Votes35460.20% Underperform Votes23439.80% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AN or PAG? 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 RatioAutoNation$26.77B0.25$692.20M$16.9010.17Penske Automotive Group$30.46B0.33$918.90M$13.7511.05 Which has more volatility and risk, AN or PAG? AutoNation has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AN or PAG? 94.6% of AutoNation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of AutoNation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AN or PAG 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 AutoNation2.59% 30.48% 5.62% Penske Automotive Group 3.02%18.05%5.50% 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$6.74B$8.45B$23.54B$18.80BDividend YieldN/A1.52%170.05%4.04%P/E Ratio10.1421.7622.2232.51Price / Sales0.252.374.2327.73Price / Cash7.4619.0319.4117.53Price / Book2.774.245.714.44Net Income$692.20M$310.64M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.68%-4.62%1.06%1.64%1 Month Performance8.13%-4.74%-3.25%-3.44%1 Year Performance6.65%1.83%2.15%4.85% AutoNation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANAutoNation4.0285 of 5 stars$174.20-0.1%$200.75+15.2%+5.3%$6.84B$26.77B10.2823,600Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓PAGPenske Automotive Group3.8979 of 5 stars$151.29-0.3%$166.25+9.9%+1.5%$10.10B$30.46B11.0026,500News CoveragePositive NewsKMXCarMax4.6019 of 5 stars$62.40-3.4%$87.73+40.6%-6.6%$9.53B$26.35B21.1532,600Analyst RevisionLADLithia Motors4.5587 of 5 stars$284.36-1.5%$357.82+25.8%+11.9%$7.47B$36.19B9.5821,900Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.8704 of 5 stars$386.42-1.3%$450.33+16.5%+36.2%$5.12B$19.93B10.5115,500Earnings ReportInsider TradeNews CoverageABGAsbury Automotive Group2.8629 of 5 stars$217.28-0.6%$263.00+21.0%-1.0%$4.27B$17.19B10.1013,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageSAHSonic Automotive4.1174 of 5 stars$58.13-1.0%$74.80+28.7%+1.6%$1.96B$14.22B9.4110,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.3191 of 5 stars$32.70+2.6%$45.13+38.0%-55.9%$1.96B$9.09B44.8067,000Positive NewsMNROMonro2.5106 of 5 stars$13.99+0.2%$20.33+45.3%-49.2%$418.99M$1.21B21.868,750Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.4423 of 5 stars$46.42-3.4%$50.00+7.7%-16.8%$383.52M$1.39B-56.612,100Positive NewsORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.5062 of 5 stars$1,368.50-1.6%$1,398.63+2.2%+34.9%$78.33B$16.71B33.6687,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision 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 Monro 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:AN) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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