AutoZone (AZO) Competitors $4,327.37 -27.17 (-0.62%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4,326.26 -1.11 (-0.03%) As of 09/12/2025 07:58 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 AZO vs. ORLY, KMX, PAG, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, AAP, SAH, and MNROShould you be buying AutoZone stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AutoZone include O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), CarMax (KMX), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Sonic Automotive (SAH), and Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. AutoZone vs. Its Competitors O'Reilly Automotive CarMax Penske Automotive Group Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive Monro Muffler Brake AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) and O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer AZO or ORLY? AutoZone presently has a consensus target price of $4,229.38, indicating a potential downside of 2.26%. O'Reilly Automotive has a consensus target price of $104.40, indicating a potential downside of 2.88%. Given AutoZone's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AutoZone is more favorable than O'Reilly Automotive.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AutoZone 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.04O'Reilly Automotive 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, AZO or ORLY? AutoZone has higher revenue and earnings than O'Reilly Automotive. AutoZone is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than O'Reilly Automotive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAutoZone$18.90B3.84$2.66B$147.7529.29O'Reilly Automotive$16.71B5.46$2.39B$2.8038.39 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AZO or ORLY? 92.7% of AutoZone shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of AutoZone shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AZO or ORLY more profitable? O'Reilly Automotive has a net margin of 14.15% compared to AutoZone's net margin of 13.56%. AutoZone's return on equity of -56.07% beat O'Reilly Automotive's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AutoZone13.56% -56.07% 14.02% O'Reilly Automotive 14.15%-181.53%16.18% Which has more risk and volatility, AZO or ORLY? AutoZone has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AZO or ORLY? In the previous week, AutoZone had 23 more articles in the media than O'Reilly Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for AutoZone and 18 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive. AutoZone's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat O'Reilly Automotive's score of 1.18 indicating that AutoZone is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AutoZone 30 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive O'Reilly Automotive 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAutoZone beats O'Reilly Automotive on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AZO 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 AZO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAutoZoneRET/WHL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$73.08B$29.36B$27.90B$21.58BDividend YieldN/A2.25%173.88%3.49%P/E Ratio29.2921.2320.6229.75Price / Sales3.842.198.4386.27Price / Cash23.5117.0866.6725.00Price / Book-15.568.144.824.58Net Income$2.66B$754.61M$872.26M$999.94M7 Day Performance2.63%0.95%1.40%0.68%1 Month Performance8.28%5.39%5.12%4.02%1 Year Performance38.55%19.52%19.36%16.39% AutoZone Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZOAutoZone4.0578 of 5 stars$4,327.37-0.6%$4,229.38-2.3%+38.8%$73.08B$18.90B29.29126,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.8087 of 5 stars$106.40+1.5%$104.40-1.9%+43.3%$90.28B$16.71B38.0493,047News CoveragePositive NewsKMXCarMax4.65 of 5 stars$61.28+1.0%$81.50+33.0%-24.1%$9.20B$26.35B16.9330,048Positive NewsPAGPenske Automotive Group4.1613 of 5 stars$187.42-0.1%$181.00-3.4%+18.1%$12.38B$30.46B13.0428,900News CoveragePositive NewsLADLithia Motors4.657 of 5 stars$339.96-0.3%$380.91+12.0%+19.6%$8.72B$36.24B10.0830,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastANAutoNation3.1006 of 5 stars$227.32+0.2%$223.25-1.8%+33.1%$8.57B$26.77B14.2425,100News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.9051 of 5 stars$475.27-1.8%$479.43+0.9%+27.8%$6.15B$19.93B13.1020,413News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastABGAsbury Automotive Group3.1407 of 5 stars$253.60-1.5%$254.00+0.2%+10.0%$4.99B$17.19B9.2615,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAAPAdvance Auto Parts2.8256 of 5 stars$60.97+0.9%$51.78-15.1%+47.4%$3.66B$9.09B-9.5762,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSAHSonic Automotive4.1978 of 5 stars$82.68-0.5%$79.86-3.4%+42.4%$2.82B$14.22B18.3710,800Positive NewsMNROMonro Muffler Brake1.9356 of 5 stars$17.57-0.6%$17.33-1.3%-33.1%$526.75M$1.20B-26.227,360Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ORLY Competitors KMX Competitors PAG Competitors LAD Competitors AN Competitors GPI Competitors ABG Competitors AAP Competitors SAH Competitors MNRO 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:AZO) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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