AutoZone (AZO) Competitors $3,746.92 +51.26 (+1.39%) As of 03:48 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AZO vs. ORLY, PAG, KMX, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, SAH, AAP, and CRMTShould you be buying AutoZone stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AutoZone include O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), CarMax (KMX), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), and America's Car-Mart (CRMT). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. AutoZone vs. O'Reilly Automotive Penske Automotive Group CarMax Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Advance Auto Parts America's Car-Mart AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) and O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Do analysts rate AZO or ORLY? AutoZone currently has a consensus target price of $3,966.76, indicating a potential upside of 4.64%. O'Reilly Automotive has a consensus target price of $1,414.56, indicating a potential upside of 3.03%. 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) 17 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09O'Reilly Automotive 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AZO or ORLY? AutoZone received 22 more outperform votes than O'Reilly Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.00% of users gave AutoZone an outperform vote while only 67.08% of users gave O'Reilly Automotive an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAutoZoneOutperform Votes83368.00% Underperform Votes39232.00% O'Reilly AutomotiveOutperform Votes81167.08% Underperform Votes39832.92% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$18.67B3.41$2.66B$149.0825.43O'Reilly Automotive$16.87B4.64$2.39B$40.8133.64 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to AZO or ORLY? In the previous week, AutoZone had 50 more articles in the media than O'Reilly Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for AutoZone and 7 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive. AutoZone's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat O'Reilly Automotive's score of 0.66 indicating that AutoZone is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AutoZone 29 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive O'Reilly Automotive 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AZO or ORLY more profitable? O'Reilly Automotive has a net margin of 14.28% compared to AutoZone's net margin of 14.18%. AutoZone's return on equity of -53.89% beat O'Reilly Automotive's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AutoZone14.18% -53.89% 15.03% O'Reilly Automotive 14.28%-166.88%16.62% Which has more volatility & risk, AZO or ORLY? AutoZone has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAutoZone beats O'Reilly Automotive on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AutoZone News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AZO 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 AZO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAutoZoneAuto & home supply stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$63.56B$20.82B$25.46B$19.50BDividend YieldN/A2.39%169.91%3.91%P/E Ratio25.3127.7024.8434.99Price / Sales3.411.284.4941.17Price / Cash18.1910.7919.4117.51Price / Book-13.630.706.194.77Net Income$2.66B$732.03M$784.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.07%11.10%2.12%1.60%1 Month Performance4.73%10.11%8.53%5.46%1 Year Performance35.39%-2.25%7.51%6.36% AutoZone Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZOAutoZone3.9148 of 5 stars$3,746.92+1.4%$4,054.52+8.2%+32.0%$62.88B$18.67B25.03112,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.6938 of 5 stars$1,392.48+0.8%$1,414.56+1.6%+37.9%$79.36B$16.87B34.2587,700PAGPenske Automotive Group3.6692 of 5 stars$166.63+0.1%$167.00+0.2%+7.4%$11.03B$30.61B12.1226,500Positive NewsKMXCarMax4.519 of 5 stars$67.85+0.9%$87.73+29.3%-9.9%$10.36B$26.35B23.0032,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLADLithia Motors4.6151 of 5 stars$321.31-0.7%$361.20+12.4%+23.1%$8.36B$36.80B10.8321,900Positive NewsANAutoNation3.4241 of 5 stars$188.08-1.1%$200.75+6.7%+9.2%$7.09B$26.97B11.1023,600Positive NewsGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.5576 of 5 stars$441.01-0.7%$454.43+3.0%+40.5%$5.70B$20.97B12.0015,500Positive NewsABGAsbury Automotive Group3.0278 of 5 stars$233.39-0.7%$258.50+10.8%-0.8%$4.59B$17.14B10.8513,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSAHSonic Automotive3.3999 of 5 stars$68.79-0.8%$69.83+1.5%+22.6%$2.34B$14.49B11.1310,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.016 of 5 stars$34.29-2.1%$44.50+29.8%-28.7%$2.05B$9.09B46.9767,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.9342 of 5 stars$50.58-2.2%$50.00-1.1%-22.7%$417.89M$1.39B-61.682,100News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ORLY Competitors PAG Competitors KMX Competitors LAD Competitors AN Competitors GPI Competitors ABG Competitors SAH Competitors AAP Competitors CRMT 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 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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