AutoZone (AZO) Competitors $3,756.09 +23.17 (+0.62%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3,756.28 +0.18 (+0.00%) As of 05/2/2025 07:59 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, PAG, KMX, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, SAH, AAP, and MNROShould 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 Monro (MNRO). 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 Monro AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) and O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability. 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% Do analysts recommend AZO or ORLY? AutoZone currently has a consensus price target of $3,814.91, suggesting a potential upside of 1.57%. O'Reilly Automotive has a consensus price target of $1,414.56, suggesting a potential upside of 0.58%. Given AutoZone's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.04O'Reilly Automotive 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer AZO or ORLY? In the previous week, AutoZone had 6 more articles in the media than O'Reilly Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for AutoZone and 32 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive. AutoZone's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat O'Reilly Automotive's score of 0.52 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive O'Reilly Automotive 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, AZO or ORLY? AutoZone has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$18.67B3.38$2.66B$149.0825.20O'Reilly Automotive$16.87B4.77$2.39B$40.8134.46 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AZO or ORLY? AutoZone received 16 more outperform votes than O'Reilly Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.12% of users gave AutoZone an outperform vote while only 67.08% of users gave O'Reilly Automotive an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAutoZoneOutperform Votes82768.12% Underperform Votes38731.88% O'Reilly AutomotiveOutperform Votes81167.08% Underperform Votes39832.92% 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$63.03B$20.95B$24.48B$19.20BDividend YieldN/A3.20%170.04%4.00%P/E Ratio25.0922.9923.3933.50Price / Sales3.381.284.2729.18Price / Cash18.1910.7919.4117.52Price / Book-13.510.575.834.55Net Income$2.66B$732.03M$786.75M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.16%-2.64%1.95%2.29%1 Month Performance-1.82%-3.67%3.31%2.94%1 Year Performance27.23%-12.65%1.87%4.68% AutoZone Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZOAutoZone3.6596 of 5 stars$3,756.09+0.6%$3,814.91+1.6%+27.2%$63.03B$18.67B25.09112,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.5684 of 5 stars$1,363.88+1.3%$1,414.56+3.7%+38.8%$78.09B$16.87B33.5587,700Short Interest ↑PAGPenske Automotive Group3.3475 of 5 stars$156.89-0.3%$170.00+8.4%+2.4%$10.47B$30.46B11.4126,500Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsKMXCarMax4.6844 of 5 stars$64.74-0.4%$87.73+35.5%-3.0%$9.88B$26.35B21.9332,600Analyst RevisionLADLithia Motors4.6643 of 5 stars$292.67-0.1%$361.20+23.4%+16.8%$7.66B$36.80B9.8221,900News CoveragePositive NewsANAutoNation4.0739 of 5 stars$170.77-2.5%$200.75+17.6%+7.0%$6.70B$26.77B10.0823,600Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.6551 of 5 stars$407.13+0.1%$449.86+10.5%+39.5%$5.31B$20.97B11.0815,500Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsABGAsbury Automotive Group2.909 of 5 stars$223.70+0.1%$258.50+15.6%+4.0%$4.40B$17.19B10.4013,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageSAHSonic Automotive4.1685 of 5 stars$60.50+0.4%$69.83+15.4%+11.1%$2.04B$14.49B9.7910,300Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.3996 of 5 stars$32.44-1.3%$45.13+39.1%-56.3%$1.94B$9.09B44.4467,000News CoveragePositive NewsMNROMonro2.6035 of 5 stars$14.39-0.9%$17.33+20.5%-47.3%$430.37M$1.21B22.458,750Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ORLY Competitors PAG Competitors KMX Competitors LAD Competitors AN Competitors GPI Competitors ABG Competitors SAH Competitors AAP 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 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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