AutoZone (AZO) Competitors $3,736.21 +46.58 (+1.26%) Closing price 05/30/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3,738.86 +2.64 (+0.07%) As of 05/30/2025 07:18 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, AAP, SAH, 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), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Sonic Automotive (SAH), 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 Advance Auto Parts Sonic Automotive 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, AZO or ORLY? AutoZone has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AZO or ORLY? AutoZone received 28 more outperform votes than O'Reilly Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.16% of users gave AutoZone an outperform vote while only 67.08% of users gave O'Reilly Automotive an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAutoZoneOutperform Votes83968.16% Underperform Votes39231.84% O'Reilly AutomotiveOutperform Votes81167.08% Underperform Votes39832.92% Does the media refer more to AZO or ORLY? In the previous week, AutoZone had 75 more articles in the media than O'Reilly Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for AutoZone and 7 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive. O'Reilly Automotive's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat AutoZone's score of 0.61 indicating that O'Reilly Automotive is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AutoZone 30 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 24 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive O'Reilly Automotive 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 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% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AZO or ORLY? 92.7% of AutoZone shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of AutoZone shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer AZO or ORLY? AutoZone presently has a consensus price target of $4,054.52, indicating a potential upside of 8.52%. O'Reilly Automotive has a consensus price target of $1,414.56, indicating a potential upside of 3.71%. Given AutoZone's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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 Which has higher earnings and 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$18.90B3.32$2.66B$149.0825.06O'Reilly Automotive$16.87B4.61$2.39B$40.8133.42 SummaryAutoZone beats O'Reilly Automotive on 13 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$62.70B$20.65B$24.98B$19.48BDividend YieldN/A2.39%169.93%3.90%P/E Ratio24.9626.6424.5634.81Price / Sales3.321.274.4339.19Price / Cash18.1910.7919.4117.51Price / Book-13.440.686.154.74Net Income$2.66B$732.03M$784.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.44%1.20%1.45%1.30%1 Month Performance-0.75%8.25%7.86%5.06%1 Year Performance34.88%-4.42%11.50%5.24% AutoZone Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZOAutoZone3.5849 of 5 stars$3,736.21+1.3%$4,054.52+8.5%+34.8%$62.70B$18.90B24.96112,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.2377 of 5 stars$1,374.37+0.7%$1,414.56+2.9%+41.5%$78.32B$16.87B33.8087,700Short Interest ↑PAGPenske Automotive Group3.5725 of 5 stars$162.20-0.3%$167.00+3.0%+9.2%$10.73B$30.61B11.8026,500Positive NewsEx-DividendKMXCarMax4.547 of 5 stars$62.32-1.4%$87.73+40.8%-7.5%$9.51B$26.35B21.1232,600Analyst ForecastLADLithia Motors4.4676 of 5 stars$311.26+1.2%$361.20+16.0%+25.9%$8.10B$36.80B10.4921,900Positive NewsANAutoNation2.4079 of 5 stars$182.23+0.9%$200.75+10.2%+8.7%$6.87B$26.97B10.7623,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↑GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.1923 of 5 stars$426.73+0.0%$454.43+6.5%+37.9%$5.52B$20.97B11.6115,500Positive NewsABGAsbury Automotive Group2.7651 of 5 stars$225.27-0.6%$258.50+14.8%-2.3%$4.43B$17.14B10.4713,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAAPAdvance Auto Parts3.0961 of 5 stars$48.70-1.0%$45.90-5.8%-28.3%$2.91B$8.91B66.7167,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSAHSonic Automotive3.487 of 5 stars$67.17-0.1%$69.83+4.0%+25.1%$2.28B$14.49B10.8710,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.2892 of 5 stars$46.63-2.2%$50.00+7.2%-19.4%$385.26M$1.39B-56.872,100News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ORLY Competitors PAG Competitors KMX Competitors LAD Competitors AN Competitors GPI Competitors ABG Competitors AAP Competitors SAH 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 5/31/2025 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 | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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