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AZO vs. ORLY, KMX, PAG, AN, LAD, GPI, ABG, AAP, SAH, and MNRO

Should 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), AutoNation (AN), Lithia Motors (LAD), 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

AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) and O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

O'Reilly Automotive has a net margin of 14.23% compared to AutoZone's net margin of 13.19%. AutoZone's return on equity of -60.49% beat O'Reilly Automotive's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AutoZone13.19% -60.49% 13.59%
O'Reilly Automotive 14.23%-206.86%16.12%

AutoZone has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, O'Reilly Automotive had 68 more articles in the media than AutoZone. MarketBeat recorded 93 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive and 25 mentions for AutoZone. O'Reilly Automotive's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat AutoZone's score of 1.12 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
19 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
O'Reilly Automotive
65 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
AutoZone$18.94B3.37$2.50B$144.8826.24
O'Reilly Automotive$16.71B4.94$2.39B$2.8933.66

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AutoZone presently has a consensus price target of $4,544.68, indicating a potential upside of 19.56%. O'Reilly Automotive has a consensus price target of $112.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.14%. Given AutoZone's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AutoZone is more favorable than O'Reilly Automotive.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AutoZone
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
O'Reilly Automotive
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95

Summary

AutoZone and O'Reilly Automotive tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AZO vs. The Competition

MetricAutoZoneRET/WHL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$64.61B$26.14B$27.53B$22.02B
Dividend YieldN/A2.46%173.89%3.57%
P/E Ratio26.2422.2318.8233.18
Price / Sales3.371.9210.9761.44
Price / Cash20.7914.8363.2224.54
Price / Book-18.686.785.184.66
Net Income$2.50B$838.97M$918.08M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-5.72%-2.02%1.74%2.22%
1 Month Performance-8.98%-9.93%-1.79%1.17%
1 Year Performance20.43%7.29%8.86%13.47%

AutoZone Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AZO
AutoZone
4.4438 of 5 stars
$3,801.30
-1.3%
$4,544.68
+19.6%
+20.3%$64.61B$18.94B26.24126,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ORLY
O'Reilly Automotive
4.6562 of 5 stars
$102.88
+0.7%
$107.17
+4.2%
+22.9%$87.29B$16.71B36.7893,047Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
KMX
CarMax
4.4338 of 5 stars
$43.65
+1.1%
$54.42
+24.7%
-40.2%$6.41B$26.35B12.8030,048
PAG
Penske Automotive Group
4.4179 of 5 stars
$168.49
+1.7%
$184.33
+9.4%
+8.9%$11.13B$30.46B11.7328,900Upcoming Earnings
AN
AutoNation
4.1843 of 5 stars
$215.94
+1.3%
$222.63
+3.1%
+28.9%$8.14B$27.46B13.5325,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
LAD
Lithia Motors
4.5508 of 5 stars
$303.35
+1.7%
$376.50
+24.1%
-3.0%$7.78B$37.16B8.9930,000News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
4.0255 of 5 stars
$423.54
+1.4%
$476.57
+12.5%
+23.5%$5.48B$21.98B11.6820,413Upcoming Earnings
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
3.1607 of 5 stars
$238.92
+1.6%
$249.00
+4.2%
+5.1%$4.70B$17.19B8.7315,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
AAP
Advance Auto Parts
2.9291 of 5 stars
$54.06
+9.3%
$52.03
-3.7%
+45.2%$3.24B$9.09B-8.4962,800News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SAH
Sonic Automotive
4.6572 of 5 stars
$71.99
+1.8%
$83.14
+15.5%
+18.1%$2.46B$14.22B16.0010,800Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
MNRO
Monro Muffler Brake
1.4657 of 5 stars
$16.86
+4.7%
$17.33
+2.8%
-33.2%$505.46M$1.20B-25.167,360Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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