AZO vs. ORLY, KMX, PAG, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, AAP, SAH, and CRMT
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), 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. Its Competitors
O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) and AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) 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 dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
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.
85.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of AutoZone shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of AutoZone shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, AutoZone had 13 more articles in the media than O'Reilly Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for AutoZone and 18 mentions for O'Reilly Automotive. AutoZone's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat O'Reilly Automotive's score of 1.15 indicating that AutoZone is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
O'Reilly Automotive has a net margin of 14.10% 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.
O'Reilly Automotive currently has a consensus target price of $94.38, indicating a potential upside of 1.35%. AutoZone has a consensus target price of $4,087.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.52%. Given AutoZone's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AutoZone is more favorable than O'Reilly Automotive.
O'Reilly Automotive has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AutoZone has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
AutoZone beats O'Reilly Automotive on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:AZO) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
