CST Brands Competitors

O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ:ORLY) and CST Brands (NYSE:CST) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares O'Reilly Automotive and CST Brands' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

O'Reilly Automotive has higher revenue and earnings than CST Brands.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for O'Reilly Automotive and CST Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

O'Reilly Automotive currently has a consensus target price of $532.2632, suggesting a potential downside of 3.35%. Given O'Reilly Automotive's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe O'Reilly Automotive is more favorable than CST Brands.

Profitability

This table compares O'Reilly Automotive and CST Brands' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

82.0% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of CST Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of O'Reilly Automotive shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of CST Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

O'Reilly Automotive beats CST Brands on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

CST Brands (NYSE:CST) and AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) are both companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.7% of CST Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of AutoZone shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of CST Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of AutoZone shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for CST Brands and AutoZone, as provided by MarketBeat.

AutoZone has a consensus target price of $1,461.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.21%. Given AutoZone's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AutoZone is more favorable than CST Brands.

Profitability

This table compares CST Brands and AutoZone's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CST Brands and AutoZone's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

AutoZone has higher revenue and earnings than CST Brands.

Summary

AutoZone beats CST Brands on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

CST Brands (NYSE:CST) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares CST Brands and CarMax's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CST Brands and CarMax's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

CarMax has higher revenue and earnings than CST Brands.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CST Brands and CarMax, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

CarMax has a consensus price target of $124.2143, suggesting a potential upside of 4.41%. Given CarMax's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CarMax is more favorable than CST Brands.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

85.7% of CST Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of CarMax shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of CST Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of CarMax shares are owned 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.

Summary

CarMax beats CST Brands on 7 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

CST Brands (NYSE:CST) and Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) are both companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CST Brands and Advance Auto Parts' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Advance Auto Parts has higher revenue and earnings than CST Brands.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for CST Brands and Advance Auto Parts, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Advance Auto Parts has a consensus target price of $183.3182, indicating a potential downside of 9.30%. Given Advance Auto Parts' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Advance Auto Parts is more favorable than CST Brands.

Dividends

CST Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Advance Auto Parts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Advance Auto Parts pays out 12.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advance Auto Parts has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Advance Auto Parts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.7% of CST Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Advance Auto Parts shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of CST Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Advance Auto Parts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CST Brands and Advance Auto Parts' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Advance Auto Parts beats CST Brands on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) and CST Brands (NYSE:CST) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Lithia Motors and CST Brands' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lithia Motors and CST Brands' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Lithia Motors has higher revenue and earnings than CST Brands.

Dividends

Lithia Motors pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. CST Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Lithia Motors pays out 11.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lithia Motors has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Lithia Motors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Lithia Motors and CST Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Lithia Motors currently has a consensus price target of $350.1818, indicating a potential downside of 1.13%. Given Lithia Motors' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lithia Motors is more favorable than CST Brands.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.4% of Lithia Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.7% of CST Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Lithia Motors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of CST Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lithia Motors beats CST Brands on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

CST Brands (NYSE:CST) and AutoNation (NYSE:AN) are both companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CST Brands and AutoNation's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

AutoNation has higher revenue and earnings than CST Brands.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CST Brands and AutoNation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

AutoNation has a consensus target price of $82.8750, indicating a potential downside of 16.25%. Given AutoNation's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AutoNation is more favorable than CST Brands.

Profitability

This table compares CST Brands and AutoNation's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.7% of CST Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.4% of AutoNation shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of CST Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of AutoNation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AutoNation beats CST Brands on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.