CarMax (KMX) Competitors $65.66 +0.99 (+1.53%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$65.95 +0.29 (+0.44%) As of 07:39 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 KMX vs. PAG, LAD, AN, GPI, ABG, SAH, AAP, MNRO, CRMT, and ORLYShould you be buying CarMax stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CarMax include Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Monro (MNRO), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY). These companies are all part of the "automotive retail" industry. CarMax vs. Penske Automotive Group Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Asbury Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Advance Auto Parts Monro America's Car-Mart O'Reilly Automotive Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer PAG or KMX? Penske Automotive Group presently has a consensus price target of $170.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.15%. CarMax has a consensus price target of $87.73, suggesting a potential upside of 33.41%. Given CarMax's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CarMax is more favorable than Penske Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Penske Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50CarMax 3 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Does the media favor PAG or KMX? In the previous week, CarMax had 2 more articles in the media than Penske Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for CarMax and 25 mentions for Penske Automotive Group. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Penske Automotive Group's score of 0.92 indicating that CarMax is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Penske Automotive Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CarMax 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PAG or KMX? Penske Automotive Group has higher revenue and earnings than CarMax. Penske Automotive Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarMax, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPenske Automotive Group$30.46B0.34$918.90M$13.7511.33CarMax$26.35B0.38$479.20M$3.2120.49 Is PAG or KMX more profitable? Penske Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.02% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.77%. Penske Automotive Group's return on equity of 18.05% beat CarMax's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Penske Automotive Group3.02% 18.05% 5.50% CarMax 1.77%7.49%1.69% Which has more volatility and risk, PAG or KMX? Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAG or KMX? CarMax received 358 more outperform votes than Penske Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.29% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 60.20% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPenske Automotive GroupOutperform Votes35460.20% Underperform Votes23439.80% CarMaxOutperform Votes71263.29% Underperform Votes41336.71% Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAG or KMX? 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CarMax shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCarMax beats Penske Automotive Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CarMax News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KMX 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 KMX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarMaxAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.04B$8.66B$24.02B$18.91BDividend YieldN/A1.52%170.05%4.02%P/E Ratio22.3022.4622.6732.86Price / Sales0.382.394.2627.79Price / Cash18.2719.0319.4117.52Price / Book1.714.405.744.47Net Income$479.20M$310.64M$786.75M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.13%-1.52%0.68%0.60%1 Month Performance-16.48%-2.81%-2.00%-2.74%1 Year Performance-2.16%3.39%2.93%4.48% CarMax Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMXCarMax4.6635 of 5 stars$65.66+1.5%$87.73+33.6%-4.9%$9.87B$26.35B22.2632,600Analyst RevisionPAGPenske Automotive Group3.3047 of 5 stars$157.77+0.3%$170.00+7.8%+1.8%$10.52B$30.46B11.4626,500Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsLADLithia Motors4.5861 of 5 stars$291.33-0.5%$361.20+24.0%+15.1%$7.66B$36.80B9.8221,900Dividend IncreaseANAutoNation4.0512 of 5 stars$171.54-2.0%$200.75+17.0%+8.1%$6.71B$26.77B10.0923,600Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓GPIGroup 1 Automotive4.0342 of 5 stars$408.53+0.5%$449.86+10.1%+37.0%$5.31B$20.97B11.0915,500Earnings ReportInsider TradeNews CoverageABGAsbury Automotive Group2.8558 of 5 stars$225.95+1.1%$258.50+14.4%+4.2%$4.42B$17.19B10.4613,000Earnings ReportNews CoverageSAHSonic Automotive4.1388 of 5 stars$61.04+1.3%$69.83+14.4%+5.0%$2.06B$14.49B9.8710,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.3311 of 5 stars$32.53-1.1%$45.13+38.7%-55.1%$1.94B$9.09B44.3767,000Positive NewsMNROMonro2.6985 of 5 stars$14.45-0.5%$17.33+20.0%-48.8%$431.27M$1.21B22.508,750Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart2.4327 of 5 stars$49.10-0.1%$50.00+1.8%-17.2%$403.96M$1.39B-59.632,100Positive NewsORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.5305 of 5 stars$1,370.72+1.8%$1,414.56+3.2%+39.7%$78.14B$16.87B33.5787,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PAG Alternatives LAD Alternatives AN Alternatives GPI Alternatives ABG Alternatives SAH Alternatives AAP Alternatives MNRO Alternatives CRMT Alternatives ORLY Alternatives 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:KMX) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTrump to solve American wealth loss?Is President Trump’s Executive Order 14179… A secret way to restore wealth for good citizens? 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