CarMax (KMX) Competitors $63.30 -3.48 (-5.21%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$63.42 +0.12 (+0.19%) As of 05/21/2025 07:59 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, CRMT, MNRO, 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), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), Monro (MNRO), 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 America's Car-Mart Monro O'Reilly Automotive CarMax (NYSE:KMX) and Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor KMX or PAG? CarMax received 358 more outperform votes than Penske Automotive Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.27% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 60.17% of users gave Penske Automotive Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCarMaxOutperform Votes71363.27% Underperform Votes41436.73% Penske Automotive GroupOutperform Votes35560.17% Underperform Votes23539.83% Does the media favor KMX or PAG? In the previous week, Penske Automotive Group had 6 more articles in the media than CarMax. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Penske Automotive Group and 21 mentions for CarMax. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Penske Automotive Group's score of 0.94 indicating that CarMax is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CarMax 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Penske Automotive Group 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is KMX or PAG 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 CarMax1.77% 7.49% 1.69% Penske Automotive Group 3.02%18.05%5.50% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, KMX or PAG? 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 RatioCarMax$26.35B0.37$479.20M$3.2119.72Penske Automotive Group$30.61B0.35$918.90M$14.2011.43 Do insiders & institutionals believe in KMX or PAG? 77.1% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CarMax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.7% of Penske Automotive Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate KMX or PAG? CarMax presently has a consensus target price of $87.73, suggesting a potential upside of 38.58%. Penske Automotive Group has a consensus target price of $167.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.91%. Given CarMax's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe CarMax is more favorable than Penske Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CarMax 3 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Penske Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more volatility and risk, KMX or PAG? CarMax has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penske Automotive Group has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPenske Automotive Group beats CarMax 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$10.20B$9.06B$25.06B$19.42BDividend YieldN/A1.42%169.79%3.83%P/E Ratio21.4624.1024.1834.23Price / Sales0.372.653.9634.85Price / Cash18.2719.0319.4117.51Price / Book1.654.716.114.69Net Income$479.20M$310.64M$784.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.69%-0.20%-2.01%-1.74%1 Month Performance-2.74%0.51%9.09%7.46%1 Year Performance-9.28%1.57%7.21%3.96% CarMax Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KMXCarMax4.6265 of 5 stars$63.30-5.2%$87.73+38.6%-12.0%$10.20B$26.35B21.4632,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPAGPenske Automotive Group3.7691 of 5 stars$167.14+0.4%$167.00-0.1%+4.7%$11.06B$30.61B12.1626,500Analyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionLADLithia Motors4.6251 of 5 stars$322.05-0.5%$361.20+12.2%+15.4%$8.38B$36.80B10.8521,900Positive NewsANAutoNation4.1552 of 5 stars$188.18-1.0%$200.75+6.7%+7.5%$7.09B$26.97B11.1123,600Positive NewsGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.6339 of 5 stars$440.68-0.8%$454.43+3.1%+37.9%$5.70B$20.97B11.9915,500ABGAsbury Automotive Group2.9648 of 5 stars$233.64-0.6%$258.50+10.6%-6.1%$4.59B$17.14B10.8613,000Positive NewsSAHSonic Automotive3.4313 of 5 stars$69.04-0.4%$69.83+1.1%+16.6%$2.34B$14.49B11.1710,300News CoveragePositive NewsAAPAdvance Auto Parts4.299 of 5 stars$34.36-1.9%$44.50+29.5%-55.7%$2.06B$9.09B47.0767,000Analyst ForecastGap DownCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart1.909 of 5 stars$50.96-1.5%$50.00-1.9%-22.5%$421.03M$1.39B-62.152,100Positive NewsMNROMonro3.4357 of 5 stars$13.73+1.1%$17.33+26.2%-53.2%$411.20M$1.21B21.458,750ORLYO'Reilly Automotive3.7578 of 5 stars$1,393.33+0.8%$1,414.56+1.5%+37.7%$79.40B$16.87B34.2787,700Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PAG Alternatives LAD Alternatives AN Alternatives GPI Alternatives ABG Alternatives SAH Alternatives AAP Alternatives CRMT Alternatives MNRO 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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