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KMX vs. TSLA, AN, LAD, PAG, GPI, ABG, AAP, SAH, CRMT, and MNRO

Should you be buying CarMax stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CarMax include Tesla (TSLA), AutoNation (AN), Lithia Motors (LAD), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Sonic Automotive (SAH), America's Car-Mart (CRMT), and Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO).

CarMax vs. Its Competitors

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and CarMax (NYSE:KMX) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Tesla currently has a consensus target price of $301.13, suggesting a potential upside of 1.11%. CarMax has a consensus target price of $84.45, suggesting a potential upside of 23.51%. Given CarMax's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CarMax is more favorable than Tesla.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tesla
9 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.24
CarMax
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62

Tesla has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarMax has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Tesla had 461 more articles in the media than CarMax. MarketBeat recorded 483 mentions for Tesla and 22 mentions for CarMax. CarMax's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Tesla's score of 0.32 indicating that CarMax is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Tesla
191 Very Positive mention(s)
74 Positive mention(s)
101 Neutral mention(s)
77 Negative mention(s)
28 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
CarMax
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Tesla has higher revenue and earnings than CarMax. CarMax is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Tesla$97.69B9.82$7.13B$1.82163.63
CarMax$26.79B0.38$500.56M$3.6218.89

Tesla has a net margin of 6.66% compared to CarMax's net margin of 2.09%. CarMax's return on equity of 9.11% beat Tesla's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tesla6.66% 9.02% 5.39%
CarMax 2.09%9.11%2.08%

66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. 20.7% of Tesla shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CarMax shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tesla beats CarMax on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KMX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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KMX vs. The Competition

MetricCarMaxRET/WHL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.26B$22.50B$25.90B$20.45B
Dividend YieldN/A2.59%175.53%3.72%
P/E Ratio18.8919.5929.1227.80
Price / Sales0.381.984.9249.81
Price / Cash13.5015.5617.1518.22
Price / Book1.687.825.804.58
Net Income$500.56M$754.61M$869.96M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-2.72%1.38%1.50%1.31%
1 Month Performance4.11%1.95%3.35%4.85%
1 Year Performance-6.33%10.35%31.73%14.09%

CarMax Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KMX
CarMax
4.3058 of 5 stars
$68.38
-0.6%
$84.45
+23.5%
-4.0%$10.26B$26.79B18.8930,048
TSLA
Tesla
4.4903 of 5 stars
$317.66
-1.8%
$298.37
-6.1%
+16.9%$1.02T$97.69B174.54125,665Trending News
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AN
AutoNation
3.0995 of 5 stars
$198.53
-0.2%
$205.75
+3.6%
+34.5%$7.48B$26.97B11.7525,100
LAD
Lithia Motors
4.5348 of 5 stars
$337.99
+0.7%
$379.40
+12.3%
+41.1%$8.80B$36.24B10.6530,000Positive News
PAG
Penske Automotive Group
3.5505 of 5 stars
$171.99
-0.8%
$172.00
+0.0%
+25.7%$11.38B$30.46B12.1128,900
GPI
Group 1 Automotive
3.4925 of 5 stars
$436.60
-0.5%
$473.00
+8.3%
+60.4%$5.65B$20.97B12.2620,413Positive News
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group
1.778 of 5 stars
$238.17
-2.4%
$263.50
+10.6%
+13.0%$4.68B$17.19B11.3415,000
AAP
Advance Auto Parts
3.44 of 5 stars
$46.47
-0.1%
$46.25
-0.5%
-7.6%$2.78B$9.09B-7.9262,800
SAH
Sonic Automotive
4.4885 of 5 stars
$79.95
-0.8%
$74.71
-6.5%
+66.9%$2.72B$14.22B11.3910,800
CRMT
America's Car-Mart
2.3324 of 5 stars
$56.04
+0.6%
$50.00
-10.8%
+3.1%$462.89M$1.39B26.812,280
MNRO
Monro Muffler Brake
2.3434 of 5 stars
$14.91
+1.6%
$17.67
+18.5%
-30.1%$446.85M$1.20B-74.557,360Positive News

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This page (NYSE:KMX) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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