KMX vs. AN, SCI, ALV, AMCR, VIPS, TPX, ETSY, W, THO, and EXPE
Should you be buying CarMax stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CarMax include AutoNation (AN), Service Co. International (SCI), Autoliv (ALV), Amcor (AMCR), Vipshop (VIPS), Tempur Sealy International (TPX), Etsy (ETSY), Wayfair (W), THOR Industries (THO), and Expedia Group (EXPE).
CarMax (NYSE:KMX) and AutoNation (NYSE:AN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
AutoNation has a net margin of 3.79% compared to CarMax's net margin of 1.81%. AutoNation's return on equity of 48.76% beat CarMax's return on equity.
94.6% of AutoNation shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CarMax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of AutoNation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
CarMax has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AutoNation has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AutoNation has higher revenue and earnings than CarMax. AutoNation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CarMax, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, CarMax had 4 more articles in the media than AutoNation. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for CarMax and 14 mentions for AutoNation. AutoNation's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat CarMax's score of 0.00 indicating that AutoNation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CarMax received 310 more outperform votes than AutoNation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.87% of users gave CarMax an outperform vote while only 56.41% of users gave AutoNation an outperform vote.
CarMax currently has a consensus price target of $77.42, suggesting a potential upside of 11.06%. AutoNation has a consensus price target of $173.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.24%. Given CarMax's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CarMax is more favorable than AutoNation.
Summary
CarMax and AutoNation tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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