Live Earnings Conference Call: Lithia Motors will host a live Q3 2025 earnings call on October 22, 2025 at 10:00AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Lithia Motors' Q3 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Lithia Motors (LAD) Competitors $312.74 +3.52 (+1.14%) Closing price 10/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$312.98 +0.23 (+0.07%) As of 08:08 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LAD vs. ABG, AN, BC, GPI, KMX, PAG, SAH, AAP, MNRO, and CRMTShould you be buying Lithia Motors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithia Motors include Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), AutoNation (AN), Brunswick (BC), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), CarMax (KMX), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Monro Muffler Brake (MNRO), and America's Car-Mart (CRMT). Lithia Motors vs. Its Competitors Asbury Automotive Group AutoNation Brunswick Group 1 Automotive CarMax Penske Automotive Group Sonic Automotive Advance Auto Parts Monro Muffler Brake America's Car-Mart Lithia Motors (NYSE:LAD) and Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more volatility & risk, LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asbury Automotive Group has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LAD or ABG more profitable? Asbury Automotive Group has a net margin of 3.13% compared to Lithia Motors' net margin of 2.39%. Asbury Automotive Group's return on equity of 15.41% beat Lithia Motors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithia Motors2.39% 13.21% 3.81% Asbury Automotive Group 3.13%15.41%5.38% Do analysts rate LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors currently has a consensus target price of $381.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.83%. Asbury Automotive Group has a consensus target price of $251.14, indicating a potential downside of 0.24%. Given Lithia Motors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lithia Motors is more favorable than Asbury Automotive Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithia Motors 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Asbury Automotive Group 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Which has better valuation & earnings, LAD or ABG? Lithia Motors has higher revenue and earnings than Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithia Motors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithia Motors$36.24B0.22$802M$33.739.27Asbury Automotive Group$17.26B0.29$430.30M$27.389.19 Does the media favor LAD or ABG? In the previous week, Lithia Motors had 9 more articles in the media than Asbury Automotive Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lithia Motors and 9 mentions for Asbury Automotive Group. Asbury Automotive Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Lithia Motors' score of 0.49 indicating that Asbury Automotive Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithia Motors 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Asbury Automotive Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLithia Motors beats Asbury Automotive Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LAD 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 LAD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithia MotorsRET/WHLSL AUTO/TRUCK IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.93B$4.50B$27.21B$22.00BDividend Yield0.71%1.52%172.46%3.61%P/E Ratio9.2713.6318.9132.73Price / Sales0.220.519.5761.10Price / Cash6.8010.7062.8524.48Price / Book1.241.695.164.67Net Income$802M$375.51M$911.66M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.82%1.31%0.39%-0.31%1 Month Performance-6.33%-4.59%-2.23%-0.17%1 Year Performance2.64%7.26%7.23%11.29% Lithia Motors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADLithia Motors4.7179 of 5 stars$312.74+1.1%$381.00+21.8%+2.1%$7.93B$36.24B9.2730,000ABGAsbury Automotive Group2.8796 of 5 stars$238.92+1.6%$249.00+4.2%+9.6%$4.70B$17.19B8.7315,000Upcoming EarningsANAutoNation3.7298 of 5 stars$215.94+1.3%$222.63+3.1%+33.3%$8.14B$27.46B13.5325,100Gap DownBCBrunswick4.0945 of 5 stars$60.30+2.6%$67.00+11.1%-20.3%$3.94B$5.24B97.2615,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.8248 of 5 stars$423.54+1.4%$476.57+12.5%+28.8%$5.48B$21.98B11.6820,413Upcoming EarningsKMXCarMax4.4602 of 5 stars$43.65+1.1%$54.42+24.7%-37.8%$6.41B$26.35B12.8030,048Analyst RevisionPAGPenske Automotive Group4.348 of 5 stars$168.49+1.7%$184.33+9.4%+12.8%$11.13B$30.46B11.7328,900Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseSAHSonic Automotive4.3013 of 5 stars$71.99+1.8%$83.14+15.5%+41.5%$2.46B$14.22B16.0010,800Upcoming EarningsAAPAdvance Auto Parts2.9087 of 5 stars$54.06+9.3%$52.03-3.7%+35.2%$3.24B$9.09B-8.4962,800Analyst ForecastMNROMonro Muffler Brake1.4769 of 5 stars$16.86+4.7%$17.33+2.8%-33.1%$505.46M$1.20B-25.167,360News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCRMTAmerica's Car-Mart3.7326 of 5 stars$25.83+3.1%$45.00+74.2%-32.0%$213.87M$1.39B16.662,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Asbury Automotive Group Competitors AutoNation Competitors Brunswick Competitors Group 1 Automotive Competitors CarMax Competitors Penske Automotive Group Competitors Sonic Automotive Competitors Advance Auto Parts Competitors Monro Muffler Brake Competitors America's Car-Mart Competitors 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:LAD) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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